Building an Audience
Hello! Today I came across two very interesting and related articles, but with totally different viewpoints. The topic? Social media and its use in modern-day career and personal development. To be honest, I bet articles like these go up every single day, but it was rather noteworthy to me today because of the channels through which I came across these articles: For the pros: http://99u.com/articles/52687/the-most-defensible-thing-you-can-do-for-your-career-build-an-audience http://chronicle.com/article/How-to-Build-a-Twitter/235309 The nuggets: Any meaningful online presence is better than none at all Even if something happens at your current employment, you can bring your followers with you Tell people outside of your workplace about the great things you do at work An online presence allows you to better publicize your own work And the con side: http://chronicle.com/article/The-End-of-Solitude/3708 The nuggets: The millennial generation is so connected that...