How do you use social media?

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Chris Brogan is the author of Trust Agents and a great pragmatist when it comes to social media uses. Here's a great bit of how to make social media cool and use it for some great power business tools. What do you do with social media sites like twitter, linkedin, myspace or facebook that is cool?

clipped from www.chrisbrogan.com Social media are a bunch of tools. They let us see things a bit differently. They empowered new ways of working together. But they’re just the tools. When this all gets cool is when we start really turning this stuff on our own passion projects, on our bigger goals, on what COULD happen. Start a public list of Twitter accounts from local businesses. Point everyone in your community to it. Start small mastermind groups on Google Wave (I have an incredible group going. Very small. Very useful.) Donate four hours a week to a charity, giving them more promotion and exposure for their causes, equipping them with more ways to find what they need. Connect to 10 people every day. Make it a blend of 5 people you’ve been in touch with, and 5 people you need to stay fresh with. Ask for nothing. Offer everything. ( Tim Sanders does this well.) Give your local school teachers or library a free class on how to use the tools for their projects.

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Should a Therapist "Friend" a Client on Social Networks?

When I talk to therapists about marketing via social media this is one of the biggest concerns that arise. It is a good concern! Dr. Zur does a great job explaining how to manage this issue. Additionally, my answer is that dual relationships is a problem in all contexts. Social media is just one more area that caution and boundaries is needed.

clipped from thirstyfishinfo.amplify.com How to respond when clients send “Friend Request” to their psychotherapists or counselors on Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Twitter or other social networking sites Most therapists with Facebook or MySpace profiles cringe at the idea and dread the moment when a client posts a Friend Request. They wonder whether it is ethical to accept such a request, and they are concerned with the clinical and relational ramification of ignoring it. Questions for therapists to consider before responding to clients’ Friend Requests What is on the Facebook profile? Did the therapist use privacy controls to control access? What can a client view on the therapist’s profile? What is the Context of Therapy? Who is the client? Why did the client post the request? What is the meaning of the request? Where is therapy taking place? What does being a friend with this client mean for the therapist? What is the potential effect on other and potential clients? Read more at www.zurinstitute.com