Man, was I a trendsetter. Which is pretty impressive for how much of a loser I was in high school. (It's cool, I'm comfortable with that. I feel like I'm better now because of it.)
I'm currently creating a 'social media' presentation for a real estate leadership convention I'm speaking at next week. These people are paying me to tell them about social media.
I'm not going to lie, it seems pretty ridiculous. Back when I was writing on good ole' Xanga, starting back in like, what, 2002 (holy crap I feel old), the term "social media" didn't even exist.
And now, there is a whirlwind of a storm. Every kind of interactive media Joe Schmo can think up.
I'm literally learning as I create this presentation, because the stuff I thought I knew has already changed. I could not tell these people to use Xanga. That would be like telling them to use MySpace. So here I am, bloggering.
And that's what I'm going to lead with. "Good afternoon folks. Thanks for listening to this presentation, however, in another 6 months you'll need a refresher."
Actually, I'm debating whether to start with that or with "Back in the day..."
Honestly, all this interactive social internetness makes me feel like life is moving at warp speed. Constantly.
So, I'm actually pretty pleased that I'm having to look up a lot of this stuff. It makes me feel like I'm taking the time to stop and smell the roses. Write a letter (with a pen). Look up at the trees. Actually listen to some music on a CD. Read a book.
And onward I go.
