The reason people need advice on using social media is that they're a much more complex and nuanced way to communicate than a conversation or email.

It takes discipline not to let social media steal your time.

The answer to the question how to use Social Media lies in the name itself - being social; listen and respond; humanize the brand

Being effective at social media, whether for business or personal use, means capturing people who have short attention spans. They're only a click away from a picture of a funny cat, so you have to make your thing more compelling than that cat. And that can be a high bar.

Yeah, I work with social media daily for a living. But, I don't take it to my brain. Impressed with Jobs' parenting.

Love making jewelry? Awesome! Find blogs that inspire you, follow people on social media who have great taste, start an Etsy store, and borrow a friend's DSLR to take some beautiful photos of your craft. All of this costs $0.