This recent post from Social Media Today caught my eye, and I think it's spot on. There are predators and prey in the world of social media, but unlike the real world, social media enables us to break away from our genetic predisposition and become whatever we want. The question is, what do you want to be?
Social Media Is a Jungle: Are You Predator or Prey?
It can be scary out there sometimes. So many millions of people
hustling, shouting and pushing their way to the top of whatever
community or industry habitat they live in. Social media can be a
ruthless place, where your time and motivation can be stolen away by the
sheer density and intensity of the environment.
And we all play a
part in that food chain of winners and losers. Whether we choose to
acknowledge it or not, we are either a predator or prey in the social
media world. We rise to the top, or we sink to the bottom, and the path
is not always clear.
Social media prey are the people who let
their presence get fat, slow and lazy, expecting their reach and
influence to grow on its own. The prey live timidly on the edges of
communities and conversations, not quite sure who/when/where or even why
to get involved. They are always looking for the “huge break” that will
never come, and eventually become hobbled by a web of frustration and
intimidation. Read the complete post.