There are a lot of great things about social media: brand awareness, grab attention, it's cheap, a great way to listen and follow your clients, share information, find a job, showcase talent, etc... The best experience for me has been two fold: One, social media is nudging banner ads into extinction. Yes! We are blind to banner ads. Now unfortunately, we have to be patient with those ever annoying pop-up ads that mask our screen till we find the intentionally, and at times creatively, hidden close button. Soon my friends, these will become a thing of Internet past too. Second joy, is tapping a network of core supporters. This has been amazing. Each day I learn to effectively project who I am and what I do in 140 characters or less! Social media is teaching me to cut through the...