Developing a Digital Strategy 014 – Dividing social media into groups and getting started

As a Professional looking at the plethora of Social media sites available with only limited amount of time during the day where do you start?  I have tried to simplify this process with Healthcare Professionals in mind, but the principles apply in other areas. These are the steps, with examples, the main thing is – start simple.

getting started in social media

Look at some potential networks you are thinking of joining or trying out (for suggestions see Social Media Resources in Health and Medicine). Divide them into

• Professional
• Clinical
• Consumer Networks
• and information sites

Then, pick one from each.  For example:

This post is in preparation of a presentation to be given at the Noi2010 Conference on applications of Digital Strategy in Health.