Better Late Than Never

A few weeks ago, I attended a journalist conference in Philadelphia hosted by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists. To my knowledge, I am neither black nor Hispanic, so of course I was the ideal attendee. Anyway, the conference was designed to give journalists (I'm also not a journalist) a crash course on new media and social media. Although I stayed for only one-third of the day, I left motivated, thanks in large part to Ju-Don Roberts of washingtonpost.com. Roberts opened the conference with an insightful presentation about social media.

As someone who works in the marketing industry, it's important for me to use the social media tools that are available, if for anything, just to learn how they work. And to be honest, I'd like to start documenting my every day experiences a bit more often. My memory just ain't what it used to be. So, here I go...