Joseph, thanks for the post!! It is funny to me when people use social media then block the heck out of it…sort of defeats the point. I am all over Facebook privacy settings, but how secret do we need to be on Linkedin?

I do not see LinkedIn formally syncing with Facebook in the future, but little connections like what Sarah blogged here make sense and are mutually beneficial for both social sites. FB seems more friends/informal overall and LI is so biz-heavy, some of us use FB for business, but not everyone. I like the integrations with #in, etc. (see http://www.webmarketingtherapy.com/blog/the-ultimate-combo-linkedin-now-works-with-twitter/), but I do not see the two getting formally linked.

Failure connections come from overuse, being too commercial and driving users away.

As long as we tweet responsibly, sync FB and LI messages that make sense and think before we shoot, I see the social synergy continuing!

-The Marketing Therapist

Amen my web sistah! “Social media isn’t about the tools, it is about the relationships and connections made using those tools.” I couldn’t have said it better myself.

Thank you for your refreshing perspective! You’re a fabulous friend who really practices what she preaches.

Great article, and one I agree completely with. As we have discussed before, in the WWW forum, social media is about being authentic and I’d like to see it stay like that. Social media isn’t about the tools, it is about the relationships and connections made using those tools.

And thank you so much for the mention dear friend, I am deeply honored!

Gail

I agree that selective tweets are the way to go. The great thing about social media is that it’s about rolling up your sleeves, getting a bit dirty and playing around with what works and what doesn’t. I say tweak what doesn’t and enhance what does.

Appreciate your feedback! Always love hearing from new people. Look forward to connecting with you via blogging and Twitter.

And yes, brace yourself for some “Wild Web Women” groupies!