250 people went to a social media conference sponsored by the Charlotte Observer at Queen's University in Charlotte yesterday. The seats sold old within 12 hours, and there were over 200 people on the waiting list.
One 70 year old woman attended after she saw an advertisement in the newspaper, and sat through a session on social networking being led by a 21 year old college senior.
From what I've gathered, there is no such thing as being a social media expert. There's a certain barrier to cross in terms of understanding the language people use online and then feeling comfortable with online communication overall, but then it's free game in terms of who will lead the conversation once everyone is willing and able to participate.
When it comes to getting past this barrier, I believe that I can be as good of an instructor as an, much like the college senior presenting at this conference. I could entry level or part time jobs in social media focusing on instructing others on its capabilities.
The only time you can claim to be informed about social media is when you are giving an instruction like the one described above, to people that are devoid internet usage.
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