LinkedIn or out? Can social media platforms be useful to POGP members?

Author(s): A. Savage - Pages: 6–14

Abstract

This article is a discussion of and a response to Graham Aikin’s talk about social media (SoMe) at the 2015 POGP Annual Conference. The author considers the potential benefits of and personal conflicts related to these increasingly popular digital tools, particularly with regard to the LinkedIn social networking service. She also discusses how best to manage an online presence, and SoMe guidance is provided. Following this, there are short summaries of the three SoMe platforms discussed at Conference. This information is supplemented with practical advice, and personal insights from several POGP members who are active SoMe users. It is hoped that readers will feel encouraged to consider their own SoMe presence and how this may be useful to them professionally, and that this article will promote debate.

Keywords: continuing professional development, Facebook, LinkedIn, social media, Twitter.