Infographic looking at the use of Social Media at the workplace and in personal use.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/markfidelman/2012/09/20/the-state-of-social-media-at-work-in-one-quick-infographic/

As would be expected, LinkedIn tops the list in “professional” use and Facebook in “personal” use.  Do you agree with these stats?

@kimkline I agree that LinkedIn would be the top social media site used for business, as that’s what it’s made for.  That’s certainly the case for me.  I also use Facebook most for personal.  Interested to see others’ feedback.

@kimkline  @richardmclaughlin  @dianebianchi I use Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest for work and personal. I do, however, keep my Facebook account private and I am conservative on my LinkedIn connections. Thanks for the Infographic share!

@annfurnivall  @kimkline I agree with the stats in a general sense, but I also think that what works best for some doesn’t work best for others. A lot of what you “should” use depends on what you do and how you use the medium. LinkedIn is great for B2B, whereas Facebook, for me, is a better tool to build community. For my virtual marketing business, I have definitely generated more leads with LinkedIn, but when I had my restaurant, FB was better by leaps and bounds for reaching my clientele. I think the most important strategy for using either is to decide what suits your needs more, what your goal is for using that tool, and then use the tool and all of its features consistently and wholeheartedly to reach that goal. 

@dawnchitwoodrivers @kimkline good points…..hopefully we are open to  lots of info  and   try  to  apply it   right   and  go where  our  customers  are…. 

i always  hope  im not locked into  any   theories  that  dont fit my  world!!!  if i  heard  my  wholesale[b2b] customers  talking about linked in i would   be more likely to go there…..   im so  curious  as a person i might   go there anyway,  just to see,   in my slower time…like  january…right now im  swamped  with     just  running the store…and  keeping   facebook interesting….3 times a day..

@annfurnivall Such a great attitude to have in any area of your life: not being locked into any theories and having an open mind. I love it!

@annfurnivall I believe that LinkedIn is the single most important social media site for people who are self employed! I even do a free webinar: I’m Self-Employed. Why Do I Need LinkedIn? 

You are really missing a lot.

@annfurnivall It sounds like you are smart networker, Ann. LinkedIn lets you move that smarts online. These days, what’s online matters more than ever before. LinkedIn allows you to essentially recreate your in-person network and expand it. Plus, because it’s digital, its easy for your connections to share information about you (referrals). 

I’ve got a list of 10 benefits from LinkedIn for self-employed people that I cover in my webinar. I don’t post my webinar notices here (for obvious reasons). If you are interested, email me or sign up for my newsletter. The webinars are listed in my newsletter and on my site.