Most people think that
it’s only when you are powerful, rich and wealthy or maybe when you are in a
position to get things done easily without getting involved, then, you are said
to be influential. This impression is wrong because anybody whether ordinary or
extraordinary can be in a position to influence the world for better when
provided with the appropriate resources. What are we doing differently to
influence the world positively?
Web 2.0 applications and Social media are
deeply rooted in our daily activities. We use it for different purposes, for
example to propagate information, interact with friends and family, business
partners and associate, to share personal activities, thoughts, ideas, plans,
communicate with people we lead and to do much more. We must realize for
us to influence our world positively through Web 2.0 and social media, we must
be willing to give, share and be social. We must always be ready to disclose information,
innovations, inventions, ideas, insights, skills and researches that are at our
disposal in which we can share, teach and expose to other people who will find
it useful to develop themselves and also develop other people around them
creating chains of value sharing and value reproduction.
The world of Web 2.0 and Social media is a unique one. Web
2.0 applications such as Blogger, Word press and more have given voice to
people who have what it takes to influence the world, people can now share
their thoughts, ideas, views and opinions regarding any issues and in so doing preconception
orientations can be changed, battered mindsets can be reshaped, wrong views and
opinions can be corrected, people lacking knowledge can acquire skills and be
informed on things they don’t know. We could see how critical it might become
when we are not rising up to the challenge and breakthrough the purview to
influencing our community for better using these tools.
However, we must note that Social media applications are instrument
of change that will help make great impact and be a force to reckon with in the
society if we make better use of these applications. It’s up to us to choose
where we really want to engage but, I believe we all have something we know a lot
about and can do really well. We all have a space to fill in the world. It will
be unfair if we underestimate ourselves and the power of Social media when it
comes to influencing people around us by making the various Web 2.0 and Social
media tool as a channel to ignite change and to address all the challenges
facing our various Countries, States, Local Governments and communities. You
can start blogging and write about what you know how to do best so that people
can benefit from your skills, you can also write about the challenges your
community is facing and you can use the avenue to interact with people and
organization that will resolve those issues, you can create a Facebook page and
share your views with your audience. Joining Google + community will help
increase your audience and get access to wide range of information regarding
all the interests groups you joined.
Managing all of this tools and applications can seem
overwhelming but you don’t have to worry because HootSuite will get the job
done, it has helped in bridging the gap in social media integration.
HootSuite gives you a platform to share your post,
information and articles on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google + all at once
without having to visit the websites. It also have App store which are like add-ons
and can be installed on the HootSuite platform for ease of management and use.
Using all of these tools positively in the right direction
can take anybody to a position of power and influence in the world. Web 2.0 and
Social media applications are free for anyone to use. Abuse of these
applications will bring insignificance to the result that could be achieved.
Using these applications in the wrong directions will devalue it and people won’t
see it as a weapon to reshape our society. These applications are free,
powerful, flexible and friendly waiting for us to use them for development and
to influence the world around us for better tomorrow and a rebirth for people
who are dead in thought.
