Nadia Elkharadly: Social Media Tips for Musicians – Shit you NEED to know

Multiple writers on this site have written, raved and ranted about social media, and how pervasive it’s become in our world today.  Whether you like it or not, you can’t swing a cat without hitting some new, old, or random social media network that everyone has just become addicted to.  Between Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, Twitter, Imgr and the plethora of other nonsensical names that creators come up with for these things, it’s enough to make your head spin.  But as annoying and confusing as social media can sometimes be, no one can deny that these networks are an amazing way to connect with people and information.  Want to track down a long lost classmate from elementary school?  What about a distant cousin you remember meeting as a child?  Or someone you used to have a crush on at a previous job?  Facebook is the tool to help you.  Want to get your news before the networks get it?  How about the top secret location of an exclusive show with your favourite band?  Twitter’s the place to go.