In thinking about social media and technology and how it has become ingrained in my life, I think back to past events and think how it could have helped.
1. I could have used Skype and Facebook chat to fawn over my long-distance high school boyfriend, rather than racking up hundreds in long-distance charges (yea, back when it was $.20/minute). Better yet, I could have found a better boyfriend on Facebook.
2. When my husband was working in Florida and I was in Arkansas with a brand new baby, we could have shared videos on YouTube and talked via Skype video. Posted pics on Flickr. Created a blog about Max’s early days.
3. When I published 101 Entrepreneur Tips in 2006, I could have promoted the heck out of it via Twitter, blog, and Facebook.
4. I could have been saved from every event or long car trip by Twitter.
5. When traveling through Europe, I could have logged my adventures in a blog. I could have found people to stay with through Twitter.
6. Rather than the 13 volumes of journals I have hiding in my garage, I could have blogged my entire life.
So that’s what I’ve come up with. Can you think of ways social media and technology could have helped you in your past?
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Susan Payton is the Marketing Eggspert, and owner of 
One obvious one: I would’ve been able to actually keep in touch, instead of having these Keep In Touch in Yearbooks but never really stayed in touch. Before, even emails weren’t that common and moving or changing telephone number would mean losing contact… possibly forever.