Kareem WTF?

We had a social media class with Kareem, the schools social media guru. Frankly I don’t really remember much of what we talked about, because we covered a million subjects. In my notes I wrote down some of the main sites I need to get hooked up with to start building a following. The Internet just seems so big and so fast it’s hard for and old school guy like me to digest it all. I guess my biggest problem with the Internet is that I view it as a black whole. I log into facebook and two hours pass by and I’ve accomplished nothing of relevance. Due to this fact I usually shy away from social media. However as I get set to graduate I’m starting to understand the importance of social networking when you are an indie musician. I feel like I need to get on as many sites as possible and then link them through my online portfolio to provide fans with a one stop shop to Chris Nelson’s music. In the twenty first century you have to make yourself accessible on a personal level for people to take an interest in your music. It's almost as if the art is becoming secondary to the relationship with the artist. I don't know if thats good or bad.... but either way we must start embracing social networking.