Have you ever heard anyone say that social media is so negative?  I have many times.  Hello, I’m Joe Laber, The Social Barista and Branding Expert coming to you from my A Cup of Media studio. Welcome to A Cup of Social where I aim to give you simple and easy-to-use tips for leveraging the power of Social Media to help grow your customer or donor base.  I’ve been helping radio stations, small businesses, and nonprofits engage with their audiences on Social since the days of MySpace back in the early 2000s.  When I hear someone tell me that social media is so negative, and I quickly tell them they should think about getting better, more positive friends.  Remember social media is only going to show you what you want to see.  Please allow me to repeat that.  Social media is only going to show you what you want to see.  It’s built that way.  Simply put if your friends and family that you chose to follow and interact with continue to lean on the more negative/controversial side and you continue to interact with them, you will see more of their posts and posts just like them in your feed.  If you choose to unfollow and stop reacting to all the negative and choose to follow and react to more positive posts, your feed will slowly change for the better.  I choose to use social media for a more positive outcome from input to output.  How about you?  Please continue to follow me for my next freshly brewed blog. Have a question?  I’d love to hear from you.  Please email me at acupofjoemedia@gmail.com.  Thanks so much for joining me, and be sure to have a great day on Social!