This morning, I was out for my morning run around the lake. Up ahead, I saw a guy approaching, wearing headphones, smiling, head bouncing with the music. Looked like he was having a great run. Everyone he passed, he shouted, “Hi!”

When future business historians look back at this period, they will realize that a totally new force has come into play: The Social Media CEO. What is so different about this new breed of Chief Executive? Apart from the obvious, that he is more likely to wear jeans than Armani suits, is the fact that he is totally immersed in Social Media.

Have you seen them? Millions of websites and blogs are now boasting them on their pages. Facebook recently launched a new feature called the “Like” button. Now, I’m not talking about the “Like” links under each status update – I’m talking about the “Like” buttons found on websites and blogs across the internet.

Do Social Media sites have you stumped? In all actuality, they can be really easy to figure out once you’ve started messing around with them.