Efficient Social Networking
Twitter, Plurk, Identi.ca, FriendFeed, Jaiku, Facebook, Mashable, Plaxo, Tumblr & Pownce, LinkedIn
That’s where I update to. Before you schedule help though – I really only interact on half of them. I’m really finding ping.fm to be an excellent timesaver. (use pingscompany to sign up – they keep changing it)
Ping.fm efficiently updates 10 services for me with one click. Here are the advantages:
- I think twice before I type those 140 characters!
- I try to add a question that elicits a response from friends
- It keeps me active everywhere.
- I don’t have to choose one service.
- Different people respond at different services.
Then awhile later I will pop into my services of choice. Usually Twitter, Identi.ca & Plurk. Doing it this way I’m finding that:
- I don’t stay as long in each one.
- I don’t ponder all the noise when I pop in (there is more of a purpose)
- I’m updating less, but it’s far more meaningful (and probably appreciated by my friends!)
One could argue that I’m not gaining the same value that I was before in getting to know people there. In regard to that I can always spend time wherever I’d like when I choose too. In many respects I feel like I’m offering more value by not contributing as much to the noise. I feel like I’ve shifted to a new level of use again (it’s like #3 or 4 – I should review them again here).
What do you think about updating often?
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Hisham says:
Updating to social networks is a headache for me, I spend lots of time to finish all of that!
I think if we can do it automatically following your advice, and then stuck with one or two communities would be great work, just to save some time and concentrate on other important things.
Thanks you for the advice!
augieray says:
Thanks Connie. I use Ping too, but I still can’t get to two, three, or four different microblogs to check on responses. Not enough time in the day. I need a tool that aggregates responses and not just broadcasts my messages!
Jim Farrell says:
Great information Connie. Everyday, Social Media is becoming more of a preferred method of communication.
I just wrote a post on “Social Media For Health Care” I would love to know your opinion on it. Two of the quotes came from contacts I have in Twitter.
http://blog.business-bits.com/?p=12
Keep up the great work.
Connie says:
Hi Jim,
There are some excellent resource people in the health field using social media.
@AlbertMaruggi is from Minnesota
and Phil Baumann @PhilBaumann I believe
Great post! with a lot of info