You don’t need statistics to tell you that “our world” of social media tools like Twitter, Friendfeed, and RSS has yet to reach mainstream. Ask Somebody Just survey your friends or take a look at who you socialize with the most online. I’m willing to bet my next blog post that at least 60% of […]
Read moreMy 24 Hour Twitter Hiatus Begins Now
I’m officially beginning my 24 hour Twitter / Friendfeed hiatus. See: A Day in Life Without Twitter for more information. How am I doing so far? Badly, of course. I think this would be easier if I had only cut out one service instead of two. I feel like I’m missing out on a great deal of […]
Read moreHow You Are A Filter for Information on the Internet
Jarred of Tropophilia has a unique response to a conversation started by Steven Hodson and one that I also supplied my thoughts about (see: Be A Great Human Information Filter). To quote Jarred’s post: But Steve states that bloggers can be “most useful” by essentially filtering information for readers. Our task, he says, is to […]
Read moreHumans – Not Machines – As Information Filters
Steven Hodson has an awesomesauce post on how bloggers are becoming news anchors in their own way. While he uses the term “gatekeepers”, Frederic of The Last Podcast prefers “filters“. Why the change in terms? Frederic notes: However, our readers can get their information from a million different sources, so I don’t think we are […]
Read moreWhere Would You Go If Twitter Disappeared?
I had an awesomesauce conversation with fellow Grand Effect blogger Sarah Perez last night. Twitter came up in the conversation and I asked Sarah, “Where would we go if Twitter was gone?” We debated about this for a while, and I’ve decided to pose the question here on SheGeeks.
Read moreFriendFeed Hand-Wringing
J. Phil talks about role of Twitter, FriendFeed and other social networks for self-promotion, or lack thereof.
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