I’ve seen some interesting conversations pop up online lately about FriendFeed vs Twitter, if spending time on Friendfeed killed your blog, (or not) that feedreaders are dead. Here is the thing, most of us don’t have that much time to spend online, networking, learning, creating content, whatever. I remember Helene Blowers talking about taking 15 minutes each day to read blogs, to stay informed. I gave myself 30. There are only so many hours in the day, and so many of them are taken up with other things, so really it doesn’t leave me much time to spend online (we can’t all be Robert Scoble). So sacrifices are made. I know where I spend my 30 each morning. But I want to know where do you spend yours? You’ve got 30 minutes today, only 30 minutes where will you spend it? Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Share on FriendFeed Buzz it up Share on netvibes share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Tell a friend
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Twitter: making the cut
As we’ve seen from previous posts keeping up and feeling overwhelmed is something I struggle with regularly. There are so many great people out there in libraryland, it makes sense that I would want to keep up with all of them. As part of my “I’m not a Superhero” therapy I’m admitting I can’t do everything I’ve been attempting and over the next month or so I’ll be weeding. I started with Twitter. First I needed to figure out what I need/want to get from Twitter, so I went to my del.icio.us account. I’m an avid user of delicious and while I don’t like the option to automatically post my links to my blog I’ve decided I should share them more often. Here are the ones I reread Chris Brogan’s 50 Ideas for Using Twitter for Business and Do What Works for You David Leek King’s Twtter Explained for Librarians, or 10 ways to use Twitter Sarah Houghton-Jan’s Being Wired or Being Tired: 10 Ways to Cope with Information Overload I also considered some of the popular and/or successful librarians who don’t use Twitter. I wont point fingers, but they are out there. I decided what I want from
How do you find the time?
It seems every time I give a presentation on Web tools one of the questions I’m asked by overwhelmed participants is – how do you find the time to keep up with everything? I give an off the top of my head answer, which, while truthful, doesn’t cover everything. I’m hoping writing about it will help me give a clearer answer next time, maybe get some tips and tricks from you and provide a reference point for future questioners. I dont’ try to keep up with everything. There is so much going on, I think it would be impossible to try to do it al and have a balanced life, so I accept that there will always be something I don’t know about. I have a great network of people; when I find something new I share, when they find something new they share I take what I like and throw the rest out. I’ll try most new services, set up an account, play with it for a while. If doesn’t click or do what I want, I stop using it. I dont’ use every tool everyday. Twitter is often overwhelming to me, and it interrupts me when I’m really
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