I've been on Twitter for awhile, but only active for the last few months. Like Facebook, Twitter was not where my friends were...why bother? Twitter has a huge corporate buzz, but I am still deciding for myself if I want to use it regularly. I do not have a smartphone, and much of the fun of Twitter is the info on the go.
NOW I have a few library buddies (hi Amanda!) who use Twitter, and I started following them for fun and happiness. Plus, learning the ropes.
I like Mark Bittman and he has a new book coming out, so I've been following him. His tweets are a mix of interesting articles and real life activities. King Arthur Flour is fun; their blog is one of my all-time favorites. Others are not so interesting. I tried following Robin Quivers, but I found her tweets cold and irritating. It is still more interesting for me to hear about peers rather than read a PR feed.
"Interruptive" media is not a favorite (this is a theme with me. See also: IM/chat and phone calls.) I'll check what is going on when I want to...do not send me a noisy update! Do not break my concentration! I open Twitter when I want to read it and close it when I am done.
I've tried some searches with mixed success. Twitter is like a newspaper front page--you see what grabs you and then research from there. Discovery vs. depth. Headline vs. article. Crowdsourcing vs. experts. Twitter use is still evolving.
Showing posts with label social networking. Show all posts
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Thing 4: Social Networking
All good things come from knitting....first blogs, then RSS, then RAVELRY.
I have been using social networking since 2007, when Ravelry.com began. I had messed with Facebook, but none of my friends were using Facebook so using it was a lonely proposition. Ravelry was different. It has a place to store all my projects, could link up patterns and yarn, and I could talk to my knitbuds about patterns and problems and yarn purchases...without leaving the house.
Ravelry is still active. I also have a presence on Goodreads (another favorite site--friend me there!) LinkedIn and Facebook.
Today the JTCC library has a blog and a "turn" on the college's main Facebook page (we called Tuesday!) I manage both of these, plus the content for the library's website, and the library's site on the college intranet. I have encouraged students and colleagues to friend me on Goodreads; it is the most public of all my sites. I'm thinking about establishing a formal group for the student book club I sponsor. Many of those students are already my friend on Goodreads.
Still....the line between personal and professional continues to blur. Are we sharing too much? When will the pendulum swing the other way?
I have been using social networking since 2007, when Ravelry.com began. I had messed with Facebook, but none of my friends were using Facebook so using it was a lonely proposition. Ravelry was different. It has a place to store all my projects, could link up patterns and yarn, and I could talk to my knitbuds about patterns and problems and yarn purchases...without leaving the house.
Ravelry is still active. I also have a presence on Goodreads (another favorite site--friend me there!) LinkedIn and Facebook.
Today the JTCC library has a blog and a "turn" on the college's main Facebook page (we called Tuesday!) I manage both of these, plus the content for the library's website, and the library's site on the college intranet. I have encouraged students and colleagues to friend me on Goodreads; it is the most public of all my sites. I'm thinking about establishing a formal group for the student book club I sponsor. Many of those students are already my friend on Goodreads.
Still....the line between personal and professional continues to blur. Are we sharing too much? When will the pendulum swing the other way?
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