Reducing social networking increases productivity?

So I’ve been doing an experiment of sorts. Staying off most social networks, answering requests and status on only those I believe actually bring value. This was not totally planned, but is something I have meant to do for some time, as it’s my opinion that I was spending too much time on social networks.
During [...]


Happiness CCXI

Seeing Twitter approach 99.9% uptime.


Old media bias – or is it fear of obsolescence?

Saturday night I was listening to social media guru & fellow Social Media Breakfast conversationalist @Albert Maruggi of Provident Partners being interviewed on WCCO radio here in Minneapolis. What really struck me was the way in which the host of the show totally spun every point that was brought up. Instead of a real discussion [...]


50 Uses for Twitter

Awhile back, I’d started a list of "101 Uses for Twitter", but never seemed to get past 27 for some reason.  Of course, it had been last autumn since I brainstormed on it.  While I don’t think that I personally could come up with 101 uses, I’m sure there are many more than that.
So [...]


Brainstorming – Learning the Power of the Mind Map

So I was working on some planning for various things when I ran across this post by fellow blogger Joanna Young. It really got my attention on planning and generating ideas.
I’d heard a lot about mind-mapping and the great results that many accomplish by using the technique, but for some reason over the years, [...]


Is technology a crutch?

It’s something that I’ve been thinking about recently. For how much all these nifty tools have helped us become more productive, I think there is a percentage of creativity or inspiration that we give up. All productivity tools are things that can do harm to our work habits as much as they simplify a [...]


Evolving Twitter Usage

As is usually the case, the way we use tools changes over time.  I’m wondering if how I use Twitter is going to change because of some of the issues that have been discussed this weekend.  Probably not, I’d been starting to change how I use Twitter about a week or two ago.
While Twitter [...]


Selling Twitter accounts – what’s this b.s.?

So Andrew Baron has his Twitter account for sale on ebay?  Can anyone tell me what the point of this exercise is?  Other than a money grab that is.
I mean, who among his followers would keep following the account when they discover it’s not actually him?  So that negates the value of his follower [...]


Happiness CLV

Finding more of my Twitter friend’s blogs and feeds!


Seesmic’s New Community Person

I’d like to congratulate my friend Thomas Knoll on becoming the new Seesmic Customer Service and Community Support person.  Thomas has a great interest in helping people use technology, and an easygoing manner that will benefit Seesmic’s growing user base.
Kudos to Loic Le Meur as well on hiring one heck of a great social [...]


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