As many of my fellow sifters already know, I have kinda got myself wrapped into this who "social media" world. It's been awhile now but what had started off as a hobby has somehow turned into a pretty kick ass and manageable career. I've learnt you no longer have to be an innovative techy type person to earn on the net, finally, passionate labourers who keep these websites afloat are being invited into the mix.
Please, enlighten me, How are you using Social Media, what platforms do you find yourself using the most (digg, reddit, myspace, twitter, facebook etc...) and what do you think of this new media world?
Please, enlighten me, How are you using Social Media, what platforms do you find yourself using the most (digg, reddit, myspace, twitter, facebook etc...) and what do you think of this new media world?
For News I use Reddit.com to read news (their new channel filters have really improved the site) I've been using Reddit pretty much since the start. For that reason I never got into Digg.
I use Facebook to keep up with old friends, otherwise, I am a pretty strong critic of Facebook, I don't really trust them. But it is better then MySpace, another popular site I never got into.
I favourite new platform is Twitter, it's useless unless you use it with an application like Twirl or Twitterfox (you can find me @jeffhoard)
Obviously, I'm on YouTube, but its more of tool to just store clips, already have had three accounts banned. Just waiting for it to happen again.
Of course, feel free to share your profiles, would be nice to connect with sifters outside of the sift.
(full disclosure, its propeller.com and Mahalo.com that pay me)
Twitter is useful for me because everybody I work with uses it. I receive peoples personal updates in real time and its pretty much replaced my use of RSS feeds. I subscribe to BBC and NYT for example and new headlines just popup when they come in.
Online Poker is fun and all, but when you really want to be able to play the game seriously(not talking to the one person here who does it for a living)nothing beats a tell-try getting that online.
been to myspace about 3 times and when I'm not pulling a cheese grater across the flesh on my inner thighs, I have left clicked numerous masturbatory links to a few other sites, all of which leave me grasping for a doorknob which affords passage to that unknown territory where the smell of piles of unwashed clothes and one's own body odor has no hope of lingering.(that last bit of imagery applies of course to someone other than myself, who keeps an immaculately cluttered, but altogether pleasant ambrosia awaft)
What's in your oldfactory, fed???
And why the hell does youtube ban your accounts?? Infractions or they simply don't wanna play fair?? I have seen nothing nefarious on your accounts before, even when we had a hard-on for you in the past???
2nd Time I got banned was for uploading Cat Stevens "Peace Train"
I guess I've only been banned twice, I'm on my third account.
I tried MySpace for a while, but I got tired of the format pretty quick. I have also struggled with how much personal information about myself was starting to show up online and the ramification of that in the real world, like at work.
Over the last few years I have really stepped up my internet use for more then just simple diversion. Now I use it for a lot of research and continuing my education. There is just so much information out there to be taken in if you know how to "sift" thought all the crap.
Fedquip, I gotta thank you for introducing me to whole concept of internet research. I started making TayTV a daily stop. And that is what has led me hear to the sift. I've mostly speant my time as a passive observer, but I now feel like I might be able to add more by adding my two cents to the conversation.
I've been thinking for a long time about starting a blog or some kind of website where I can post my own particular interests and rants. But every time I start to do it I can't seem to focus in on something.
As for news, I keep my home page as news.google because of how many traditional media sources it incorporates. If I find a news story that interests me I try to read or skim at least three different stories to try and triangulate an approximation of the truth. However, I am starting to value the more independent non-corporate owned media.
I've been most able to connect with other librarians and tech trainers at Twitter and Del.icio.us. I'm no real expert, but I think the trick to using Social Media well is finding a niche where you're following people that are passionate about the same things you are. The relationships form naturally if you listen carefully...and don't make an ass of yourself.