Topic: Social Media Overload
Moderator: KiKi L’Italien
(Q1) Is it the social networks, blogs, amount of information, or the choices of all that overwhelms you?
| (Q1) I think it's poor management of all of the above #assnchat | |
| @kikilitalien i end up printing a lot of blogs out and then feel guilty looking at the stack. my intentions are to read at night...#assnchat | |
| @kikilitalien I have three Twitter clients, Facebook, & LinkedIn open on two screens - does that count as overload?#assnchat | |
| @kikilitalien all of above. That & the inherent amount of narcissism that, by necessity comes with being a voluminous SM'er. #assnchat | |
| @kikilitalien day to day i feel i can keep up with twitter, fb and LI, but if i miss a day, i feel like i miss a lot #assnchat | |
| @kikilitalien Q1 - All of above - so much comes from so many sources. #assnchat | |
| Agree w/@unhatched -it is hard to read all those blog posts! Unless I'm not already following or see it posted on Twitter,I miss! #assnchat | |
| Many of us have innate fear we might be missing out on something #assnchat | |
| Or think that we need something that is only peripherally important #assnchat | |
| I miss a lot but figure that my network will RT or refer to anything really "unmissable." #assnchat | |
| @ElizabethB Thanks for reminding me - talk about overwhelmong & overload #assnchat | |
| Are you overloaded by what you take in or what you want to put out? #assnchat | |
(Q2) Have you found ways to manage the madness? If so, please share!
| deirdrereid: | I schedule time (& set timer) for SM, I have priority columns in Tweetdeck, I shut down apps when not using. #assnchat |
| toniraebrotons: | (Q2) You have to let go of the idea that you have to be on top of social media every minute of the day. It's not going away! #assnchat |
| deirdrereid: | I try to schedule time for my RSS feeds and keep a "tweet later" list of anything I want to share. #assnchat |
| DarthGarry: | @kikilitalien I use an old fashioned daytimer, and spend a few minutes each morning reconciling it with my email. #Assnchat |
| unhatched: | @kikilitalien I can funnel just about everything of value through my Google Reader and I have a ton of filters in Tweetdeck #assnchat |
| BillWalker7: | @deirdrereid hootsuite really helps me with tweeting later. love the scheduling function. #assnchat |
| yourmembership: | I use hootsuite because it let's me manage multiple accounts (Twitter, FB, etc.) and use the scheduler for tweets/status as well. #assnchat |
| ElizabethB: | I try to schedule time for my RSS feeds and keep a "tweet later" list of anything I want to share. #assnchat (via @deirdrereid) - Good idea! |
| BillWalker7: | @unhatched Do you think there's a learning curve for filtering - just like there is for googling/searching the net? #assnchat |
| dhelwig: | I think the issue is being frustrated by potential - I see how much more I *could* do if there was more of me to do it! #assnchat |
| camelendes: | i think i have lower expectations for output (1 to 2 blogs a week) compared to the mountain of tweets, etc #assnchat |
| LisaSullivan: | GR8 Advice! RT @deirdrereid I sched time (& set timer) 4 SM, I have priority cols in Tweetdeck, I shut down apps when not using. #assnchat |
| BillWalker7: | I am super resourceful when it comes to search. Not so much when managing/filtering my SM intake. #assnchat |
| deirdrereid: | @BillWalker7 I've heard that. I don't care so much abt scheduling. I want to be here in real life when I tweet. #assnchat |
| toniraebrotons: | @yourmembership: LOVE hootsuite! #assnchat |
| unhatched: | @BillWalker7 absolutely - it took me a long time to get my feed adjusted to where I want #assnchat |
(Q3) What is one social media "bother" that you wish would go away?
| swanwick: | Q3: want to be able to take my social network with me and be able to select what sub-portion to use on each site. #assnchat |
| deirdrereid: | We all need time to slow down and to read and reflect, important to build that into our day, or at least our week. #assnchat |
| kikilitalien: | @CharmsS You know, they say the quickest way to go wrong on social media is never leaving it...or is it just that I say that? LOL #assnchat |
| unhatched: | @kikilitalien I'll take the obvious and go with SPAM #assnchat |
| tommorrison: | RT @tommorrison #beyondrelevance #assnchat flexibilty expands the opportunities for creativity and innovation. Empowers people w PURPOSE! |
| CharmsS: | @kikilitalien I didn't leave to the extent that I wasn't utilizing SM tools for my assn, just had to focus energies differently. #assnchat |
| LeeAnne_Orange: | @kikilitalien - some days seems like I can't get enough and other days I can't seem to be inspired enough to contribute. #assnchat |
| spkrinteractive: | @ltwhite Think of it as roaring stream. Even if you dip your cup ALL the time, still only a cup. Fine to walk away whenever #assnchat |
(Q4) What would make your life easier when dealing with social media (to avoid overload)? A better filter? A better platform?
| camelendes: | @LeeAnne_Orange i keep it open all day, but i really focus right in the morning, then around lunch and then again around 4:30. #assnchat |
| spkrinteractive: | @LeeAnne_Orange I walk to work and also walk my dog. That is the zone out time. #assnchat |
| kikilitalien: | The irony is that I also want to pursue meditation while at the same time using every spare moment to fill up w/more activity... #assnchat |
| maggielmcg: | @LeeAnne_Orange I try to stay offline (and off iphone) for most of weekend. Notice I said "try" #assnchat |
| unhatched: | @kikilitalien @susancato nomee is a great multiplatform dashboard - highly recommend #assnchat |
| dhelwig: | @LeeAnne_Orange I generally cut out in the middle of the day to focus on non-SM work, check AM and PM. #assnchat |
| maggielmcg: | I have to run--my finger is bleeding all over keyboard from hangnail--tty all next week. #assnchat |
| spkrinteractive: | By "zone out" I mean let my mind wander a bit. The rest of the day is focused on particular items. #assnchat |
| kikilitalien: | @maggielmcg Ouch! Good luck! :) #assnchat |
| LeeAnne_Orange: | @maggielmcg - yeah me too! doesn't always work. :) #assnchat |
| spkrinteractive: | @kikilitalien Doesn't meditation count as an activity. Doesn't it have long-term and short-term value? #assnchat |
| stevecbriggs: | @kikilitalien can't explain, but it seems when I do take time to meditate I have more time - I'm billing more anyway! #assnchat |
| unhatched: | @kikilitalien A girl tweeted during yoga last week & had her phone taken up - reminded me of being caught passing notes in class #assnchat |
| kikilitalien: | RT @stevecbriggs: @kikilitalien can't explain, but it seems when I do take time to meditate I have more time - I'm billing more anyway! #assnchat |
| kikilitalien: | @stevecbriggs Great example of exactly WHY I should meditate! Social networking w/ my chi. #assnchat |
| kikilitalien: | @unhatched A girl tweeted during yoga? That's crazy - even for me! #assnchat |
| DenaBotbyl: | LOVE IT! RT @unhatched girl twted during yoga last week & had her phone taken - reminded me of being caught passing notes in class #assnchat |
| unhatched: | @kikilitalien what i can't figure out is how she missed the 9238472 'no phone' signs on her way in #assnchat |
| stevecbriggs: | @kikilitalien exactly - turning off the stream and zoning out definitely helps focus when you come back to it #assnchat |
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