Comments on: Social Networking Overwhelm

By: Beth Terry

Beth Terry — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:41:46 +0000

Hi Gay – thanks for writing. I’ve been stuck in cyberhell for the past week. Couldn’t get online. Didn’t realize how important blogging had been to me until I couldn’t! I lost a couple of posts because I was mid-blog and lost the connection. I decided my readers would probably understand. But now I’ll put a few in the hopper for those bad-connection days!

Good luck with your blog. Send me the link, cowgirl! Would love to read it!
Beth

By: Gay Potter

Gay Potter — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:17:46 +0000

Interesting that your blog on blogging and how I got your blog in the first place. Not really sure, other than I am an Arizona Cowgirl, currently the President of the group. Maybe your handle clicked me in. Sorry to hear you have to look for another one. I went to a class this past week hosted by the AZ Blogging Network – this group is in its infancy and growing rapidly. The featured 5 or 6 different classes all focusing on Blogging and all the different platforms and help with getting started and some advanced options too. The instructors were all volunteer and experienced Bloggers. It has left me with the same question you ask in your Blog – when is enough enough???? This whole social networking – blogging!!! It does has a life of its own and exists in a world all its own. I am giving is a go, but I am not interested in littering the internet with anything that is not important. But just as one of your readers mentioned, he did not always agree with you (I do pretty much) – my opinion does count and this gives it a platform. Thanks for your blog – it is on my reader.

By: Beth

Beth — Fri, 23 May 2008 20:21:51 +0000

Garry – Thanks. Good to know someone’s out there! And yes, cutting back, knowing what you want out of each site, and not feeling obligated to do more than you humanly can… That’s how we stay sane.

I’ve been working in Hawaii for the past week. So I just couldn’t get online to do a decent job on the blog. Today’s the first day back to sanity. And so it goes. I notice the world didn’t end when I wasn’t blogging.
Cheers!
Beth

By: Garry Foster

Garry Foster — Thu, 22 May 2008 04:44:49 +0000

HI Beth, well if it makes you feel any better, I am reading your blog. And by the way, it’s right on the money. Yes, I too have been inundated with invitations to join these sites. What makes it worse are the multiple emails to check, more passwords to memorize, and at this point more spam flying my way than ever before…but no extra business per se. The bottom line? I started cutting back and enjoy a simpler managerial lifestyle…you might say more Life-work balance…

Here’s to doing less and accomplishing more!
Garry

By: Beth

Beth — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:28:51 +0000

Tia – Thanks for your insights. You’re definitely the one to query, since you have your finger on the pulse of all this. OK, I’ll forget about Facebook and Myspace and focus on Twitter and blogging. I’m pretty active in Linked In and that has been working well. It’s slowly developing into a good medium for networking across borders.
Thanks!
Beth

By: Beth

Beth — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:26:40 +0000

Ron – glad you’re reading the blog. Thanks for the feedback. I doubt that any of us could read more than a small percentage of what’s out there in cyberspace and keep up with a paying job!
Take care and thanks for keeping the world in corn!
Beth

By: Tia

Tia — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:43:27 +0000

I’m test driving a bunch of this stuff right now. I’d happily be one to turn down the “noise” of internet clutter personally, but it’s making sense from a business stand point to be familiar with what is out there in the new social media. My verdicts so far? Facebook: fun but time consuming with almost no ROI. Twitter: fun, doesn’t take a lot of time, and the current hot-buzz…may make a difference to get into this one while it’s new. MySpace: on it’s way out, base never quite matured, not private or professional enough. LinkedIn: very useful once established and especially easier for boomers to become comfortable with and see the usefulness of. Blogging: (oh I’m so biased on this one!) great addition to total marketing package but blogging daily leads to burnout and will never match the ROI. Loved your check list for decision making…makes so much more sense than just joining everything in sight!

By: Ron Nelson

Ron Nelson — Wed, 07 May 2008 03:05:12 +0000

I keep up with your blog and newsletter with the purpose of keeping in touch. Even if it is a distance of many miles it is as close as I can get without using up your time calling, writing, etc. I read your comments as a learning experience. Most of the time, the comments are interesting and give insight. Sometimes, as can be expected, I may not fully agree or even understand but that is ok, because there is no way agreement and viewpoint are always the same. As far as expertise on networking, I’m not the one to hand out even a morsel of good advice. Personally for my own time and work schedule, I wouldn’t anywhere near have the time to read 1% of what is all on cyberspace! Take care.