Elana Johnson, writer and teacher, has figured out her own way of allocating social networking time here. She says we have to make up our minds, because time is finite. Have a goal, and then decide how much time you’re going to spend on which SN sites to reach that goal. Her system is too simple for me, but she’s way more accomplished than I am, so what the hey.
Frances Flynn Thorsen, who I’ll quote in my next post, said something smart about it: pick a few SN sites in which to “go deep”. That’s a good idea, and I’m paying attention right now as I flit from SN flower to flower, as random as ever. Soon I hope to pick the SN sites where I’ll spend the most time, and the ones that I only check maybe every third day. Do you have an idea about this? Let us know.
Great post, Lynne! Another person like me who’s not too afraid to admit she doesn’t like Twitter! I think her schedule makes good sense. Yeah, it’s a bit simplified, but it sounds reasonable, given that all of us only have 24 hours in a day to work with. It seems like we all need to establish some “rules,” if you will, regarding how much time we’re willing/able to invest in the social aspect of the Interwebs compared to how much time we’re willing/able to sink into other pursuits (living life, running a business, face-to-face contact with real people, etc.)