Comments on: Has Social Networking got out of hand? http://soho-life.com/blog/2008/12/27/has-social-networking-got-out-of-hand/ It's all about business in the Small Office Home Office and a bit of blogging on the side Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:08:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Virtual Assistant - THE Blog About Our Industry » Number 6 Mistake VAs Make http://soho-life.com/blog/2008/12/27/has-social-networking-got-out-of-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-70915 Virtual Assistant - THE Blog About Our Industry » Number 6 Mistake VAs Make Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:24:26 +0000 http://soho-life.com/blog/?p=408#comment-70915 [...] keeps popping up constantly then I will spend time with it to learn it.  Hence the different social and business networks that I now belong to. I can’t join them all - I just don’t have the time, but I have [...] [...] keeps popping up constantly then I will spend time with it to learn it.  Hence the different social and business networks that I now belong to. I can’t join them all – I just don’t have the time, but I have [...]

]]> By: Heidi Caswell http://soho-life.com/blog/2008/12/27/has-social-networking-got-out-of-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-69744 Heidi Caswell Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:51:34 +0000 http://soho-life.com/blog/?p=408#comment-69744 It is overwhelming, but also a good thing. Can't join everything, I too see it as a virtual water cooler, productive playtime. Things are learned, ideas shared, relationships strengthened, business conducted. I can't join everything I'm invited to join. Twitter is the place I'm most likely to be found. Love any tools that help us keep up. It is overwhelming, but also a good thing.

Can’t join everything, I too see it as a virtual water cooler, productive playtime. Things are learned, ideas shared, relationships strengthened, business conducted.

I can’t join everything I’m invited to join. Twitter is the place I’m most likely to be found. Love any tools that help us keep up.

]]> By: Karalyn Eckerle http://soho-life.com/blog/2008/12/27/has-social-networking-got-out-of-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-69733 Karalyn Eckerle Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:25:50 +0000 http://soho-life.com/blog/?p=408#comment-69733 I must admit I too am overwhelmed by the social networking thing. It would consumer an entire day --- day after day --- if I allowed it. Working and living full-time in an RV, I am alone a large portion of the day. So I have come to view my networking time as similar to "water cooler time" or a quick coffee break down the street. It breaks up the day for 15-30 minutes at a time. If TV is boring in the evening and I have no projects due, I may devote a couple of hours to it. That's it. I HAVE started separating networks into "social" and "professional" groups. And I have eliminated several which just didn't seem to be going anywhere. As with real world social groups --- you have to try them, evaluate them, and wither work them or drop them. I must admit I too am overwhelmed by the social networking thing. It would consumer an entire day — day after day — if I allowed it. Working and living full-time in an RV, I am alone a large portion of the day. So I have come to view my networking time as similar to “water cooler time” or a quick coffee break down the street. It breaks up the day for 15-30 minutes at a time. If TV is boring in the evening and I have no projects due, I may devote a couple of hours to it. That’s it. I HAVE started separating networks into “social” and “professional” groups. And I have eliminated several which just didn’t seem to be going anywhere. As with real world social groups — you have to try them, evaluate them, and wither work them or drop them.

]]> By: Karen O'Bannon http://soho-life.com/blog/2008/12/27/has-social-networking-got-out-of-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-69576 Karen O'Bannon Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:22:43 +0000 http://soho-life.com/blog/?p=408#comment-69576 I must admit I too am overwhelmed by the networks. I have a lot of invitations I have not taken advantage of because I feel like I'm doing too much already. I'm sure I'm missing out on something important, but, until I learn to master what I already have, I think I'll just stay a few steps behind. I must admit I too am overwhelmed by the networks. I have a lot of invitations I have not taken advantage of because I feel like I’m doing too much already. I’m sure I’m missing out on something important, but, until I learn to master what I already have, I think I’ll just stay a few steps behind.

]]> By: Beverly Mahone http://soho-life.com/blog/2008/12/27/has-social-networking-got-out-of-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-69487 Beverly Mahone Sun, 28 Dec 2008 01:12:12 +0000 http://soho-life.com/blog/?p=408#comment-69487 As much as I believe social networking can help me promote myself as an author and help sell books, I do believe there comes a point where I have to say "enough is enough." I am OVERWHELMED with social networks. I added several in 2008 and feel bad that I don't keep up with all of them the way that I would like to. My advice is to pick networks where you can cultivate friendships and business relationships and don't get caught up into the frenzy of being a "social butterfly." As much as I believe social networking can help me promote myself as an author and help sell books, I do believe there comes a point where I have to say “enough is enough.” I am OVERWHELMED with social networks. I added several in 2008 and feel bad that I don’t keep up with all of them the way that I would like to.

My advice is to pick networks where you can cultivate friendships and business relationships and don’t get caught up into the frenzy of being a “social butterfly.”

]]> By: Work at Home Grandmothers Network http://soho-life.com/blog/2008/12/27/has-social-networking-got-out-of-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-69461 Work at Home Grandmothers Network Sat, 27 Dec 2008 03:56:27 +0000 http://soho-life.com/blog/?p=408#comment-69461 Kathie...I am always getting invitations from someone who has invited me to join something. One of the things I would like to cut back on in the new year is networks, will leave a "presence" on some, keep working on the one I moderate, and focus on really communicating on only a few. It is most definitely getting overwhelming, and can be a real waste of time if not used wisely. Have a wonderful weekend! Claudia Kathie…I am always getting invitations from someone who has invited me to join something. One of the things I would like to cut back on in the new year is networks, will leave a “presence” on some, keep working on the one I moderate, and focus on really communicating on only a few. It is most definitely getting overwhelming, and can be a real waste of time if not used wisely.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Claudia

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