Brain Broadcast – Web August 20, 2007
Posted by markdykeman in blog, changes, digg, helium, marketing, media, netscape, reddit, shoutwire, social bookmarking, websites, writing.trackback
I think I’m getting lost in a sea of blogs, social bookmarking, linking, networking, etc. While it’s fun and kind of exciting to explore this new frontier, I don’t really feel like I’m getting anywhere, nor do I seem to have much in the way of direction or planning.
I’m doing stuff on Helium. I posted on Triond. I’m trying out Newsvine. I’ve been trying to build up networks on Digg, Netscape, Reddit, and I also posted on Shoutwire. I’m building up Del.icio.us bookmarks like mad. I’ve been using StumbleUpon (neat idea, incidentally). This blog is in both Blog Catalog and Technorati.
So what am I really trying to acheive here? Fame? Fortune? Self-expression? New opportunities?
All of the above, to some extent, but man oh man right now I feel like I’m on a bullet train with the windows down.
I suppose this feeling is natural as I explore all of these things. Clearly, until you know how much you don’t know about a topic, it’s hard to ask meaningful questions and sometimes you don’t really know what you want until you see some examples.
Maybe this is how some of my clients feel.
I’m with you, as I too am all over the place. I’ve got tons of ideas and I swear my mind is racing. I want to do a million things, and learning all of this is exciting. I’ve decided to sit down and prioritize. I mean, really think about what I want to accomplish and work towards one or two goals. You may need to do the same. It’s tough, but worth it. We all need a goal so we don’t float around without a purpose and expend our energy in the wrong places.
You said it.
I know what you mean. I think eventually you just reach a plateau, and you have to choose which elements you want to concentrate on.
For me, I’ll spend a little time on reddit and (even less) digg to keep up with web buzz. My del.icio.us bookmarks trundle along in the background — with RSS and the browser buttons I find I rarely need to browse the actual del.icio.us site. Mainly I’ll use a feedreader like Bloglines to keep on top of the stuff I’m interested in.
Another example: I used to have both a myspace and Facebook account, but I trimmed down to just Facebook for social networking.