Comments on: Email vs. Social Networking – Where are you Spending Your Time?

By: Phillip Gibb

Phillip Gibb — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:31:48 +0000

StumbleUpon has actually been a mixed back for me.
Sometimes it does nothing when I add a link, but since I have started using the Stumble Bar for Firefox and including link to share on my posts, I am getting much love from them through referrals.

An interesting thing that StumbleUpon offers is an Ad Campaign for a minimum of 5$ (http://www.stumbleupon.com/ads/) I have tried this and I don't think that it is worth is.
I still think the best solution is to band together with a group of people that each member will help the other maintain a presence thru these tools.

By: Mikes

Mikes — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:23:48 +0000

Stumbleupon? I still don't know how to use it. i add links to it but up until now i only see my revie for each link. hope you can shrae inputs

By: Phillip Gibb

Phillip Gibb — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:49:07 +0000

reddit? I use it, but I can't say that I get any hits from it. However StumbleUpon works like a charm for me – yet I can't say if any of those hits translate to comments.

comment rule
Phill

By: Mikes

Mikes — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:34:28 +0000

lately i've been spending time in reddit as it generates traffic to my site. when i started getting engaged with it, people noticed me and so was looking after all my links submitted. proabbaly makes sense to balance them out.

By: chris%9

chris%9 — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:43:37 +0000

wow nice blog nice layout excellent articles keep up the good work…ive added you to my rss reader too!

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:02:00 +0000

some great info to share with prospective clients, i dread the day when john makes us pay-to-play

By: Graham Brenna

Graham Brenna — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:02:31 +0000

I spend a lot of my internet time on social networking in general. I'm in contact with a lot of the youth at my church so I use Facebook for that. I use Twitter and blogs to keep up with the rest. It seems that more and more adults are getting on Facebook which I think is great. This whole social media thing started by being aimed at kids, but it seems that more and more adults are getting on board with it and seeing its potential for building community. In fact… I can't get the youth at my church to take any interest in Twitter! They're still tied down to one social media outlet… Facebook. (Which I'm not knocking by the way).

But yes… I've found myself neglecting my email inbox to check up on the blogosphere… that's probably bad since I've only got two other bloggers on staff at my church.

By: Matt Harrell

Matt Harrell — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:35:47 +0000

I do not find myself on the social network side of the fence yet. It makes sense that some are spending exorbitant amounts of time there, but I guess for me my friends, colleagues and partners don't want to communicate through social media. I think it's just hype. Email will survive…it just makes too much sense. It's the closest thing we have to a unique identifier…everyone has an email address.

By: Phillip Gibb

Phillip Gibb — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:41:19 +0000

ooo – for a minute there I thought that gooreader was allowing blog comments thru the reader. but alas only the notes that you may write when you share. That's not interaction – that's not social; that ever so slightly engaging, bordering on assumption.

Gooreader is definitely a gateway to interact since it gives you a snapshot of the blog you do follow and then when u go to the blog then the real social networking happens
well that's my opinion

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:30:04 +0000

Apparently, Google just made Google Reader it's own social network yesterday:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/google-rea...