Curse you, social networking
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batskeetsAfter getting featured on Behance.net, I decided that, hey, maybe I should make my own account there, too. So, I did.
Then, as I was poking around on our photography MySpace and responding to various inquiries, I started thinking about how many social networking sites I'm on. I only have a few personal accounts that I really use anymore (primarily LJ or Facebook), but for the photo business, we have a fairly ridiculous number of accounts, and I probably use at least half a dozen of them regularly.
On the one hand, it's useful to have some of them, because we have made some great connections through them. But on the other hand, it's a friggin' time suck to log into each one of these blasted things to read and respond to messages and whatnot. I mean, there is value to it, because it gets our name out there, but gah, so much time! Could be taking more pictures or making more cool things!
But, as they say, it's not about what you know, but who you know. And you know? I could be taking the most amazing shots ever, but if nobody knows about it, then I gets no moneys. I guess it's one of those necessary evils.
And hey, at least I'm actually networking, instead of installing dumb "applications" and SuperPoke-ing everyone I know on Facebook, right? ;)
In other news, I just won a cheap new toy on eBay, and it'll allow me to do some cool DIY-ish things that I've had saved in my queue forever. Oooh, fun experimentation. I only wish I had it right now!
Then, as I was poking around on our photography MySpace and responding to various inquiries, I started thinking about how many social networking sites I'm on. I only have a few personal accounts that I really use anymore (primarily LJ or Facebook), but for the photo business, we have a fairly ridiculous number of accounts, and I probably use at least half a dozen of them regularly.
On the one hand, it's useful to have some of them, because we have made some great connections through them. But on the other hand, it's a friggin' time suck to log into each one of these blasted things to read and respond to messages and whatnot. I mean, there is value to it, because it gets our name out there, but gah, so much time! Could be taking more pictures or making more cool things!
But, as they say, it's not about what you know, but who you know. And you know? I could be taking the most amazing shots ever, but if nobody knows about it, then I gets no moneys. I guess it's one of those necessary evils.
And hey, at least I'm actually networking, instead of installing dumb "applications" and SuperPoke-ing everyone I know on Facebook, right? ;)
In other news, I just won a cheap new toy on eBay, and it'll allow me to do some cool DIY-ish things that I've had saved in my queue forever. Oooh, fun experimentation. I only wish I had it right now!
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Date: 2008-06-12 08:24 pm (UTC)Someone should write an API to feed blogs, bulletins, and grab friends from all of the popular ones, at least. The person who manages to do this will have enough cash for their great-grandchildren to roll around in.
Internet forums/communities are the same way. Just far too many to keep up with. When I was really serious about divadrummer.com, I networked for a good 6 hours a day that way.
I've seen and been tempted by jobs where marketing online is your full time position. Not just SAO crap, but keeping up a businesses' "online presence" through social networking and etc.
...Maybe you need an intern!
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Date: 2008-06-13 09:54 pm (UTC)I am so over all these MySpace-like webapps, though. They're getting redundant to the point of being ridiculous. :p