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Re: How Many Chores Does It All Add

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Nurse Staff — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:19:02 -0000

Great post! Seriously, sometimes I forget to eat in this game, I wish I could set a nice regular structure to the whole process but every time I'm just about getting there something comes up...but that's half the fun isn't it, otherwise it would be pretty dull.

Re: How Many Chores Does It All Add

Matthew Huggins — Sun, 10 May 2009 23:06:43 -0000

I think the value is in affirmation and attention. We thrive on people talking about us, agreeing with us, questioning us, interacting with us.

Attention fuels our need to put out the next post or status update hoping someone will comment on it, RT it, or DIGG it.

Re: How Many Chores Does It All Add

Peter Carter — Sun, 10 May 2009 08:26:35 -0000

It does seem a lot of work but it still beats being a desk monkey for someone else. 700 blogs is a lot though - how much of those blogs do you actually absorb? I subscribe to less than 20 and even then I still delete more than I read.

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The Writer Mama — Sat, 09 May 2009 00:50:30 -0000

Well, for me it's about making connections. I don't find that I can recall someone I've met on Twitter if that's the only place I've met them. But for example, someone I met through Twitter came to one of my presentations in Seattle (shout out to Maya!) and now that we've made a face-to-face connection I will remember her, what she does and our conversations on Twitter will be more meaningful.

I was just catching up on the 1000+ posts in my Google Reader and I realized that someone else I'd met on Twitter had blogged about my book in two of his blogs. (I almost missed noticing these b/c I was traveling and I'm a mom and I came home to total chaos...you get the picture). So, for me, the fifteen to twenty minutes I spend on Twitter a day can turn into meaningful connections. I will remember these folks now because we expanded beyond Twitter, where for me things are usually happening so fast, I can't remember what's what and who's who.

As for Facebook, I catch a lot of news about fellow writers there that I might otherwise miss. A lot of them are not on Twitter and I love having our own little online club on Facebook. I have connected with old college and high school friends but mostly I use Facebook for writing-related stuff and I have made great connections that way.

In fact, it was via Facebook that I connected with Joe Wikert and then wound up at O'Reilly Tools of Change Conference and got to hear and meet you. See what I mean? These social networking tools are amazing.

Now. Have people been shockingly rude to me on Twitter? Have they passively aggressively taken down an Amazon review of my book when I didn't respond in a timely, warm and fuzzy manner? Yup. It happens. But for goodness sakes, I'm a human and a mom, and my day job sometimes involves very consuming deadlines, so I do the best I can and try not to take it personally when someone is hostile towards me.

So, needless to say, it ain't perfect. I'm not even doing a half-way decent job juggling it all. But when a connection happens, and everything works out, it's like poetry. And that, is why I'll likely keep coming back. Even as unanswered messages sit in my inbox.

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Jaremy — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:34:30 -0000

Adding social media "chores" has allowed me to connect with a great number of people that I had either a) lost touch with; or b) never would have found. It's absolutely extra work to make time for my blog and Twitter, but the resources and the rewards are impressive. My job doesn't require use of social media tools, but it's helped me in numerous ways to keep in touch and connected with people in my industry as well.

I also wanted to mention that your blog (along with others) are what inspired me to create my own blog and to connect to Twitter (@jaremy). The chores that you do each and every day truly help to inspire others and create change, and for that we should all be grateful :-). Thanks for all that you do, Chris.

Re: How Many Chores Does It All Add

Carla Marie Ciampa — Thu, 07 May 2009 09:54:54 -0000

Hey Chris! I couldn't agree with this blog MORE! The internet was supposed to facilitate everything, but now it seems like we've added layers and layers to muck up it's simplicity.

It becomes a job just keeping yourself on peoples minds; never mind the task of inventing and reinventing yourself for different platforms and methods of connecting. Or how about the hours required to stay on top of the constantly developing technology?

I've always considered myself fairly smart but I have to admit even with your GREAT advice and guidance I'm STILL feeling lost.

Re: How Many Chores Does It All Add

Paul Dickinson — Thu, 07 May 2009 04:38:41 -0000

These kind of things do take up a lot of my time, but I always find it's good to get the important stuff done before any of this. I normally leave it until I've got everything else out of the way!

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Travis Campbell — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:25:32 -0000

Indeed it adds chores, and value...if doing the right chores. Example: today I noticed something changed on one of my LinikedIn connections, I reached out and ended up having an hour conversation which led to a discussion about joint venturing together. What started as a "what's new" discussion turned into a possible "win-win" for both.

Discipline is key, when you got that cornered Chris, please DM me :-)

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Andi Narvaez — Wed, 06 May 2009 12:43:44 -0000

This was great to read Chris.

The time investment required for social media is something that not very many people consider worthy because oftentimes they can't see any tangible results (think newspaper ink when it comes to PR) and don't understand the power of something that is viral / airborne (think swine flu? Hah.)

I like to think that I get a little better at doing these chores everyday - at first it was a matter of taking things in, then it was about eavesdropping on conversations, then about identifying opportunities, then about coming up with ideas, then about engaging in conversation and then about putting my two cents in.

Come to think about it, these all happens simultaneously. But the chores are definitely the only way to keep up and get to play.

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The Daily Blonde — Wed, 06 May 2009 09:14:36 -0000

I just had this conversation the other day. I have this little task list that follows the morning routine with my children. Some days I think "Is this social media stuff turning into a chore"...then I realize that it's the connections I make that inspire me every day.

Emails are my least favorite (but I would rather read them than check voice mail). I have, however, pared it down to email, Twitter and FB. I cut out just about every social site that I rarely have time to go to because they are just too time consuming. I do spend time reading blogs and try to find a new one several times a week. I need to get better at Stumbling, Digging, etc but I do like to RT on Twitter....seems to spread the word about other people's hard work quickly.

I'm just the "little guy" (or girl?) but I do value my social media connections, so the tasks aren't so much of a chore...it's just part of my day.

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Chloe — Wed, 06 May 2009 08:05:17 -0000

The main challenge is to get organized: social media interaction is so instant and everywhere that I tend to suddenly drop everything to react to a comment, a post, a tweet, and so on.

You need to react quickly to remain relevant but at the same time cannot let it take over your entire day... slowly, slowly, I am perfecting the art and will get there soon ;)

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Marko Minka — Wed, 06 May 2009 06:24:01 -0000

Great post! (I think everybody is just about to find the answers precisely to these questions.. ;)

Yep, it sucks. There's lots of hype about social media, and it's impossible clearly to figured out the step-by-step implications. Taking into account the recent nature of fragmented, decentralized world, one thing is sure: You can't ignore it - you have to participate, otherwise will find yourself miles behind.

The real art is to aggregate, analyze and divide. To identify a value among the noise. Implement effective strategies, thus fish where the fish are. Find the niche where is the community you want to reach. Ignore the rest. Because, it sucks. Or - it might..

Re: How Many Chores Does It All Add

Simon Stapleton — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:59:38 -0000

It's a massive burden, ain't it? Well it would be if you don't get the right filters on your feed readers and get into a procedure that means you don't have to sift through loads of crap. This takes time to put into place, and I find it is particular to our idiosyncrasies - the way we like to personally work. I am not sure there is a one-size-fits-all approach, but it sounds like you've hit on a pattern that is optimized for your style.
Thanks for the inspiration Chris!

Re: How Many Chores Does It All Add

Ainav — Wed, 06 May 2009 03:15:47 -0000

As I am a non-profit blogger (did i just invent a new term?) the value for me is not in terms of the improvement of SEO stats or reaching out to my client base. For me it's about establishing meaningful relationships within the online community that give me so much in return for my effort that it no longer seems like a chore, but rather a positive habit :)

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Calum — Wed, 06 May 2009 00:27:30 -0000

It adds a lot of time to my day but I don't regret a minute of it. I get to learn something new every day. I get to meet people I never would have before and everyone adds something of value.
I found out I like Blogging. I am terrible at it but I like it.

Hope the Summit was good for SOBCon09. I work there and I heard you killed it on your session.

You were the one person I really wanted to meet and of course not only did I not get to meet you but I cut you off on the elevator coming into the building.

I know, I suck. I got a call on my phone telling me to get upstairs as fast as I could. I saw you talking to someone in the lobby and I blew right past you thinking there will be plenty of time later.

I got to the elevator and hit the door close button only to see you come just into view...... It was a tough start to the day.
Then of course there was no time later and I was the guy that was so rude he could not wait 3 seconds to hold the frikkin elevator door.

Sigh. Next time you are in Chicago let me know. I am buying your pick. I will get Liz to come too I owe her a couple as well.

Gd night.

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michelep — Tue, 05 May 2009 21:41:28 -0000

I agree social media adds chores, consumes time. If we successfully learn to apply those tools to our advantage to create a web presence that delivers value to our community, then our commitment and dedication become rewarding.

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Bernard Molek — Tue, 05 May 2009 19:02:04 -0000

While new to social media (receiving/learning end for now) I would say thta the time spent is nothing less than anything else worthwile. I meet some very interesting people, some not so interesting but then there is the knowledge factor.

Beyond my wildest expectations. Unlike meeting people in person (which is still good) while traveling, shopping, working or whatever, SM has a built in invitation to stay connected.

Just need to balance the books a little and start spending a little more time on the giving end of the ledger.

But, now, there is even help here for that too.

Peace.

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Susan/Togetherwf — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:37:18 -0000

Yes, it takes time each day to use these tools, and even more time to try and learn the new ones that a popping up all the time, but If you do not make some time to learn them, you cannot know if they will benefit you or not. Can you imagine trying to run a business today without a computer? What would have happened if you would have made the decision not to learn about and incorporate computers into your business?

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dhutson — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:02:57 -0000

Thanks for sharing this, Chris. I've only been blogging for about three months and tweeting even less, so it's enlightening to get a sense of your routine. My "day job" is not in social media, it's more traditional communications and PR, so it's a bit more difficult to justify the time and integrate stuff like what I'm doing right now into my work day. But I firmly believe that, even though my organization isn't quite ready for social media, I've got to be if I'm going to help it make that transition.

So here's my unsolicited request: I'd love to hear (or get referrals to) more case studies involving organizations making the transition from social media-stupid to social media-savvy. It's incredibly helpful to watch over someone's shoulder as they successfully deal with the issues that we're all dealing with (or will deal with soon).

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Fred von Graf — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:53:40 -0000

Social media in general is just a framework that allows us to better communicate. How we use these tools, how efficient we are, how we measure benefit are all the same things we should already do, now we're just using this new framework. This enhanced 2 way communications framework.

I see the value of the truly good Social Media consultants when they can help integrate the new framework in to the old. Sure they have to justify their existence through data (usually sales), however once the benefits are realized beyond the hype it's clearly worth it. The good consultants make the integration of this framework realistic and less painful, because it will be painful to some degree, as all change is...

The customers are finally getting their voice and hopefully the companies are listening. Resulting in passionate followers and superior products / services!

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dbifulco — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:02:59 -0000

My mornings look a lot like yours - with the addition that I always make time to read your blog because you always have interesting things to say.

Like today, for example...yes, I agree that social media takes an investment of time. And, on some days, I mutter under my breath about how much time it takes. But, every day, I make new connections and learn new things. Every day I see a tweet or an update that tests my theories or stretches my thinking in some way. And, that's pretty darned valuable!
Debbi

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Anastacia Brice — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:28:43 -0000

Why? A great example is you, for me.

SM, and all the tools I use/ things I read/see, allows me to have a real, live, *genuine* sense of who a person is--in work, in play, in life in general. And so all that I've seen of you gave me a sense of who you are, and HOW you are in the world that I never could have gotten simply from a web 1.0 site that told me about you.

Having access to reading your posts, your tweets--all the ways you show up in the SM landscape for me--gave me an idea of who I was going to meet this past weekend at SOBCon. And you were exactly who I thought you'd be.

And THAT's why I keep reading and writing. That's why this SM "stuff" is worth doing for me. It's like having access to the ultimate backstory--which is where I usually find the magic is, anyway.

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Amanda Blum — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:18:32 -0000

We adapted to cell phones, we adapted to email, we adapted to text messaging, all after the same complaints. Resistance to social media is borne of resistance to the 24 hour workday. This is a global economy and on some level, you must be "on" all the time. Social Media is a not a "hour a day" commitment, as I get asked, but of course a round the clock baby needing nursing, just like cell phones and email and text messaging.

If you're not seeing value in it, you're not doing it right, in my opinion. I can't think of many businesses that couldn't get value from social media, and I usually say, "Social Media is the ONE marketing effort where the ROI is directly proportional to the investment you make. Invest more=get more."

Unfortunately, like all marketing efforts, it requires a creative mind to figure out HOW to leverage the platforms effectively. Many people stab ahead into social media without a plan. Value may happen organically, but you'll do better with a plan.