http://qualitywriterblog.disqus.com/enFri, 09 Oct 2009 15:33:09 -0000http://www.qualitywriter.com/2009/5-digital-media-tricks-that-save-me-lots-of-time-online/#comment-19695202Not dorky - good use of it. I think you can do custom domains on it, too<br>(e.g. you don't have to have the <a href="http://jewlery.posterous.com" rel="nofollow">jewlery.posterous.com</a> extension).phildunnFri, 09 Oct 2009 15:33:09 -0000http://www.qualitywriter.com/2009/5-digital-media-tricks-that-save-me-lots-of-time-online/#comment-19687538This sounds dorky, but I'm thinking of using Posterous for my hobby/jewelry business -- I make sell/to family friends. Gonna check it out. <br><br><br><br><br><br>________________________________mollymccarthyFri, 09 Oct 2009 14:26:43 -0000http://www.qualitywriter.com/2009/5-digital-media-tricks-that-save-me-lots-of-time-online/#comment-19687060So true - I think there's huge opportunity in this space. CMOs and CCOs (a<br>new one - "Chief Community Officer) are hiring people to manage their<br>brands, flag complaints, seed stories, etc. And these people need tools and<br>training to become more productive at blasting out messages, building trust,<br>connecting with customers, etc.<br><br>Since you already have a "home base" blog, something like Posterous might be<br>superfluous for business. I like it for sharing with small<br>groups/friends/family. I'd say it competes with Facebook and FriendFeed<br>(which is now owned by Facebook).phildunnFri, 09 Oct 2009 14:17:49 -0000http://www.qualitywriter.com/2009/5-digital-media-tricks-that-save-me-lots-of-time-online/#comment-19685630All good stuff. I'm going to check out Ping and Posterous; others have mentioned both to me ... just need to get brave and move fwd & try something ELSE that's new. Seems like every week there's a new way to organize/optimize my SM lifestyle! :)mollymccarthyFri, 09 Oct 2009 13:53:53 -0000http://www.qualitywriter.com/2009/5-digital-media-tricks-that-save-me-lots-of-time-online/#comment-19261886Excellent - thanks for the added info. Please feel free to add any of your<br>other tips here... or direct readers to your posts on similar subjects.phildunnTue, 06 Oct 2009 19:09:34 -0000http://www.qualitywriter.com/2009/5-digital-media-tricks-that-save-me-lots-of-time-online/#comment-19261226Ya the google reader feature is new. Makes it simple to share. <br><br><a href="http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/08/google-readers-send-to-feature.html" rel="nofollow">http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/08/google...</a><br><br>A lot of systems coming on board, but ones that are not "officially" supported are starting to post on their blogs the link to use to create your own.<br><br>Cheers,<br>Darren<br><a href="http://darrencrawford.com" rel="nofollow">http://darrencrawford.com</a>darrenscrawfordTue, 06 Oct 2009 18:53:41 -0000http://www.qualitywriter.com/2009/5-digital-media-tricks-that-save-me-lots-of-time-online/#comment-19260886I should be doing the Google Reader thing. Every high-speed media consumer I<br>know uses that. I have it set up, but I'm in iGoogle more for some reason.<br><br>So reader has its own settings for updating like you describe?<br><br>Eye-fi is crazy good, but you definitely have to modify your mgmt behaviors<br>a little to make sure you don't load up your hard drive too fast.phildunnTue, 06 Oct 2009 18:45:17 -0000http://www.qualitywriter.com/2009/5-digital-media-tricks-that-save-me-lots-of-time-online/#comment-19260169Great article. Thanks for sending me the tweet on it. I've not yet tried the eye-fi but it is on the Christmas wish list along with the new camera we've eyeballed.<br><br>I've also synced my Google Reader so I can send links to those services or add to my shared items and it picked up to tweeted/friendfeedificated/etc...<br><br>Regards,<br>Darren <br><a href="http://darrencrawford.com" rel="nofollow">http://darrencrawford.com</a>darrenscrawfordTue, 06 Oct 2009 18:28:54 -0000http://www.qualitywriter.com/2009/5-digital-media-tricks-that-save-me-lots-of-time-online/#comment-19249768Note: One thing I don't like about Ping.fm is that they use a URL toolbar rather than a simpler bookmarklet. It takes away browser window real estate. I also regret the way the service takes RT (or retweeting) out of the equation.phildunnTue, 06 Oct 2009 16:54:14 -0000http://www.qualitywriter.com/2009/social-media-networking-hype-viral-tools-communication-marketing-twitter-facebook-friendfeed-posterous/#comment-19237866True - and re the friend analogy (which is really what's going on!) - I see<br>a lot of this "here's my free report" stuff going on. This is just like the<br>kid who tries to get friends by offering candy bars. It's much better to<br>*think* about something that someone said (or some topic they pay attention<br>to) and then address it with them in mind. Like commenting on a post ;-).phildunnTue, 06 Oct 2009 15:08:13 -0000http://www.qualitywriter.com/2009/social-media-networking-hype-viral-tools-communication-marketing-twitter-facebook-friendfeed-posterous/#comment-19228292Phil I agree...good article<br>sometimes...<br>Its harder to do... but its sort of like being a friend... and making friends ...you have to have something to offer ..and yes,.guess it has to go both ways...tonybordonaroTue, 06 Oct 2009 14:25:04 -0000http://www.qualitywriter.com/2009/how-to-simplify-your-social-media-life-the-pros-and-cons-of-posterous-soup-io-sharein-and-friendfeed/#comment-18609785Hi Phil<br><br>Yes I use Ping.fm a fair bit to help spread my content into different networks.<br><br>I have done up a guide that maybe helpful on how to use Ping.fm <a href="http://thesocialmediaguide.com.au/2009/05/10/how-to-use-pingfm/" rel="nofollow">http://thesocialmediaguide.com.au/2009/05/10/ho...</a><br><br>Cheers<br>MattmatthewtommasiMon, 05 Oct 2009 18:52:55 -0000http://www.qualitywriter.com/2009/how-to-simplify-your-social-media-life-the-pros-and-cons-of-posterous-soup-io-sharein-and-friendfeed/#comment-18607000Thanks Matt. ShareIn is definitely useful. There's an interesting angle,<br>tho. When you follow a bit.ly type url from Twitter then "share" it with<br>ShareIn, you're eliminating some of the social-ness from the equation....<br>because the RT doesn't happen. It breaks the chain so to speak. It is<br>easier, however - fewer steps to getting things done/shared.<br><br>Have you tinkered with Ping.fm yet? I have yet to dive into it. It's yet<br>another avenue. I see some of the heavyweights using this. I was reading a<br>Chris Brogan article earlier today that recommended not using autoupdate<br>tools. Article here: <a href="http://www.chrisbrogan.com/if-i-started-today/#" rel="nofollow">http://www.chrisbrogan.com/if-i-started-today/#</a>phildunnMon, 05 Oct 2009 17:51:15 -0000http://www.qualitywriter.com/2009/t-mobile-customer-service-fiasco-small-scams-and-big-downside-in-a-social-media-world/#comment-18605679I think so, too. Honesty and transparency pay big dividends. Whereas the<br>downside is a day like today with all this #tmobilesucks twitter business.phildunnMon, 05 Oct 2009 17:22:46 -0000http://www.qualitywriter.com/2009/4-social-media-stories-%e2%80%93-the-good-bad-and-ugly/#comment-18605411Thanks Glenn. Since posting that story, Twitter announced that they'll be<br>adding group functionality to the main site. This way you don't have to go<br>to a client like TweetDeck or Seesmic if you choose not to. I haven't seen<br>the feature show up yet.phildunnMon, 05 Oct 2009 17:19:30 -0000http://www.qualitywriter.com/2009/t-mobile-customer-service-fiasco-small-scams-and-big-downside-in-a-social-media-world/#comment-18605035He should have exchanged the handset at the store right then and there. That was a bad sales rep.NameMon, 05 Oct 2009 17:12:34 -0000http://www.qualitywriter.com/2009/how-to-simplify-your-social-media-life-the-pros-and-cons-of-posterous-soup-io-sharein-and-friendfeed/#comment-17408400Hi Phil<br><br>Firstly thanks for commenting on my blog and providing a link to this post. <br><br>I have to say I had never heard of Sharein before and glad I now know about it.. it looks like a great tool, one that I will be trying for sure. <br><br>FriendFeed I use quite a bit and Soup.io is similar to Posterous (and I am happy with using that service presently). <br><br>A few months ago I did up a post on how my data flows through my social networks which may interest you and give you and idea of how I have tried to gain maximum exposure by using different tools <a href="http://thesocialmediaguide.com.au/2009/05/21/social-media-data-flow/" rel="nofollow">http://thesocialmediaguide.com.au/2009/05/21/so...</a><br><br>It has changed a bit since then but gives a good snapshot of things back in May.<br><br>Cheers<br>MattmatthewtommasiFri, 25 Sep 2009 22:09:45 -0000http://www.qualitywriter.com/2009/4-social-media-stories-%e2%80%93-the-good-bad-and-ugly/#comment-17401217Hey there Phil. Great blog going on here. You really broke down the social media sites in a bare bones way, which is great! Keep up the great work here bud! <br><br>GlennglennarcaroFri, 25 Sep 2009 18:37:29 -0000http://www.qualitywriter.com/2009/how-to-simplify-your-social-media-life-the-pros-and-cons-of-posterous-soup-io-sharein-and-friendfeed/#comment-17103444Thanks for this - a great summary of the crowing complexity of our networks.<br>Check out <a href="http://xeesm.com" rel="nofollow">http://xeesm.com</a> - we will make a private intro to all XeeSM users introducing XeeSM/Alaska<br><br>Axel<br><a href="http://xeesm.com/AxelS" rel="nofollow">http://xeesm.com/AxelS</a>axelschultzeTue, 22 Sep 2009 00:53:55 -0000http://www.qualitywriter.com/2009/are-you-working-on-a-writing-project-right-now-stuck-send-me-a-sentence-and-i%e2%80%99ll-help-you-fix-it/#comment-17012736I am Ratha (Mr).<br>Now am working at INNO@DS GROUP, in position client service supervisor.<br>Could you tell me about how writing trade fair project?<br><br>We have what for this event?<br><br>Regards,rathaSun, 20 Sep 2009 23:01:22 -0000http://www.qualitywriter.com/2009/how-to-simplify-your-social-media-life-the-pros-and-cons-of-posterous-soup-io-sharein-and-friendfeed/#comment-16996161There's something I should note about ShareIn. When you're using this in combination with a tool like Tweetdeck or Seesmic Desktop, you're essentially cutting out the RT (retweet) process. This is anti-social, really. There's a trade-off between efficiency and "being cool" to your followers/friends.phildunnSun, 20 Sep 2009 17:35:05 -0000http://www.qualitywriter.com/2009/social-media-networking-hype-viral-tools-communication-marketing-twitter-facebook-friendfeed-posterous/#comment-16995583From an extended discussion with my sister: I had fun creating that post - way too long, but I couldn't resist. I'm always surprised at the amount of stress I encounter when talking to people about these "connector" tools. It's the same with cell phones, too. So many different ways people use them, habits, etc. My theory is that it's not really about the tools.. it's just anxiety about protecting privacy, socializing, "selling", communicating for business,etc.<br><br>From what I can tell, the best, most successful business people are *really* outgoing. They connect with a variety of tools, offer their expertise, answer questions, share their experience and so forth.<br><br>The tools are getting easier to use. The network effect - or exponential/viral deal is what separates a tweet or FB deal from a phone call.<br><br>Project management/collaboration tools (like Basecamp stuff) is another can of worms. I should do a follow up post on those.phildunnSun, 20 Sep 2009 17:07:54 -0000http://www.qualitywriter.com/2009/social-media-networking-hype-viral-tools-communication-marketing-twitter-facebook-friendfeed-posterous/#comment-16995565And Gladwell is the perfect example of one of the hub people in the book world. He may not be a household name, but he matters bigtime to the people in his sphere. <br><br>There is a bit of strangeness with regard to this larger social reality.<br><br>The connecting effects do a good job of getting the right people together. That interests me.phildunnSun, 20 Sep 2009 17:06:48 -0000http://www.qualitywriter.com/2009/social-media-networking-hype-viral-tools-communication-marketing-twitter-facebook-friendfeed-posterous/#comment-16933428Great post - the section on 'who will go to bat for you' reminds me of Malcolm Gladwell's descriptions of connectors, mavens, influentials, etc. in the social graph - which speaks to your point of social networks essentially serving as an exponentially larger version of what we've previously identified as our social reality.Yael Davidowitz-NeuSat, 19 Sep 2009 17:45:31 -0000http://www.qualitywriter.com/2009/how-to-simplify-your-social-media-life-the-pros-and-cons-of-posterous-soup-io-sharein-and-friendfeed/#comment-16932849Thanks for the encouragement - much appreciated.phildunnSat, 19 Sep 2009 17:21:06 -0000