Should you blog? Should you tweet? In a way, it’s like asking “Should I eat more grapes?” or “Should I learn ceili dancing?”
So begins Dave Ferguson’s post this week about the use of social media. This ties in nicely to current discussions about social pressures to adopt new technologies and the notion that “everyone” using them. (RN)
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Thanks for the mention, Richard. I was in Halifax last month at the CSTD Symposium, talking about getting real work done with 2.0 tools. One person asked how anyone could have enough time to do “all this stuff” — meaning read blogs, write blog posts, participate in online networks, etc., etc.
I can’t remember what ingenious reply I made, but the reality is: if you can’t, you can’t. And I don’t necessarily recommend trying to do it all. *I* certainly can’t do it all.
I like the notion of “take what you can use, and let the rest go by.” I also think most people respond very badly to being ordered to do something. It’s disconcerting to me how many self-anointed social media experts are eager to “promote change” by telling folks what they have to do.
Dave: Thanks for the comment. Clearly, people are giving social media a try. This is reflected in widely publicized adoption rates for technologies such as Facebook and Twitter. What is rarely reported is the abandonment rate. I suspect many people try the newest hot thing, see if it provides value to them, and either stick with it if it provides value or move on if they feel the effort in using the medium is greater than the benefit.