Comments on: I have Facebook Fatigue - Don’t Worry, It’s Not Contagious http://www.ianlabs.com/2008/02/28/i-have-facebook-fatigue-dont-worry-its-not-contagious/ The adventures of a freelance web designer Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:39:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Ian http://www.ianlabs.com/2008/02/28/i-have-facebook-fatigue-dont-worry-its-not-contagious/#comment-4989 Ian Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:31:16 +0000 http://www.ianlabs.com/2008/02/28/i-have-facebook-fatigue-dont-worry-its-not-contagious/#comment-4989 http://www.ok-cancel.com/comic/171.html http://www.ok-cancel.com/comic/171.html

]]> By: Ian http://www.ianlabs.com/2008/02/28/i-have-facebook-fatigue-dont-worry-its-not-contagious/#comment-4965 Ian Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:29:58 +0000 http://www.ianlabs.com/2008/02/28/i-have-facebook-fatigue-dont-worry-its-not-contagious/#comment-4965 I gotta say, I became tired of social networks the minute I had to be a part of two of them... and I'm not an "hourly" participant. For me the most engaging thing to hit the net has been bulletin-board style forums. I gotta say, I became tired of social networks the minute I had to be a part of two of them… and I’m not an “hourly” participant.

For me the most engaging thing to hit the net has been bulletin-board style forums.

]]> By: prophet http://www.ianlabs.com/2008/02/28/i-have-facebook-fatigue-dont-worry-its-not-contagious/#comment-4964 prophet Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:47:00 +0000 http://www.ianlabs.com/2008/02/28/i-have-facebook-fatigue-dont-worry-its-not-contagious/#comment-4964 I have the Facebook fatigue too. I´m tired of those applications that spam all the time, no matter if you have them installed or not. I have the Facebook fatigue too. I´m tired of those applications that spam all the time, no matter if you have them installed or not.

]]> By: Ade http://www.ianlabs.com/2008/02/28/i-have-facebook-fatigue-dont-worry-its-not-contagious/#comment-4963 Ade Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:38:27 +0000 http://www.ianlabs.com/2008/02/28/i-have-facebook-fatigue-dont-worry-its-not-contagious/#comment-4963 I agree that Twitter, Facebook, etc. <em>can</em> be a waste of time, but that doesn't mean that they <em>are</em> a waste of time. For me, the key has been to be smart about how I spend my time there and utilize the mediums. Fatigue is inevitable if you try to friend everyone, update constantly, and login hourly. Relatively speaking, I've been able to keep distraction down by utilizing RSS, keeping my Twitter follows low (I rarely follow people I haven't met face-to-face), and waiting until specific times to login/catchup. The rewards are definitely there though, if you maintain your network. I've gotten a lot of great ideas, advice and referrals from people through online networking. And it also results in real dollars when I use the network to promote things I'm doing and build up my brand/image among people I know. There's no way I can have coffee or lunch regularly with the 100+ LinkedIn connections I have, but something like Twitter is an easy, passive way of keeping up to date about what's going on and sharing experiences and expertise. That's crucial when business is word-of-mouth, and someone thinks of you as the go-to person for XYZ because you're top-of-mind. I agree that Twitter, Facebook, etc. can be a waste of time, but that doesn’t mean that they are a waste of time.

For me, the key has been to be smart about how I spend my time there and utilize the mediums. Fatigue is inevitable if you try to friend everyone, update constantly, and login hourly. Relatively speaking, I’ve been able to keep distraction down by utilizing RSS, keeping my Twitter follows low (I rarely follow people I haven’t met face-to-face), and waiting until specific times to login/catchup.

The rewards are definitely there though, if you maintain your network. I’ve gotten a lot of great ideas, advice and referrals from people through online networking. And it also results in real dollars when I use the network to promote things I’m doing and build up my brand/image among people I know.

There’s no way I can have coffee or lunch regularly with the 100+ LinkedIn connections I have, but something like Twitter is an easy, passive way of keeping up to date about what’s going on and sharing experiences and expertise. That’s crucial when business is word-of-mouth, and someone thinks of you as the go-to person for XYZ because you’re top-of-mind.

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