DISQUS

I am glad to hear someone else feels that way about FB...I have always felt like it was simply too much work for the benefit. I am somewhat dreading the Twitter income plan...nervous that they may do something that will lose followers. Let's hope they don't take the LinkedIn approach and try to charge by the number of direct messages or visibility that a profile has. As far as I am concerned, that is absolutely the wrong direction. They could start by selling demographic and ad space...hard to start charging for something that has always been free...and way to easy to transition to any of the other similar services...ending up with a mass exodus.

James, great job trying to capture the amorphous mass that is new media...I think the most critical part of what you discuss is creating a strategy. Even if your end goal is just to enjoy the use of social media (not drive traffic, sell a product, market your brand) it is good to put some structure around your efforts. With all of the different social media tools, it is easy to get lost in a sea of opportunity. Creating a structure helps you focus on learning what is closest to you, then moving outward.

My one recommendation is that people be open to the idea that your home base could be any application. Though there does need to be a home base, it could be almost any place...and truly, your home base should be a good fit for both your business AND your potential clients.

Thanks for unpacking what can be a very confusing process...will definitely refer people here to get a handle on the basics!

Very cool, will add this to my list of new media sites to check out!

Hey JM, @jeanannvk here...loved this one so much I stumbled it! Great tip, will use a lot in research! I didn't know you used my fave BlogRovr...haven't friended anyone on it yet, so I will give it a try with you...