All Annotations of Social Media: Get Productive with Social Media (and Stay Sane)[Preview]

saved by13 people, first byTac Anderson on 2008-07-08, last byCharles Brands on 2008-08-03

• Where does social media fit in my life? What
  need does it truly serve?

• Step 2. Apply the Pareto
  Principle

  For me, social media follows the Pareto Principle: 80%
  of the value comes from 20% of the content. Weed out the noise, home in on the
  signal and have systems that archive information so it's easy to find later.
• One way I zero in on high value information is to use FriendFeed. This might seem contradictory
  given it
  can be a fire hose. Still, if you use its powerful imaginary
  friend, hiding
  and search
  features and follow only a small number of people who use their streams to
  provide information that move you closer to your North Star, it can be very
  effective. I am looking at integrating this with AideRSS.
• Weed out the noise, home in on the signal and have systems that archive information so it's easy to find later. Tools will hopefully evolve to make this more seamless in the future. However, for now you're on your own.
  

  
  
  One way I zero in on high value information is to use FriendFeed. This might seem contradictory given it can be a fire hose. Still, if you use its powerful imaginary friend, hiding and search features and follow only a small number of people who use their streams to provide information that move you closer to your North Star, it can be very effective. I am looking at integrating this