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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