Life 2.0, Communication, time, and social media

Interesting thoughts on the changes and impacts of communication in a social media world:
Human Math * If I talk to 100 people on twitter for 6 minutes each, that’s 10 hours. * If I respond personally to 120 of the 600 or so emails and contacts I get a day, that’s 2 hours. * If I call 10 people for six minutes each to “catch up,” that’s another hour.100 small Twitter conversations120 emails.10 phone calls.13 hours.That’s not work. That’s not necessarily business (though touch and networking aids business).

Question of the day: where to find free stock footage

Internet archive has both moving images and stills including publicdomain; others are licensed under creative commons (CC).http://www.internetarchive.organd here are the various searches by CC license type:http://is.gd/dMHClAlso searching flickr by CC licensehttp://www.flickr.com/search/advanced/?flickr does have some very short film clips.I'm sure there are other tools, even the creativecommons website hassearching functionality.Youtube allows searching by licens

Question of the Day: Delete or rename friends list in facebook

Q: How do I delete a friends list? I created one for a special event and I don't need it anymore.A: Facebook always seems to be moving things around and deleting or editing a friends list is no different.

How information has changed and the culture of expertise

Excellent video which gets to the heart of how social media is impacting the organization of information and the culture of expertise. I'm not saying that we do not need experts or expertise, but it does seem that there can be room for both.

Flip flop friday

Generally, I try to strike a balance between a "professional" and "office casual" work wardrobe. I do throw in the occasional suit when the situation warrants it. However, considering I work "behind the scenes", I'm not sure anyone would care (or even noticed) if I showed up in my pajamas and bunny slippers (mmmm....

Better face to face networking

For some of us, networking online is way easier than face to face. I think it's the old E (extrovert) vs. I (introvert). The talky/chatty face to face world is very E centered; I think by nature the technology that drives the social media and the distance between people online (at least, generally) is more appealing to Is.I'm gearing up to go to a conference and I'm not a naturally a face to face networky person (I know some of you will not believe that, but it's because of years of being a fragrance spritzer girl during college I CAN fake the E... LOL).
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