Am I getting "old-timers" disease already? The only technology I can recall was having a copy machine in the library and that in itself was a big deal. Today we still have patrons only coming in to use the copier (if you can believe it?)
I guess it can be interesting to find out what's "popular" but I've never been "in" with the in-crowd. It's definitely difficult to keep up with everything that is out there, so I suppose this is a handy way to consolidate or have a clearinghouse for preferred information.
I didn't care for any of it really, but I will say that since the Newsvine website has stories from established media organizations, it appeals more to my sensibilities.
1. I watced the “Social Media in Plain English” video from the Common Craft Show. I'm beginning to LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Common Craft people. They should do ALL staff training from here on out!!! Of course I still think "social media" should be taken with a grain of salt, as opinions are like a*******s, EVERYONE's got one! And the grain of salt is better left for the ice-cream makers.
2. I explored the sites and though all seemed to have some sort of a subject menu, Mixx was too busy, Digg was popularity-based, Reddit just seemed like rambling nonsense, and Newsvine at least had some of the top wires listed. Of these, again-- Newsvine is the only one that really speaks to me, socially or intellectually.
3. So I learned how to share. Not only did I share, but I replied too. What a good person I am! :-) I found the most appropriate article and I shared it to the site I least disliked, but you probably could figure that out by now, duh--Newsvine.
