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I’m having a slight problem here… I believe I’m a tad overwhelmed with everything I’ve got on the go, and trying to figure out how to make it all work together. Social networking is the coolest concept since the TV was invented, but much like trying to figure out how to watch 5 different shows that are all on during the same time slot (ok.. now we have PVR and TIVO lol), social networking can creep right on in there and attempt to take over your life.

Here’s my current networking list:

	http://www.twitter.com/diannef
	http://profile.to/diannef/
	http://www.youtube.com/user/DianneFratscher
	http://entrecard.com/details/41365
	http://digg.com/users/wahmdianne
	http://friendfeed.com/diannef
	http://diannef.stumbleupon.com/
	http://www.blogcatalog.com/user/Diannef
	http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/Diannef/
	http://diannef.qassia.com/
	http://www.technorati.com/people/technorati/wahmsunited

I’m sure there are more too… Qassia for example is one that I just joined on a recommendation from Angie, my partner over at Frugal Wahms Talk Radio, so I still have to start actively participate in that one.

Whenever I make a new blog post, it automatically gets posted to Twitter, and as I have my Twitter account set up in Friend Feed, it also updates Friend Feed killing two birds with one stone. Blog posts are also updated on my Entrecard profile, Blog Catalog and My Blog Log, in addition to both Twitter posts and blog posts being updated on my Facebook account.

My Stumbles will also be updated on my Facebook account, as well as Friend Feed, and I can submit them as content to Qassia (when I get it all figured out lol). Then of course there’s Digg - my account there is brand new so I haven’t dugg anything yet, or had anything dugg that I know of but I am working on adding over 300 friends from Entrecard (confusing huh?!)

I think what I need to do is while I’m dropping, I have to take a look at the first few blog posts and if I enjoy them, I need to give it a thumbs up on stumble, and digg it before I leave the site. I always try to read through the posts anyway, but until now haven’t paid much attention to the aspects of any other social networking sites. The key is to make them all work together with as little effort as possible.

I’m looking forward to next week’s 30 Day Challenge pre-season lessons when Ed will be teaching us more about Friend Feed. He’s mentioned it a few times the last few weeks but will go in depth next week.

Anyway, I guess my biggest thing is getting the time management aspect of everything under control so that I’m doing something constructive with my time. Any tips? Am I missing any social networking sites from my list?

You’ve heard of blogging, you may have heard of vlogging (video blogging), but have you heard of micro blogging?

I’ve just spent quite some time reading through Caroline Middlebrook’s “The Twitter Guide“, which goes into some very in-depth information about one of the latest social networking crazes - Twitter.

I happen to think that Twitter is quite cool. I don’t even have to go to the Twitter site to update thanks to plugins for both WordPress and Firefox. I can instantly update my Twitter page no matter what I’m working on.

Here’s the outline of everything you’ll learn by reading The Twitter Guide:

* Part #1 - What is Twitter?
o Why You Should Start Using Twitter Right Now
o What is Twitter?
o What’s the Point?
o Twitter is a Broadcasting Service
o Twitter is a Mobile Communication Tool
* Part #2 - Socialising With Twitter
o Is This Business or Personal?
o How Can Twitter Help My Business?
o How to Get Twitter Followers
o Useful Twitter Accounts to Follow
o Keeping the Noise Down
* Part #3 - Using Twitter Properly
o Twitter Technicalities
o Twitetiquette
o Using Twitter for Marketing
* Part #4 - Twitter Tools | Platform-Specific
o Mobile Tools
o Windows Tools
o Mac Tools
o Firefox Plugins
* Part #5 - Twitter Tools | Web Applications
o Productivity / Useful Apps
o Map Mashups
o Just for Fun
* Part #6 - Hacking Twitter
o Pimp Out Your Twitter Profile
o Funky Twitter Mashups
o Twitter Groups
* Part #7 - Multiply Your Twitter Audience
o Publicize Your RSS Twitter Feed
o Twitter / BloggingMashup
o Third Party Twitter Integration
o How Twitter Promotion Can Go Viral

Check out The Twitter Guide… oh, did I mention that it’s FREE?

 

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