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19 May
Become A Social Media Ninja
...and save more of your time.
by
SoftwareGuru
Friday 15th May 2009
If you're the type of person who visits
their favourite social networking site as soon as they go online
then this blog post is for you.
Like all addictions, it started off as a bit of fun and
gradually has taken control over your life.
With its endless stream of updates, social networking can take
up a lot of your time. That's time that could be better spent
actually doing things.
One way to simplify things is to use a free program called
TweetDeck.
This software allows you to manage both your Facebook and
Twitter accounts easily from the same place. Extra features
include URL shortening as well as video and photo sharing.
The next step on the road to becoming a true social media ninja
is a free program called
Digsby.
Combining all your instant messaging services, all your email
notifications, and social networking sites including MySpace
means even the most zealous networking addict can stay
productive.
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Social Media Ninja Training
As mentioned in previous articles, using strong passwords
is vital and this is especially the case if you're using a
program that combines a lot of your other accounts in the one
place.
It is after all, a goldmine of your personal information for ID
thieves. Be inventive with your passwords!
Regarding email, unless you enjoy looking at online ads then
Microsoft Outlook is a great way to maintain security and avoid
column after column of tedious sales pitches.
There is also the
thorny debate over whether "free" is really free or not for
the consumer. Figures suggest YouTube as a business will
lose $470 million this year due to ad revenue not covering
spiralling costs such as epic bandwidth and server hosting.
Ad-sponsored online document and email services are therefore
likely to force feed even more aggressive advertising into
"free" online services in 2010 and beyond.
All of a sudden, stand alone software looks a lot more
attractive with its total lack of online noise from ad
companies.
Although some sites have suggested that social media users
concentrate on sending out "high impact messages", there's
always the danger of your online voice sounding like it's trying
way too hard to be noticed.
As a parent, guardian, or student it's safe to say that as long
as you're not sending ten tweets or updates per minute then your
friends aren't going to mind.
They are likely to scan over anything that doesn't interest them
anyway!
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On The Move
Different social media sites suit different
people.
Music fans may feel Last.fm offers more opportunities to
discover new music. Twitter users may never use the Twitter
website, instead sending tweets to followers by a mobile phone
text message.
Try them all out initially and see which one suits you best.
Having a large number of online friends shouldn't disguise the
fact that, in the words of Mashable.com, "you won’t have the
same degree of closeness with all of them". So it's up to you to
decide which online friends you are willing to interact with on
a regular basis.
All of which leads us to the issue of time management.
Even with the best of intentions, it can be difficult to break
the habit of excessive online social chattering.
As the saying goes, 'One day your life may flash in front of
your eyes. Make sure it's worth watching'.
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