tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043597826599085122.post5677149867041936322..comments2024-02-26T20:38:32.447-08:00Comments on McSquared: After the Ten Stages of TwitterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043597826599085122.post-64425381592094262592014-08-15T05:09:33.836-07:002014-08-15T05:09:33.836-07:00You're not the first person to tell me that ab...You're not the first person to tell me that about the comments not working. That kills me! Comments are lifeblood for a blogger. Thanks so much for persisting - see this is why you're on the Daily list!<br /><br />I spent a WHOLE lot of time cycling between 11-12.. I tried to just walk away a few times. But what kept me coming back was that I knew there was so much gold out there - and by gold I mean people like you, Mary, Greg....people that I trust, ultimately. I could have called the list "People I Trust".<br /><br />I'm also pretty sure this is just a temporary fix, too. A year from now, maybe I'll have a daily list for tchrs, one for gardeners, one for family. Or I'll have trimmed down my followers so I don't have to have this tiny subset on a list. Or I'll know more people I can trust, which would be a good thing - a problem you want to have.<br /><br />I hope you find a solution that works in the long term. Let me know what you're stage 13 looks like!<br /><br />And you rock too, like a boss.Audrey McLarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16768854682051024178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043597826599085122.post-78927722246975886072014-08-14T20:00:58.735-07:002014-08-14T20:00:58.735-07:00I'm not sure about this comment thing. It jus...I'm not sure about this comment thing. It just erased take 2. So take 3.<br /><br />I totally identify with your Stages 11 and 12. Right now, I'm in the "it's upsetting me" phase. I'm working through it. I remember you talking about your "daily list" in Ottawa and so I've been giving that a try. Gave that list a major pruning today (it's now 2 people). Will see how that goes.<br /><br />So while a bit different comment from yesterday, I am SO glad that you have put in writing what's been going through my head a lot recently! Thanks...as usual...you rock!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043597826599085122.post-59105800366706132652014-08-14T08:39:44.592-07:002014-08-14T08:39:44.592-07:00I am equally certain, in fact, I'll be devasta...I am equally certain, in fact, I'll be devastated if it doesn't happen!<br /><br />I totally agree about the time thing, it's hard to call it wasted but it definitely is taking a bite out of other stuff. That's another way that the shortlist helps, fewer things to read, but I feel refreshed enough to say enough for now, and get to work. For a while anyway....it's like anything else, I guess, it's not static, it changes as your needs change, it takes discipline, and it takes maintenance.Audrey McLarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16768854682051024178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043597826599085122.post-75471761756144687702014-08-14T08:24:45.857-07:002014-08-14T08:24:45.857-07:00Audrey - great post, and I am looking forward to o...Audrey - great post, and I am looking forward to our f2f meeting which I am certain is in our future. I've gotten to the point where as much as I love twitter and the folk I have connected with therein, I feel like I did when I first got onto Facebook - I open up Tweetdeck, and then 2 hours have mysteriously passed. I don't want to make a blanket statement that the time is unproductive, but I have definitely been diverted from things I intended to do and then lost the time needed for them. I haven't yet learned the art of tweeting while conducting the rest of my life, but then again, that division of mental energy is not one I necessarily aspire to. In any case, your Stage 13 sounds like a good next step. I know which conversations I want to be a part of, and which hashtags I want to follow. Having the entire world at your fingertips (or on your phone) isn't always the best thing. - Wendy Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043597826599085122.post-7593647072166770052014-08-13T16:18:33.295-07:002014-08-13T16:18:33.295-07:00I think that blogposts by themselves might be dyin...I think that blogposts by themselves might be dying, but when the conversations they spur take place on twitter it cranks things up a notch or two. Twitter is like the accelerant, and facebook can be too. I've been known to share some blogposts on facebook, just certain ones that aren't specifically about teaching. For example, I wrote a post once about my mother, and put it here because there was nowhere else to put it, then shared it on facebook, which many of my friends really responded to. So I think it's the combo that makes the difference. Thanks for your as usual thoughtful comments, Jim, and by the way, you are one of those voices of reason, make no mistake.Audrey McLarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16768854682051024178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043597826599085122.post-33885070249647956822014-08-13T16:06:41.162-07:002014-08-13T16:06:41.162-07:00As someone for whom social media in general is tro...As someone for whom social media in general is troubling, this post really hit a chord with me. I still do not have Facebook and suspect I never will. I still feel like I am bobbing in an ocean of information from twitter. Blog posts are where I feel most comfortable but, as I gleaned from Dan's speech at TMC, this seems to be a platform that is dwindling rather than growing. I need to take the advice of voices of reason about how to best interact in the twitterverse. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043597826599085122.post-18387211123312447892014-08-13T11:35:57.769-07:002014-08-13T11:35:57.769-07:00That's a really good way to look at it, from b...That's a really good way to look at it, from both angles, both unfollowing and being unfollowed. We can only hope that others will interpret it as we try to. Love the idea of spring cleaning, excellent idea.<br /><br />I'm so glad I got to know you too, starting from twitter, then coffee on New Year's Day, then our legendary tweet-up with the rest of the Canucks! You're a great friend and colleague, and you make awesome food too! <3Audrey McLarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16768854682051024178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043597826599085122.post-73863694605394318612014-08-13T10:15:37.000-07:002014-08-13T10:15:37.000-07:00Audrey,
Thank you for sharing this post. It is som...Audrey,<br />Thank you for sharing this post. It is sometimes a difficult balance to follow enough of the "right" people without getting overwhelmed. I often feel bad that I don't automatically follow people back when they follow me, but I know I can't keep up beyond where I am. I also periodically do a twitter spring cleaning. In workshops I have given on twitter I say that I am not offended if someone unfollows me - they need to follow the right people for them and I can't take that personally.<br /><br />I have enjoyed getting to know you on Twitter and in person. I hope your new list works for you :)Mary Bourassahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12427568524129802618noreply@blogger.com