Comments on: Do You Get Social Tool Fatigue? http://davefleet.com/2009/01/do-you-get-social-tool-fatigue/ Exploring the intersection of communications, marketing and social media Wed, 23 May 2012 09:47:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: What if Tweety Bird Tweeted? « Media Bullseye – A New Media and Communications Magazine http://davefleet.com/2009/01/do-you-get-social-tool-fatigue/comment-page-1/#comment-79144 What if Tweety Bird Tweeted? « Media Bullseye – A New Media and Communications Magazine Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:00:42 +0000 http://davefleet.com/2009/01/do-you-get-social-tool-fatigue/#comment-79144 [...] Fleet’s question of whether some are getting ‘Social Tool Fatigue‘ is next, with Nathan pointing out that he tries every shiny new tool that is out [...] [...] Fleet’s question of whether some are getting ‘Social Tool Fatigue‘ is next, with Nathan pointing out that he tries every shiny new tool that is out [...]

]]> By: Toward an Enterprise SRM Platform | Scalable Intimacy http://davefleet.com/2009/01/do-you-get-social-tool-fatigue/comment-page-1/#comment-24221 Toward an Enterprise SRM Platform | Scalable Intimacy Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:33:13 +0000 http://davefleet.com/2009/01/do-you-get-social-tool-fatigue/#comment-24221 [...] Do You Get Social Tool Fatigue? [...] [...] Do You Get Social Tool Fatigue? [...]

]]> By: Michelle http://davefleet.com/2009/01/do-you-get-social-tool-fatigue/comment-page-1/#comment-23799 Michelle Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:37:02 +0000 http://davefleet.com/2009/01/do-you-get-social-tool-fatigue/#comment-23799 I agree with this thought. I'm definitely no expert on social media nor am I obsessed, but I do want to learn as much about it as possible. I use several different tools and try to read as much as I can, but it is hard to do it all. I find it pretty easy to "switch off" for awhile but then my problem becomes that it is so hard to keep up! I agree with this thought. I’m definitely no expert on social media nor am I obsessed, but I do want to learn as much about it as possible. I use several different tools and try to read as much as I can, but it is hard to do it all. I find it pretty easy to “switch off” for awhile but then my problem becomes that it is so hard to keep up!

]]> By: Brandon Carlos http://davefleet.com/2009/01/do-you-get-social-tool-fatigue/comment-page-1/#comment-23782 Brandon Carlos Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:44:35 +0000 http://davefleet.com/2009/01/do-you-get-social-tool-fatigue/#comment-23782 I can understand feeling overwhelmed in Jeremiah's case-- with a Twitter stream in the many thousands, you're looking at dozens of new page updates a day. I used to find RSS feeds daunting if I didn't check them every day. The reality of a corporate job, though, is that most of these tools just aren't accessible during the day. I've made the shift from staying up to date to using my Feed Burner as a catalogue of great reads. I'll prune the junk and leave the pieces I find interesting for a later date (say, a Sunday afternoon). I can understand feeling overwhelmed in Jeremiah’s case– with a Twitter stream in the many thousands, you’re looking at dozens of new page updates a day.

I used to find RSS feeds daunting if I didn’t check them every day. The reality of a corporate job, though, is that most of these tools just aren’t accessible during the day. I’ve made the shift from staying up to date to using my Feed Burner as a catalogue of great reads. I’ll prune the junk and leave the pieces I find interesting for a later date (say, a Sunday afternoon).

]]> By: Craig McGill http://davefleet.com/2009/01/do-you-get-social-tool-fatigue/comment-page-1/#comment-23764 Craig McGill Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:11:33 +0000 http://davefleet.com/2009/01/do-you-get-social-tool-fatigue/#comment-23764 It might sound lame to some, but in all honesty, you do just have to switch off and accept that yes, you may miss some interesting Tweets and points of info, but if you want to get other jobs done - notably writing - then you have to turn other items off. It might sound lame to some, but in all honesty, you do just have to switch off and accept that yes, you may miss some interesting Tweets and points of info, but if you want to get other jobs done – notably writing – then you have to turn other items off.

]]> By: Uma http://davefleet.com/2009/01/do-you-get-social-tool-fatigue/comment-page-1/#comment-23706 Uma Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:32:56 +0000 http://davefleet.com/2009/01/do-you-get-social-tool-fatigue/#comment-23706 I agree with what others have said above. It's easy to spend hours using all of the tools available to us, but it gets pretty tiring quickly. There was a time during undergrad at univeristy that I found it hard to tear myself away from Facebook. Now I only go on once in a while. I think it's important to remember that it's ok if we miss things. If it's something really important or interesting, chances are that others have retweeted it or blogged about it and so you'll find out about it eventually. I agree with what others have said above. It’s easy to spend hours using all of the tools available to us, but it gets pretty tiring quickly. There was a time during undergrad at univeristy that I found it hard to tear myself away from Facebook. Now I only go on once in a while.

I think it’s important to remember that it’s ok if we miss things. If it’s something really important or interesting, chances are that others have retweeted it or blogged about it and so you’ll find out about it eventually.

]]> By: social-media.social-bookmark.me http://davefleet.com/2009/01/do-you-get-social-tool-fatigue/comment-page-1/#comment-23420 social-media.social-bookmark.me Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:23:52 +0000 http://davefleet.com/2009/01/do-you-get-social-tool-fatigue/#comment-23420 <strong>Do You Get Social Tool Fatigue?...</strong> “Without those tools, I might have not had the same experts and colleagues at my disposal who offer me some of the best insights on technology, media, journalism and life — all things that make me a productive and (I hope) intellectually curious in... Do You Get Social Tool Fatigue?…

“Without those tools, I might have not had the same experts and colleagues at my disposal who offer me some of the best insights on technology, media, journalism and life — all things that make me a productive and (I hope) intellectually curious in…

]]> By: Erin Bury http://davefleet.com/2009/01/do-you-get-social-tool-fatigue/comment-page-1/#comment-23366 Erin Bury Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:33:17 +0000 http://davefleet.com/2009/01/do-you-get-social-tool-fatigue/#comment-23366 I agree with Susan. You have to set guidelines for what you do online every day, and align that with your personal/business goals. It would be great to just read Tweets all day long, but unfortunately it's not realistic. That's why I love Google Reader - I can get all the blogs and news sources I like aggregated to one place - check it twice a day and I feel like I've read two newspapers and about 20 blogs! I agree with Susan. You have to set guidelines for what you do online every day, and align that with your personal/business goals. It would be great to just read Tweets all day long, but unfortunately it’s not realistic. That’s why I love Google Reader – I can get all the blogs and news sources I like aggregated to one place – check it twice a day and I feel like I’ve read two newspapers and about 20 blogs!

]]> By: Caleb Gardner http://davefleet.com/2009/01/do-you-get-social-tool-fatigue/comment-page-1/#comment-23357 Caleb Gardner Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:13:57 +0000 http://davefleet.com/2009/01/do-you-get-social-tool-fatigue/#comment-23357 Dave: Thanks for your insightful post. I think all of us would be lying to ourselves if we said that we weren't a little overwhelmed by social media some of the time. There is an unspoken pressure amongst high-end users that content must be constantly updated, and you must be constantly in contact with your community. What inevitably has to happen is what has to happen in every area of life: balance. You can't please everyone all of the time. And if you try to, you're going to burn out. Dave:
Thanks for your insightful post. I think all of us would be lying to ourselves if we said that we weren’t a little overwhelmed by social media some of the time. There is an unspoken pressure amongst high-end users that content must be constantly updated, and you must be constantly in contact with your community.

What inevitably has to happen is what has to happen in every area of life: balance. You can’t please everyone all of the time. And if you try to, you’re going to burn out.

]]> By: Susan Mazza http://davefleet.com/2009/01/do-you-get-social-tool-fatigue/comment-page-1/#comment-23356 Susan Mazza Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:41:16 +0000 http://davefleet.com/2009/01/do-you-get-social-tool-fatigue/#comment-23356 At first I didn't want to miss a thing so I tried to read everything - now that was exhausting! Now I have it down to a few simple daily practices - connect with one new person, tweet 3 times, RT one tweet,and read one blog. Many days I do more, but I am not overwhelmed anymore either. Am I missing a lot - yep. But you gotta trust that you'll find what/who you need when you need it/them. And I get so much positive energy from just scanning my tweetdeck - there is a wonderfully positive energy going on out there that is hard to find in the world. RIght now Twitter is my main window to the social media world other than my own blog. For now it is more than enough. At first I didn’t want to miss a thing so I tried to read everything – now that was exhausting! Now I have it down to a few simple daily practices – connect with one new person, tweet 3 times, RT one tweet,and read one blog. Many days I do more, but I am not overwhelmed anymore either. Am I missing a lot – yep. But you gotta trust that you’ll find what/who you need when you need it/them. And I get so much positive energy from just scanning my tweetdeck – there is a wonderfully positive energy going on out there that is hard to find in the world. RIght now Twitter is my main window to the social media world other than my own blog. For now it is more than enough.

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