Consolidating and networking the networks
After much searching, I finally found an application that appears to offer what I want for socializing and managing my social networks. I have reached the point that I have a bookmarks folder just to keep up with the accounts I create. I don’t even remember the purposes of many of them, and I certainly don’t want to log into each account to update bits and pieces everywhere. However there are benefits to the niche networking available in communities devoted to specific subjects—gaining feedback on creations, finding new resources based on shared interests, and connecting with similar people. So what is the solution?
- Not sending updates to email or using email for updating. Clunky.
- Unfortunately not 8hands, because it’s only for Windows and only covers the management end.
- Likewise, not Six Apart’s brilliant social graph, because it only covers the networked networks portion.
What then!? After much searching I actually found a solution through a political article discussing the management issues politicians face in the age of campaigning through online social networks: MyLifeBrand. While I’m not overly excited by the name, I applied for a celebrity account this weekend to test it out. Hopefully this won’t just become another bookmark in the folder, but instead a way to manage, link, and explore the many networks I’ve already lost touch with…
Posted by Jenny on 10/28 at 12:12 PM