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How Many Social Networks etc., are Too Much

Jul 29

Posted by Lumpy in CMS, GTD, Google, Information Overload, KM, Social Web, Tid Bits and Web Drippings, blogs, comments, connectivety, connectivety comments, delicious, social Networking

I am starting to wonder how many networks can one belong too? I have too much on my plate and have spent the better part of my weekend tweaking code to make lumpyscorner work with my various networks, bookmark sites etc.,

Is it just me or is there reaaaaal strong need for some type of "All in one" tool?
I mean I love the integration and social web but if it becomes overwhelming when does it become data smog?

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Tagging Mania

Jun 1

Posted by Lumpy in Feeds, Feeds (RSS), Social Web Tools, Tid Bits and Web Drippings, connectivety, delicious, search, social Networking

I have written a few posts on tagging and I have received a good bit of traffic on the post. More importantly, I have received comments and e-mails on the subject as well. Web conversations are great learning medium. I am flattered and thankful. I even received some "kudos" from Bill Ives in this article. The best part of this whole experience is that some real conversations happening. Ideas are being shared. This is good. I have a full schedule today dealing with some health issues and relocataion but I had to put up a quick post on this topic. It is usually better to keep a conversation going rather than give it a pause of scilence.

I have also continued to use the "stalking" and filtering methods discussed in this great article; The Several Habits of the Wildly Successful Delicious User. My delicious list is in exponential growth!

Feeds (RSS) and tagging go hand in hand for sharing knowledge. I put up a post on one specific use of using delicious tags to generate useful content regarding our podcast. You may want to read that post. It is also an article on "getting things done".

I have been doing much reading on the subject of tagging and I shall have more to say in the future. For today, I thought I would quickly share my links on the matter with three simple scripts. What follows is taken from my delicious account and the links are arranged by the most recently added. The beauty of this method is that the list will update automatically every hour. I hope it is of help and look forward to feedback so I may learn even more. As usual, thanks much for reading.

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Delicious vs. Search

May 19

Posted by Lumpy in Feeds, Feeds (RSS), Social Web Tools, connectivety, delicious, search, social Networking

In the past, I have penned a few articles on tagging. I also admit that I was somewhat lagging in grabing my Cyberboard and surfing that particular wave. In an attempt to deal with repeated insomnia due to sinus problems, I have been doing a lot of catching up on the topic. There has been a great deal of web discusion on the topic. I have read about the cognitive aspects of it, the social aspects, it’s lacking any benefit to search engines and it’s benefit to search in specific situations.

There is no doubt that tagging is currently all the rage amongst the webbites of the world. It is also just as certain that there is much debate over the long term usefulness of such and endeavor regarding information and knowledge management. The above links discuss the popularity of tagging and it’s usefulness (,or lack there of,) in searching the web. I am going to very briefly summarize them as follows:

  • It is not a replacement to search.
  • It is a viable alternative to search.

Bold bullets eh?

I really feel it is true though. I am finding myself searching far less often. Before I dive more into the topic, I would like to suggest a good post of links on tagging. Read this and the related links. More importantly, read this post on using delicious and I think you will quickly get my point. (Be sure to read the comments as well.)

Search will never be replaced. In the past, I have often searched the same topic over and over. With the applied use of the delicous suggestions above, I have saved that time. I simply use my delicious network and inbox to automatically deliver the said items. Now, the time issue is keeping up with that inflow.

I tag more and search less. If we all do that, we will all search less. I put this post up to get opinions. Please feel free to leave a liberal amount of comments.

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