Thanks Kristi. I think your comment is spot on. I ...

2009-03-23T18:23:00.000-05:00

Thanks Kristi. I think your comment is spot on. I know I am an avid user of social utilities, but that's me - totally addicted - but not everyone is. Yet that doesn't mean that you don't have the gusto or the brains to serve your clients Web 2.0 needs well. Great comment also highlighting how some people abuse sites like LinkedIn...

I love your post. I struggle with this balance all...

2009-03-23T13:50:00.000-05:00

I love your post. I struggle with this balance all of the time and here’s how I’ve decided to approach the subject with my current and potential clients. Developing a social media network – on Facebook, LinkedIN, etc – takes time. I do not have a lot of free time. I have a son that’s 10 months old and I’m working on a lot of exciting, great projects with clients. So no, I don’t have time to develop my social networking site into all it can be, per se, but I recommend you follow my lead.

Sure, you can build a network of hundreds of friends on Facebook, or a complete and detailed profile on LinkedIN and follow thousands of people on Twitter… but to what end? What is your goal?

My goal on the social networking sites is to increase my familiarity with the streghts and limitations of the site, gauge the social norms and collect information that I can apply to other areas of my life (work or personal) and to THAT END, I’ve built up ENOUGH of a network and I have ENOUGH friends.

Don’t mistake activity for productivity. And with consultants billing by the hour, I’d recommend clients forgoing the “complete” bio for a working bio.

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Thanks Kristi. I think your comment is spot on. I ...

I love your post. I struggle with this balance all...