The Shifted Librarian shifting libraries at the speed of byte

This is the single most important thing that I think people forget about what social media is: It is, simply, a means to an end. Whether you’re wanting to engage, broadcast, entertain or be entertained, it can do all of these things. How you choose to use it will dictate what you get out of it.
Let me say, to close, that I’m not attempting to bash Laporte or Scoble. Both of them, in their own rights, do amazing work. I am, however, bashing their arguments against the platforms…but I’m also bashing yours if you happen to agree with them, so it’s fair play.
So get out there, sign up for every site you feel like using and find out what you like and dislike about them. You don’t have to like every one of them. We’re all aware; there are stinking piles of fail in the clusters of social media and social networking sites. When you do find ones that you enjoy, use them how you want to use them and don’t let people tell you otherwise. It’s your time, so spend it how you choose.

"I really hate that I still have food hang-ups. Don’t get me wrong, the Josh from five years ago would marvel at what the Josh of today includes in his diet, but I still have such a long way to go to be the eater I aspire to. One of those absolutely silly things I’ve never been able to get over is peanut sauce. I love peanut butter, I love meat, but for some reason if the two were put together, it’s not going in my mouth. It came time to crush this aversion into oblivion, and these beef satay skewers did just the trick." (hat tip to Derrick)

CREDboard aggregates multiple media types (including text, audio, photos, and video) from multiple networks — such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and industry blogs — providing a comprehensive dashboard for monitoring customer interactions. The objective is for companies to know who’s talking about what, where and how often in an attempt to “cover all the bases” to protect their reputations online. The product is designed to help individuals and/or departments not only update and monitor Social Media sites, but also take action when necessary.

Shareflow lets you share ideas, files and more with a specific group — without the hassles and confusion of long group email threads. "Google Wave replacement"