Are you burning out on social media?

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Permalink Reply by Jeff Bowe on October 1, 2009 at 9:38pm

Ah, another person willing to toss out what so many feel! This should be fun to watch. By the way, if social media is driving dollars to your door, I doubt you are bored or tired of it, right?

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Permalink Reply by Phillip Martinez on October 1, 2009 at 11:47pm

Agreed, but how do you trace the profits back to social media? How do you know it's worth fighting through the monotony that can be social media?

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Permalink Reply by Mike Seidle on October 3, 2009 at 10:13pm

Um... Measure it?

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Permalink Reply by Curt Alexander on October 1, 2009 at 9:40pm

The more quick hitting versions, like Twitter, seem pointless. Because of its increasing popularity, Twitter more and more assumes the generic tag of social media, so that gives it a bad name. Facebook seems to be used more for gabbing than for establishing and maintaining relationships, so like a lot of things, it comes down to how the tool is used rather than how warped the tool itself is.

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Permalink Reply by Robyn Miller on October 1, 2009 at 9:42pm

I don't burn out so much overall, but I do migrate from tool to tool based on what I'm needing in my life at the time. And like everyone else, sometimes I just turn it all off.

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Permalink Reply by Dario Impini on October 1, 2009 at 9:44pm

Honestly I cant be bothered listening to people say pointless things. They call the 60's the "Me" generation. I'd say thats the latest generation -- thinking everyone cares two hoots what their fleeting thoughts are, what their mundane breakfasts are, and when they are off to yoga. I dont.

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Permalink Reply by Tasha C. Ring on October 1, 2009 at 10:07pm

Amen!

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Permalink Reply by Azar Attura on October 1, 2009 at 9:50pm

No.. I haven't been on my FaceBook, LInked-In, PLaxo, My Space, or Twitter accounts for 2 days now and don't miss them. I usually use Facebook the most -- I get on, say hi to certain friends, respond, learn, listen, glance, and then get on with my life.

I think Face is the Place to communicate the most, for me. I've been able to connect with some people I have not seen for ages. But altho Social Networking is not my life, in many cases, it is a very quick way to stay on top of things. I like the way I can communicate with some of the larger organizations/corporations and get a quick response. Someone IS listening, and I am glad that my input is being taken seriously.

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Permalink Reply by Tasha C. Ring on October 1, 2009 at 9:53pm

Personally, I've never found social media that appealing or beneficial. I would also argue that many "power users" were most likely already lacking some balance in their lives. Social networking sites simply enable unbalanced people to continue being unbalanced.

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Permalink Reply by Lisa Schwaberow on October 1, 2009 at 10:05pm

No, I haven't burned out on it yet. I have also been helping people set up their blogs so that it posts to their facebook and twitter account and they don't need to post in 3 different places!

Personally I have learned to skim and I don't post very often. But I love facebook, it allows me to keep up with family and friends while still staying productive on my computer. Since I spent way too much time in front of the computer going to the social networks or forums such as smaller indiana is a welcome break from work every hour or two. I spend maybe 10 minutes on facebook and then back to work!

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Permalink Reply by Kathy Carandang on October 1, 2009 at 10:24pm

I have to say, what I do as a Certified Pedorthist, is more hands on. So finding the time to put my hands on a computer to do all the Social Networking is a bit more than I can handle at times. I'm still a very small, one man show. I opened www.walkezstore.com only 8 months ago. I have a superb custom orthotic product that works in any type of footwear. And so far, best we can tell, I'm the only one on the Internet in my field of Pedorthics that is casting bio mechanically correct, so the ezWalker (the name of my custom orthotic) works really well, and I back it up with a money back guarantee.
Refining the website, marketing,and trying to do all the other business aspects regarding bookkeeping, inventory tracking, invoicing,and the such, as well as finding time to create the ezWalker as orders come in, I'm simply not awake enough hours in the day sometimes. I realize I need to do the Social Networking thing to become visible in the cyber world, but I need to sell my ezWalker custom arch supports to be able to pay the bills. I feel I'm in a catch 22 right now. If I do Internet Social Networking my sales ratio is lower than if I get out there and Network face to face. However, my store is e-commerce, so if I don't do the Social Networking thing, I'm not going to grow. Obviously, I want the Internet to work for me so finding the balance is a challenge.

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Permalink Reply by Jane Goodwin on October 1, 2009 at 10:44pm

I understand that this post is about people who are sitting at the cool kids' table in the cafeteria and intend to stay there at almost any cost, but I'm twisting the intent a little and answering anyway. I've never been one of the cool kids, not really, and this question means something a bit different to me.

Burning out on social media? Oh, no, quite the contrary, in fact. Social media has simplified my life! I can snoop and stalk. . oops, I mean, keep caught up with my grown children's lives more easily! In fact, I believe entire extended families are becoming closer because it's now so easy to click a key and see all the latest pictures and read up on the doings! I know more about my kids now, via social media, than I did before it existed, and they were living with me right in our house! Just make sure your online life doesn't become more of a priority than your real life; that's a problem for some people, but it's a matter of self-control. Letting anything overtake the genuinely precious things in our lives is always a choice.

Social media helps me choose where to spend my money; I check online for sales and "deals," and it's so much easier to click and print coupons than to sort through mounds of paper with a pair of scissors in my hand. Businesses that Tweet and blog, and which have Facebook pages, will get more of my business than a store, etc, that doesn't. I shop where people understand me and know how to get my attention, and make it easy for me to approach them.

One more thing: I firmly believe that a business with a social media presence is a superior business. Hearing from employees and the occasional smart boss tells me that the business is sharing its "insider" information with me, and the opinions of employees about their place of employment influences me strongly when it's time to choose a store, restaurant, or whatever. On the flip side, a business that doesn't do it RIGHT gets crossed off my list. All the more reason for businesses to hire someone who knows how to use social media; misuse of it is a real downer.

I talk too much, but social media is such a monumentally huge deal to me that I get carried away. I blog for seven businesses, and am on the social media team for them as well, and I've seen first-hand what social media can do for a business, which in turn makes that business serve me more efficiently and well, which makes my life EASIER, not harder!

Burning out on social media? I'm on fire with it, yes, but it's not the all-consuming kind; it's the life-enhancing kind! I could talk all night about this, but I'll shut up and give others a chance. Again, I realize I've not answered this question in the same way as it was intended, but it's my answer and I'm sticking with it.

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