Twitter, Friendfeed, Jaiku, Pownce, Plurk, Identi.ca

Is that enough to make your head spin? Microblogging abounds…Networking is important but work needs to get done. So let’s take the pain out of this & get it into perspective because you can not be everywhere all the time!

Here’s a quick overview in case you’re wondering where to turn & what to do. I was going to blog about Plurk but then Identi.ca sprang up.

• Create your username at each to avoid someone else doing it & causing havoc.
• Find one friend & add their friends.
  • Sprinkle the links around (your blog, and microblogging sites where your friends are at).
  • Let others build your list. Here are my newest ones (thanks in advance for connecting with me!)
    • http://www.plurk.com/user/ConnieBensen
    • http://identi.ca/conniebensen
    • Friendfeed & Twitter are on the left under my photo
• Explore them a bit & decide which format offers you the most. Here are my observations:
  • Friendfeed aggregates many social networks
    • it’s more passive for me
    • some like it because it allows threaded comments
    • there are rooms – I created one for Community Managers 
      • a good place to share links
      • If you’re the admin, you can add feeds just like your profile
  • Twitter – I used to go there for socializing but …
    • it’s downtime is causing people to complain
    • partial service is causing Summize to be important
  • Plurk – I’ve become a plurker
    • Here are some instructions if you’d like to get started
      • 3 Plurk lessons by my friend Kathy who used me as the example
      • 10 minute guide to plurk
      • More help with plurk
    • the threaded interaction makes it more like a chat room
    • some are using it more than Twitter but haven’t abandoned Twitter
    • it seems to be great for crowdsourcing
      • ‘plurkshops‘ are being held most every evening
      • Beth Harte has links to them
      • Darren Rowse, Problogger is effectively using it to gain ideas
      • Mack Collier comments on how it can be used for business
  • Identi-ca – a new open source that feels like Twitter
    • lacks many features like searching to find friends
    • I registered & am adding friends as they find me
    • My guess is that it will grow quickly since it’s open source

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What would you add to that? What is your favorite service & why?

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