tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653607.post1388190606952446114..comments2024-03-23T13:46:57.096-04:00Comments on Connie Crosby: Connie Crosby's Top 6 Ways to Find Out What's Going OnConnie Crosbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15049314387546446951noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653607.post-40748342105070953852009-06-28T21:35:27.887-04:002009-06-28T21:35:27.887-04:00I'm glad everyone found these helpful. Ben, t...I'm glad everyone found these helpful. Ben, to clarify, these methods are how I find out what events are happening. I have other methods for finding out current news. <br /><br />Cheers,<br />ConnieConnie Crosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049314387546446951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653607.post-40017491995947333732009-06-27T18:20:43.366-04:002009-06-27T18:20:43.366-04:00These are great! I just checked out and signed up...These are great! I just checked out and signed up for Meetup - thanks!IamLibrarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752493753676079153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653607.post-77802131597119996732009-06-20T11:39:06.169-04:002009-06-20T11:39:06.169-04:00Great post as I liked how you still use face time....Great post as I liked how you still use face time. I wrote about it as well. Sorry you weren't at SLA.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07085999987712451098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653607.post-90046224960916163272009-06-10T10:50:28.557-04:002009-06-10T10:50:28.557-04:00I subscribe to a ridiculous number of syndication ...I subscribe to a ridiculous number of syndication feeds. While I often pick and choose what to read from those feeds, I still read a good deal of content and skim much more. For instance, I subscribe to several of the CBC News feeds, so I usually know the day's top stories. Then I've got my tech blogs, some other interesting bloggers, and of course, your feed!<br /><br />If I find something of note, then I share it with others (usually via Twitter, and hence Facebook as well). Although sharing links and bookmarks is nothing new, Twitter adds something to the mix by piggybacking link-sharing onto a discussion medium. People don't just visit Twitter to check out bookmarks like they would on Del.icio.us; they live on Twitter for its content, some of which happens to be links.<br /><br />Of course, when I want to know "what's going on," I'm referring more to just events in the world or shiny new developments online. I don't <i>go</i> places. That would require me to meet with people, and that's crazy talk! Besides, I live in Thunder Bay and don't have the opportunity to travel much, so online congress is usually the source of my best discourse.<br /><br />You've got a great list there, though, which underscores the power of social networks. I usually make the same point you do about Facebook when people I know offline (usually ... older people) question its usefulness. There's this completely understandable fear that if we grow too connected online we'll lose touch offline. Nothing could be further from the truth. Since Facebook makes it so easy to inform one's friends of new events--no more engraved invitations or trying to phone them up on the party line--it just becomes easier to stay connected offline.<br /><br />But I digress. Nice list! I like lists, and I like reading lists; it puts things in perspective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653607.post-2011122021207532522009-06-10T10:15:58.340-04:002009-06-10T10:15:58.340-04:00Thanks for sharing your methods Connie!Thanks for sharing your methods Connie!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888995007430890029noreply@blogger.com