Moar Organizing
This is probably going to be the last post cross-referencing to LiveJournal. I never look at it anymore unless I’m going there to read a few specific journals, and those have been plugged into the previously-mentioned Google Reader/feedly aggregator. Thems who still want to read bloggy/journally-type things from me can do so on inkyblack.net. You’ll also find all my other stoopid social-networking crapola there (here).
I’m also going to the trouble of adding other things to feedly/google reader as a bit of an experiment. I’ve mentioned before that the vast plethora of microblogging/web2.0 stuff out there is not only compelling, but really annoying to try and keep track of. I fell behind on reading livejournal when I cluttered it up with different LJ groups. I tend to fall behind on Twitter (even with only a few folks on the list!) because I hate having to install software specifically for that one application. It’s part of the reason why folks very rarely see me logged into any of the IM accounts I have. I started trying to use FriendFeed, because it makes sense (you sign up for it, tell it what web apps & services you use and it aggregates everything for you), but it’s only really useful if your friends actually sign up. Instead, I’ve wound up with a Firefox window dedicated to Facebook and the resultant continuous unsolicited requests to adopt virtual pets, plants, and various farm machinery. I really don’t like Facebook, but it seems to be the one place that everyone seems to want to post all their crap. Heck, even my mother uses Facebook! The weird thing? Facebook acquired FriendFeed. I have mixed feelings as to whether I want them to blend the two.
Really, all I want to do is have everything located fairly centrally so that I can keep up with what my friends are doing & respond in a timely manner if needed. I’d also like them to be able to access the things I’m willing to share with them. Here’s hoping that turning everything into a newsfeed does the trick!
