Comments on: Are you an intelligent social media addict?

By: Robert Pickstone

Robert Pickstone — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:38:01 +0000

I completely agree! When the addiciton affects home lifte then that is one, when it is taken into the workplace then that is quite another – not good!

By: Ex Back

Ex Back — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:52:23 +0000

i like this and But when used by less intelligent beings, they can disrupt and even … Social media addiction can ruin people's professional productivity!

By: annholman

annholman — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:09:26 +0000

Great post Robert. A strike of common sense to the old brain. Love your comment “The real addiction that most of us have is wanting to talk to people. That’s not a bad thing.” Absolutely, it is not, no matter in what format we do it!

By: annholman

annholman — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:09:26 +0000

By: Robert Pickstone

Robert Pickstone — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:13:18 +0000

Thanks Jed. I really like the fact that social media allows users to control their own real-time learning. It is a big reason why so many people use it, both professionally and personally. Maybe in the future I can post about different techniques that people use to intelligently control their learning online.

By: Robert Pickstone

Robert Pickstone — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:48:41 +0000

Thanks for the comment Dale. I think you are right. An awful lot of Twitter users that have plenty of followers or that make the mainstream news headlines do so because of their name or celebrity status. That's the beauty of social media though – you can use it intelligently to filter out noise you don't want to hear and receive the type of information and content that you want.

By: informonkey

informonkey — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:14:11 +0000

Hi Rob,

Good post. Considered and well written. And yes; 'intelligent' is the key word here. Social media does have much to offer but it's usually the non-intelligent stuff that makes the headlines e.g. Stephen Fry's tweets while stuck in a lift. Very facinating for his fans and admirers I'm sure but give me some Star Trek re-runs any night;-)

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uberVU - social comments — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:31:11 +0000

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By: Jed Langdon

Jed Langdon — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:18:25 +0000

Good blog post Robert.

You have raised a really good point and it links in with the point I often make to people who don't understand Twitter. Most people that have never tried Twitter think it is just a “playground” for following self-obsessed, narcistic people and celebrities. Of course it is for those people who aren't “feeding their addiction intelligently”. However, Twitter is much more than that and if used intelligently allows people to take control of their own informal learning in a variety of ways and in a way never experienced before. It allows people to learn in real time, from other people's experiences and to form relationships with people who share the same quest for knowledge and learning.