Overwhelmed

I had written an entire post about technology and how an initial idea and application often gets morphed into something entirely different. I used the GPS as an example. When I reread and edited the post, it just seemed boring and without any real purpose. I was speaking to the question of whether a particular technological advancement was seeking to solve a problem or address a need. Or conversely, was it simply another piece of fluff?

As technology evolves, so does the way it is used. Twitter for example was designed to be a social networking tool. For me, I see it used mostly as a networking tool for business. I did a quick summary of activity and have found that 90% of the tweets I get are links to articles on business, media and social networking. I know it has much to do with the people I chose to follow but I haven’t found a lot more opportunities. As for the business links, I do want to keep up but am frankly overwhelmed. I was in meetings for most of the afternoon yesterday and returned to over 100 Tweets. And I only follow 43 people! Most of those messages are from people who in some way earn a living related to social media. Add that to a slew of telephone messages (yes I still get a few) and emails and the challenge is on.

For me, I may have reached a point where trying to keep up is an impossible task. How many articles can be written about the same basic things? I thought that I had an “aha” moment with Twitter a couple of months ago but now I am not so sure. Maybe, it’s a novelty that is little more then fluff!

I am turning off Twitter and Facebook and heading home to read a book and maybe a good magazine article. There was a time when I could have totally zoned out but my Blackberry keeps me constantly connected – clearly technology can be great but…

Cheers and have a great day!
George