A Passion for Lists
H. Allen Smith (1907-1976), noted American journalist, once said, “The human animal differs from the lesser primates in his passion for lists”.
I would have to agree – we do love our lists! Some of us have bucket lists, a lot of them still in progress. Or you can buy a readymade bucket list like 1000 Places to Visit Before you Die. There are all sorts of books with lists and even a series called the Book of Lists. Also there are wildly popular online lists like Craig’s List or Angie’s List.
We make lists when we go shopping for groceries or Christmas presents. We make a list when we are planning a long vacation. When we are peeved we make mental lists of what we think is wrong with our partner in life or business.
I have a list of social media apps, platforms, and widgets that I would like to try out and put to use. I want to see what’s worth keeping and what should be crossed off. This list is dynamic because I will be watching out for new things to add to it.
My blog, The Social Media List, will be about each app, platform, or widget that I check out. It will be from my viewpoint as a social media hobbyist (who still has a lot to learn).
Maybe you would like to follow along and learn with me.
This starts a new and improved series from guest blogger, Judy Szewczyk. She will be exploring a variety of social media platforms, what they are and how to use them. Follow her at clearlyderby.blogspot.com.
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What’s the Plan?
We were thinking about some basic tools last time but they won’t be of much use unless we have a good plan.
I don’t want to reinvent any wheels here so I’m going with a tried and true plan. I’ll call it the “Hands On Plan” or “HOP”. So what’s a HOP? Very simple: you make a list of things you want to get done, put them in order of importance, and start on the first one. Whenever you get stumped you do research and ask questions. HOWEVER, you need to learn from each task, and keep track of how you solved it. I tend to write things down in a notebook as I go and then I make notes and save links in OneNote.
My first task (Task 1) is to spiff up another blog I author, Clearly Derby. I’ve been asked to share Clearly Derby on the New Haven Register in their Community Media Lab. I checked out some of the other blogs in there and mine is quite plain in comparison. I’m not going for over-the-top elaborate but I need some improvement.
The Clearly Derby blog tracks my progress with the development of a Facebook page of the same name. I’ve spent so much time developing the page content that I’ve neglected the blog. For sub-task 1A, I want to include a tab on my Clearly Derby Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ClearlyDerby) that links to my blog.
Next time I’ll tell you how I did it!
This is the third in a series from guest blogger, Judy Szewczyk. She will be exploring a variety of social media platforms, what they are and how to use them. Follow her at clearlyderby.blogspot.com.
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