Drew tagged me on a meme started over at Web Strategy by Jeremiah ?? Drew was tagged by Connie ?? about media snacking.
What??s a media snacker? From Jeremiah??s blog:
??Folks who consume small bits of information, data or entertainment when, where, and how they want.?
His post was inspired by this video, which Jeremiah contests:
??I??d argue that the folks who created this video emphasized too much that mediasnackers are the youth only, because business folks of any age are busy, get information from multiple sources, and need filters.?
So the question is, how do you respect media snackers and where can you do better?
How do I respect media snackers:
? I??m one of them. Not following a ??can??t beat them, so I??ve joined them? strategy here, I??ve been a longtime media snacker (maybe without even knowing it) for a long while. I favour short, concise articles that get to the point when I??m busy, simple marketing messages that cut to the chase at all times and will cut out anything that wastes my time, like partial feeds. You want me to read, give it to me when and where I want it.
? I Twitter. Currently following 75 people ?? people who feed me some of the most important information I read every day. They filter for me, telling me what I should snack on. In return, I try to do the same for them.
? My del.icio.us page is tag heavy. Which, like Drew mentioned in his post, makes it easier for people to access the content they??re looking for when they land on my page.
? I??ve got a DVR. Pre-DVR, I was a flipper, changing channels during commercial breaks, sometimes even cutting shows down to their bare essentials. Now, I just skip ahead and watch what I want, when I want. Understanding this mindset is a huge if you want to get just how and why people aren??t tuned into commercials unless held hostage.
Where I can do better
? Shorter blog posts. Enough said.
? Letting readers know when I??m not posting. Shouldn??t disappear without explaining why, wasting your time visiting here when you could be elsewhere.
My turn to tag some other media snackers: Matt, Valeria, Ann ?? have fun!
October 31st, 2007 at 2:13 pm
Hi Mark,
Thank you for the tag. Since I didn’t really share my media snacks on my post http://tinyurl.com/ytqfu4, I will do so here.
I use Twitter to sort through what’s going on and post news. Rubel, Scobleizer, Chris Brogan, Jim Long, Vaspers the Grate, Connie Reece, Technosailor, Geoff Livingston and so many others post a consistent stream of interesting and timely information. This week (and next) I’ve also used Twitter to compile a list of requests for topics to post on at my blog.
I’m beginning to listen to podcasts and watch vCasts (Matt’s for example). And I have been writing slightly shorter blog posts ;-)
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:32 am
Thanks for taking on the meme discussion…
Just adding your voice to the many:
http://tinyurl.com/39ohf5
DK
MediaSnackers Founder
November 2nd, 2007 at 9:36 am
Valeria: It’s been interesting watching you on Twitter, I have to say. You’ve jumped right in and have gotten so much out of it so fast. It’ll be fun continuing to see how you use it to further your thinking.
DK: Nice job tracking the meme!
November 3rd, 2007 at 4:01 am
[…] Here is a list of blogs that have participated in the MediaSnackers meme - Deborah Shultz, Chris Brogan, Steve Hodson, Connie Bensen, Geoff Livingston, David Yeo, Kyle Flaherty, Lee Hopkins, Todd Defren, Connie Reece, Valeria Maltoni, John Johnston, Clay Newton, Cathleen Ritt, Drew McLellan, Andrea Vascellari, Gavin Heaton, Kevin Dugan, Mark Cahill, Kami Huyse, Jane Quigley, Sarah Wurrey, Beth Kanter, Ike Piggott, Jason Falls, Rob La Gesse, Doug Meacham, Chris Wilson, Meg Tsiamis, Elizabeth Dunn, Colin McKay, Tamar Weinberg, Martin Koser, Mark Goren, Angela Penny, Heather Yaxley, Sherri Lynne, Luis Suarez and Patrix. […]
November 26th, 2007 at 2:19 pm
[…] Other voices from the Mediasnackers meme: Brian Solis, Chris Brogan, Connie Densen, Clay Newton, Connie Reece, Lee Hopkins, Deborah Schultz, Steven Hodson, Geoff Livingston, John Johnston, Cathleen Rittereiser, Mark Cahill, Kevin Dugan, Kami Huyse (and again), Jane Quigley, Sarah Wurrey, Todd Defren, Kyle Flaherty, Gaurav Mishra, Drew McLellan, Beth Kanter, Ike Piggott, Jason Falls, Rob La Gesse, Doug Meacham, Chris Wilson, Meg Tsiamis, Elizabeth Dunn, Colin McKay, Tamar Weinberg, Martin Koser, Mark Goren, Angela Penny, Heather Yaxley, Sherri Lynne, Luis Suarez, Rich, Valeria Maltoni, Jim Long, Neil Perkin, Shel Holtz, Luca Vergano, Steve Garfield […]
November 26th, 2007 at 2:24 pm
[…] Here more voices from the meme: Brian Solis, Chris Brogan, Connie Densen, Clay Newton, Connie Reece, Lee Hopkins, Deborah Schultz, Steven Hodson, Geoff Livingston, John Johnston, Cathleen Rittereiser, Mark Cahill, Kevin Dugan, Kami Huyse (and again), Jane Quigley, Sarah Wurrey, Todd Defren, Kyle Flaherty, Gaurav Mishra, Drew McLellan, Beth Kanter, Ike Piggott, Jason Falls, Rob La Gesse, Doug Meacham, Chris Wilson, Meg Tsiamis, Elizabeth Dunn, Colin McKay, Tamar Weinberg, Martin Koser, Mark Goren, Angela Penny, Heather Yaxley, Sherri Lynne, Luis Suarez, Rich, Valeria Maltoni, Jim Long, Neil Perkin, Shel Holtz, Luca Vergano, Steve Garfield […]