Are you LinkedIn to Facebook, MySpace, Plaxo, etc. etc.?
Today while researching a story on social network sites, I came across this MSNBC column by Eve Tahmincioglu, discussing the frustration of wading through the maze of social networking sites available today.
Here’s what people have been asking me lately: “Is it enough just to be on LinkedIn and Facebook?” “I just got an invite from a friend who’s on Plaxo. What is it and should I join?” “Will I dilute my networking effectiveness if I’m on MySpace, LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter?
With so many social networking sites out there - and more on the way - how do you manage them? Do you focus on one or two, while ignoring the others? I haven’t seen any research along these lines, but I’d be willing to bet that the majority of users tend to put most of their networking energy into one particular site.
Tim has covered a wide range of topics, including tourism, crime, aviation and gambling, since becoming a reporter in 1990. The Oklahoma native joined the Post-Dispatch in 2007 after spending nine years in Orlando. In his spare time, he's often exploring one virtual world or another. He can be reached at tbarker@post-dispatch.com. 
I have asked myself that very same question. When is enough really enough? Ning.com, I hear, is a hot site. Then there’s the Eurocentric Xing.com I just have to be a part of, given my location in Munich. Not to mention Facebook because I want the general populace to find me, and MySpace because I can’t bear not being in the artsy crowd. What about LinkedIn, which still confuses me? Or Ryze.com? I’ve now joined Twitter, which consistently times out on me (that darn whale!).
It’s a confusing world we live in. Thanks for speaking to this!
Warm regards,
Christine