Comments for brad nelson http://b.radnelson.com Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:50:38 -0800 hourly 1 Comment on Flying Trapeze! by brad http://b.radnelson.com/2010/02/02/flying-trapeze/comment-page-1/#comment-198 brad Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:50:38 +0000 http://b.radnelson.com/?p=520#comment-198 Yes me too, it's way fun. Yes me too, it’s way fun.

]]> Comment on Flying Trapeze! by LaRae Lobdell http://b.radnelson.com/2010/02/02/flying-trapeze/comment-page-1/#comment-197 LaRae Lobdell Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:44:32 +0000 http://b.radnelson.com/?p=520#comment-197 I kind of want to join the circus after watching this! I kind of want to join the circus after watching this!

]]> Comment on the decade from my lens by Hal http://b.radnelson.com/2010/01/17/the-decade-from-my-lens/comment-page-1/#comment-194 Hal Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:00:19 +0000 http://b.radnelson.com/?p=501#comment-194 What a great view!!! Awesome post... What a great view!!! Awesome post…

]]> Comment on Favorite Music of 2009 by Brent Enarson http://b.radnelson.com/2010/01/04/favorite-music-of-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-193 Brent Enarson Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:40:29 +0000 http://b.radnelson.com/?p=504#comment-193 http://www.benarson.com/other/new_wilco_album.mp3 http://www.benarson.com/other/new_wilco_album.mp3

]]> Comment on The Fire Hose by Melody http://b.radnelson.com/2009/12/05/the-fire-hose/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Melody Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:22:35 +0000 http://b.radnelson.com/?p=496#comment-192 I follow about 1000 people, and have great difficulty keeping up with twitter. I don't know how some people follow 30,000 people. @Unmarketing is pretty insistent that he can keep it real following 30,000 and I just have to assume he has a lot of time for twitter. I find that I skim looking for a few people that I am most interested in. I fear if I dropped 500 people, I'd have no followers left! I know it's shameful for me to think that way, but I do. I also specifically go to the profiles of a few people who I always want to know what they're writing - it's one way to catch up with them. I follow about 1000 people, and have great difficulty keeping up with twitter. I don’t know how some people follow 30,000 people. @Unmarketing is pretty insistent that he can keep it real following 30,000 and I just have to assume he has a lot of time for twitter. I find that I skim looking for a few people that I am most interested in. I fear if I dropped 500 people, I’d have no followers left! I know it’s shameful for me to think that way, but I do. I also specifically go to the profiles of a few people who I always want to know what they’re writing – it’s one way to catch up with them.

]]> Comment on Favorite Music of 2009 by matt http://b.radnelson.com/2010/01/04/favorite-music-of-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-191 matt Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:57:44 +0000 http://b.radnelson.com/?p=504#comment-191 i agree with mos def's "ecstatic", track 3 with slick rick is great! but the rest is also great!! i don't agree that tru magik wasn't solid though. i think it's pretty good, the track about N.O. and hurricane katrina was done in one straight shot, no cuts.he is mos definetly one of the most talented men in hip-hop! i agree with mos def’s “ecstatic”, track 3 with slick rick is great! but the rest is also great!! i don’t agree that tru magik wasn’t solid though. i think it’s pretty good, the track about N.O. and hurricane katrina was done in one straight shot, no cuts.he is mos definetly one of the most talented men in hip-hop!

]]> Comment on Favorite Music of 2009 by Nelson http://b.radnelson.com/2010/01/04/favorite-music-of-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Nelson Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:46:43 +0000 http://b.radnelson.com/?p=504#comment-190 Very much agreed on Grizzly Bear.. I think Beach House's Teen Dream will be on your 2010 list. Very much agreed on Grizzly Bear..

I think Beach House’s Teen Dream will be on your 2010 list.

]]> Comment on The Fire Hose by Vik Duggal http://b.radnelson.com/2009/12/05/the-fire-hose/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Vik Duggal Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:31:47 +0000 http://b.radnelson.com/?p=496#comment-163 We either have to find DJs or be our own... It's all about filtering now that there is such an abundance of content. Since you limited the convo to Twitter and RSS Reader, let's focus on those two. With Twitter, the addition of lists and the Retweet feature and tools like Tweetdeck, make it easier to filter the content coming out of the hose so you can focus your attention on those people you want to hear from and that content your interested in most (subject matter/keywords). With the RSS Reader, it's less of a stream that you can miss so sometimes the number of unread items can build, but I can read those at my leisure and in the priority I set. Overall, I think you need not be (or shouldn't be) pulling out your phone every waking opportunity. I'm going head up to 30,000 ft here (as I tell my clients): Start with the goals and objectives for your life (personal/business), see what tools are important to meet those objectives and accomplish those goals. If Twitter and an RSS Reader make the list, see if the content coming out of those tools is helping you meet the original goals and objectives you set originally. If it's not, it's just for fun, hobby, or simply a waste of time. It's more important than ever for those of us who are early adopters and have the firehose problem to be selfish. What do you think Brad? Others? We either have to find DJs or be our own…

It’s all about filtering now that there is such an abundance of content. Since you limited the convo to Twitter and RSS Reader, let’s focus on those two.

With Twitter, the addition of lists and the Retweet feature and tools like Tweetdeck, make it easier to filter the content coming out of the hose so you can focus your attention on those people you want to hear from and that content your interested in most (subject matter/keywords).

With the RSS Reader, it’s less of a stream that you can miss so sometimes the number of unread items can build, but I can read those at my leisure and in the priority I set.

Overall, I think you need not be (or shouldn’t be) pulling out your phone every waking opportunity. I’m going head up to 30,000 ft here (as I tell my clients): Start with the goals and objectives for your life (personal/business), see what tools are important to meet those objectives and accomplish those goals. If Twitter and an RSS Reader make the list, see if the content coming out of those tools is helping you meet the original goals and objectives you set originally. If it’s not, it’s just for fun, hobby, or simply a waste of time.

It’s more important than ever for those of us who are early adopters and have the firehose problem to be selfish.

What do you think Brad? Others?

]]> Comment on The Fire Hose by S!ick http://b.radnelson.com/2009/12/05/the-fire-hose/comment-page-1/#comment-162 S!ick Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:57:09 +0000 http://b.radnelson.com/?p=496#comment-162 When I began to use Twitter, it was very easy to limit who I followed and to try to read every post they made. When more Twitter accounts were created that I felt I "needed" and wanted to follow, limiting the number of accounts that I followed became very difficult. If I limit myself to following only those I can read every post from, I'll miss something great from those I don't follow. There's too much coming out of the "hose", I can't drink it all in, so I just catch what I can when I can (to try to stay aware of what's happening). I'm sure I have, and will, miss something important...it's a numbers game that I can't win. When I began to use Twitter, it was very easy to limit who I followed and to try to read every post they made. When more Twitter accounts were created that I felt I “needed” and wanted to follow, limiting the number of accounts that I followed became very difficult. If I limit myself to following only those I can read every post from, I’ll miss something great from those I don’t follow. There’s too much coming out of the “hose”, I can’t drink it all in, so I just catch what I can when I can (to try to stay aware of what’s happening). I’m sure I have, and will, miss something important…it’s a numbers game that I can’t win.

]]> Comment on The Fire Hose by Glen Nelson http://b.radnelson.com/2009/12/05/the-fire-hose/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Glen Nelson Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:35:40 +0000 http://b.radnelson.com/?p=496#comment-161 Its funny you ask,Im watching 25th anniversary of rock & roll and it only reminds me that time is fleeting,pay attention to what is most important! Its funny you ask,Im watching 25th anniversary of rock & roll and it only reminds me that time is fleeting,pay attention to what is most important!

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