Posting vs Twittering

via Twitter I learned about a service called ping.fm and was invited into the beta. Like FriendFeed, and Plaxo Pulse, Ping.fm is trying to solve the problem of being in too many networks.

But here is the problem. When I post to ping.fm all I am doing is posting what I am doing. It is not a conversation. Which is fine. On Facebook and LinkedIN and others that is all the posting is meant to do anyway.

Twitter is where I go when I want to be involved with what others are doing. I actually rarely post what it is I am doing in Facebook and LinkedIN - but with Ping.fm I might just start, because I know it will be updated in all my networks.

The thing is it is important for people to realize you "go to certain places" i.e. use certain tools or visit certain social networks for a particular reason. It's like choosing what to eat or where to eat. You make your choices based on what you want to get out of the experience.

A couple of years ago when I was hearing the complaints about too many networks, I assured people that there were some of the brightest entrepreneurs already on the job trying to solve the problem. Everyday I see new tools that are the next step to a solution to some of the pains we feel in social media.

So....

"Don't worry about a thing,
'Cause every little thing gonna be all right.
- Bob Marley