Most of the time, I don't need - or want - to keep my 'business' and 'social' online activity separate. My work is writing, mostly about topics that come up in the social media communities I'm in. There's a lot of overlap, in that situation, between 'business' and 'social.'
Most folks aren't in my position. I ran into a post on Google+ That read, in part:
"I like Google Plus a great deal...Within an hour, a specific, practical, suggestion showed up in the comments. You may find it useful: or, not.
"...I don't really want to go to Google and search for exchange queue overloaded and see the bouncing red number in the upper right begging me to read and comment on some social activity...."
(Jeff Stevens)
Now, an obligatory plug for Spiral Light Candle (spirallightcandle.com). I'm helping at the factory this week, and stuck around after hours to do some catch-up work.
Somewhat-related posts:
- "Social Marketing: Tech Changes; People, Not So Much"
(July 5, 2012) - "Spiral Light Candle's Online Store - Open"
(June 15, 2012) - "Why Your Boss Doesn't Understand the Information Age"
(August 9, 2010) - " 'Social Media Experts' and Other Hazards"
(February 21, 2010) - "A Pretty Good Article on Twitter Misuse - and SEO My Way"
(January 19, 2010)