It’s no big deal. The proliferation of places that I could ‘be’ became too much for me to manage and something had to give. That something was Facebook. While long on promise, it was short on delivery for my taste so it had to go. I prefer the more robust and focused places such as Jive Clearspace where I can be part of focused communities that are getting things done. It’s also why I really like ion.
It’s been an interesting experiment in group formation but the Facebook thing is too diffuse for me, demanding that I pay attention to too many things, most of which are no longer relevant to what I’m doing.
In the meantime, I am anjoying AlertThingy. That allows me to pay attention to aggregated material coming in via FriendFeed from a selected group of people in whom I’m interested. Unlike Twitter where I have over 1,000 followers and am following more than 800 people (too many I know), I’m restricting FriendFeed to around 100. The composition of that group will change over time as my attention shifts from one thing to another. It’s a very good way for me to remain in touch while continuing research on topics that I am working upon.
