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How much is too much in social networking?  In the last two weeks I have been invited to join two more sites, Pulse and Tagged.  Okay, so I can be found at ClassMates.com, LinkedIn, MySpace, FaceBook, cabes.ws, jasoncable.com, and SecondLife.  How many more of these sites do we really need?  I have one for people I went to highschool with, one for former and present co-workers, two for the podcast and the previous two categories, PLUS my websites.  I don’t count SL yet because I haven’t let people know the name of my character (that’s coming soon!).  Have I mentioned my FOUR IM accounts on Yahoo!, WindowsLive (formerly MSN), ICQ, and AOL IM?  Although I haven’t logged on to my AIM or ICQ accounts in a while, they are still there.  Did I mention World of Warcraft and YouTube and _______?

Originally, I was hesitant to join any of the social networking sites, but have come to realize that they are a great way to get in contact with old friends and maintain relationships due to people moving, changing phone numbers, etc.  When is enough enough?  I’m done (for now).  I think we have enough to keep us busy.  Luckily social media aggregators are coming out now such as Flux (among others) which claim to make our lives easier.  I am going to try it when I get a moment when I’m not updating 10 sites.  I see some acquisitions in the future to keep competition down.  While this it is good to have fewer of these sites, I think the competition is good.  Unfortunately, MySpace doesn’t take any hints from FaceBook in the advertising realm.  It’s a shame really.  Well, let’s see what happens.

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