by Andy DeSoto on August 5, 2008
Whether you want to believe it or not, the way a particular social network is designed can have wide-reaching effects on our behavior. Staying plugged into any network, digital or otherwise, for a prolonged amount of time can begin to change us unconsciously in a way we don’t realize until we finally become untethered. Here’s a little anecdote of why I’m iterating this particular message now.
by Andy DeSoto on July 14, 2008
I’ve only been up for a few hours, and already I’m stuck in an afternoon rut: reloading the same websites, refreshing the same empty conversations, and switching between the same tabs. As my summer vacation nears an end, I realize the next five weeks will pass in a similar way unless I cut back on useless web activity to jump-start my productivity both on- and off-line.
by Andy DeSoto on July 10, 2008
It’s finally time for me to bite the bullet and pull together an answer to Heidi Cool’s practical question: how has blogging impacted your work? When she tagged me in May, andydesoto.com was merely two months old, and, to be honest, I didn’t know what to say. Over the last few months, though, my familiarity with and respect for the medium has grown by leaps and bounds. Reading .eduGuru Kyle James’ own response to the meme was the push I needed to respond to this question myself. Here’s my answer.
