In today’s world of Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, it’s easy to forget one of the first “social media,” the e-mail list. Listserv, which technically began on Bitnet back in the day, is still around and thousands of lists use the software to connect people of like minds.
It’s nice to be among the in-crowd of a professional group, for instance, and not be limited to 140 characters or have to post in public to people who may or may not know what you are talking about. Also, you’d feel more free to speak your mind, knowing you are among friends.
You can find out if a list in your interest area exists (there are 36 that have to do with journalism, for instance) at the L-soft site. Kind of fun to go low tech once in awhile…. Here’s a Slate article that talks about Listservs.
If you don’t find what you like, why not start a list yourself?
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Twitter? Facebook? Don’t forget Listserv
In today’s world of Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, it’s easy to forget one of the first “social media,” the e-mail list. Listserv, which technically began on Bitnet back in the day, is still around and thousands of lists use the software to connect people of like minds.
It’s nice to be among the in-crowd of a professional group, for instance, and not be limited to 140 characters or have to post in public to people who may or may not know what you are talking about. Also, you’d feel more free to speak your mind, knowing you are among friends.
You can find out if a list in your interest area exists (there are 36 that have to do with journalism, for instance) at the L-soft site. Kind of fun to go low tech once in awhile…. Here’s a Slate article that talks about Listservs.
If you don’t find what you like, why not start a list yourself?
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