Worst 8 Places to Find Me on Social Media

With so many social media sites to choose from, it’s impossible to use them all.

Last week, I wrote about the sites you are most likely to find me using.

Today, I’m going to share sites which are of interest, but that I really don’t use much if at all.

That’s not to say these sites don’t hold value. On the contrary, some of them are incredibly valuable. Others, not so much.

Regardless, here are sites and services which are on my radar, but I don’t give the time of day. My commentary on these will be much briefer for obvious reasons.

1) About.me – This is a social site that really isn’t all that social. Rather, it’s a one-stop page that acts as a bio/resume/here’s-where-to-find-me on the rest of the web site. The thing is, I already have a site like that. It’s called this blog.

True, I have a page there. But it’s really just to say “I’m here” in case you haven’t figured out how to use a search engine to locate me.

2) Quora – A fairly nifty place to ask questions and contribute to the database of answers, Quora is pretty useful. That is, were is not for the fact that I don’t use it. I do get notifications that people are following me and my answers, but I think I’ve contributed less than a handful in the time I’ve been there. Perhaps someone could submit the question “why doesn’t Joel Comm use Quora?”

3) Snapchat – I know all the kids are using it. A handful of my peers are using it as well. But to be honest, I don’t get it. Why do I want to take pictures that disappear? I’m sure that’s useful for conversations that you don’t want anyone else to see, but when I take a photo it’s usually because I am capturing a memory in visual format. And what’s with stories on Snapchat? Sigh… I guess I am not cool enough to understand Snapchat, and I’m okay with that.

4) Google Plus – I’ve never thought much of Google Plus. Sure, there is a diehard bunch there who swear by it and the community they have formed, but Google continues to fail in the social media space. Google Wave, Google Buzz and a few others are all part of the Google Social Media Graveyard (GSMG as I like to say). Google Plus is no different. It’s a nice place to visit, but in order to get value from the community you have to invest quite a bit of time. I already have that at Facebook. So I’ll continue to post some content at G+ as long as it exists, but I don’t see it ever becoming a significant thing for the masses.

5) Slideshare – This is a very valuable site. And I never go there. I have uploaded a copy presentations, but it’s just not something I think of when I am doing research or want to kill some time. It’s a shame because I know there’s a lot of great content there.

Part of using social media is understanding that you can’t do it all. Slideshare is something I am willing to sacrifice to maintain healthy time limitations on my social media use.

6) Ello – When Ello came out, they promised to be an ad-free uncluttered alternative to Facebook. Well, it is that. But I don’t need an alternative to Facebook. So Ello? Goodbye.

7) Pinterest – Hugely popular, but not with me. Pinterest is a great site for images, and many businesses are generating significant traffic from the site. As for me, I have a page but I rarely pin stuff. It’s just not my thing.

8) MySpace – Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! Wait, I have some more to say about this. HA HA HA HA HA HA! Enough said.

Which of these sites do you use? Do you believe I’m missing out by not pinning images or posting on Slideshare? Am I being to harsh with MySpace? As always, I invite you to leave your comments below.