Oh, no! Not another one!

Yes, something else to gobble up my time. And you thought Facebook was addicting. That thing is pure drivel by comparison to LinkedIn! They've got groups coming out of your ears. The thing about them is this, they are based on where you live. I am now a member of 10 groups and waiting for confirmation on 2 others, including one for former students at the Defense Language Institute (DLI - the military language training center at the Presidio of Monterey, CA), one for current students at Capella University (where I'm doing my Ph.D), Angelo State University (in Texas where I got my BA and M.Ed.), and several sub-groups for the above. They post discussions of all manner of trivia. The thing is, this is what should be going on in my courseroom at Capella--but it's not! Nobody has posted in there in weeks that I've seen. I even had to catch my mentor on Facebook chat this evening to let him know I had a new post of my problem statement! The thing is, though this may be fun and it may even be beneficial, it's not going to be that productive for me that I can see--at least not just yet. Later, when I've finished my dissertation, maybe. Anyway, if you want some social networking that looks like it really works, join LinkedIn and let all the knuckleheads post on Facebook.