* YASNSIB Yet Another Social Networking Site I’m Babysitting.

I join a lot of social media sites to see what they offer and learn about their “schtick.” I joined Doppler, a social site for documenting your upcoming travel destinations so your friends can connect with you where ever you go.

So far, Doppr doesn’t have enough critical mass for me to have even made one connection in a destination city. I like the idea, but more and more, I see a need for me to canvas my small circle of closest friends to select a few social media sites around which we can galvanize. This scatter shot social media experience is beginning to exhaust me as my inbox fills with friend requests that deliver no tangible value to my daily life.

I’m looking for feedback from anyone who has created their own intimate circle of existing friends and gotten them on a single social platform to foster more frequent, deeper connections with those most important in your life.

What’s your story? How are you leveraging social media to keep in touch with the friends/family you already have? Have you encouraged your friends to all join Facebook? Are you using Yahoo! Groups to stay in touch? Have you aggregated your favorite people on Twitter?

Share your learnings or opinions with us by commenting below.

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