Jennifer,

I've been a faithful user and subscriber of EASI and other email lists 
and have liked that they could accumulate and you didn't have to fear 
losing information. I subscribe to the LinkedIn site and read the 
announcements. Recently at AHG, I began to hear people mention using 
Twitter for information on the most current news "bites" but haven't 
tried to join in, primarily because of time constraints. If I begin to 
feel like I'm missing too much, I will probably use Twitter more, but 
honestly, I kind of dread it.

Email is the old warhorse, but it is so reliable!  It is also available 
to many people who don't have the resources for computers or bandwidth 
that can make the most of Twitter and Facebook.

So, my answer is: I will do what I have to do to stay current, but would 
really like to stay in the "stone age" with email.

Mary Jane Barnett
Denton, Texas

Jennison Mark Asuncion wrote:

> Hello,
>
> With social media becoming ever more popular, I'm personally curious 
> where folks are turning to most often when seeking 
> accessibility-related information: e-mail discussion lists, social 
> media, or a combination of the two?
>
> I've been a faithful e-mail discussion list user since I started using 
> the internet in the mid-90s. However, over the last few years, 
> especially with the advent of Twitter, I'm finding some of the richer 
> accessibility info is being communicated through social media. One of 
> my concerns is that there may be a
>  gap that is growing in terms of accessibility info sharing based on 
> which channel folks use. Of course, who has the time to monitor and 
> contribute to everything
>
> This is something I've been reflecting upon for a bit, and thought  
> I'd take a temperature check.
>
> I'm asking a similar question on Twitter and LinkedIn as well. If 
> folks are interested, I can compile the answers I receive and share a 
> high-level summary in a few weeks.
>
> Jennison
>
> Jennison Asuncion
> Co-Director, Adaptech Research Network http://www.adaptech.org
> LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/jennison
>