I have a couple dozen sites in my Google reader with many more bookmarked. I have some RSS feeds emailed to me, I read content that's tweeted, Facebooked, and Google+ shared. I read a lot! I bet you do, too.
Although print
publishers are starting to embrace mobile, kindle, and blogs, they're late to the party. No
news there. However, I think the irony is that content is more easily shared and consumed than
any other time in history. We're smack dab in the
middle of the information age and people are more engaged than ever!
Within a few minutes on Twitter, I know the day's headlines. A few more minutes going through my RSS feeds gets me the latest tech news, social media trends, and business highlights. I read first thing in the morning, all throughout the day, and I begrudgingly turn off the computer or smartphone before I shut off the light for the night. I'm a readaholic.
I'm smarter than I've ever been in my life. I know more, I'm more well-rounded, and I'm exposed to a greater variety of ideas, viewpoints, and voices. I'm more business savvy and more marketable than at any other point in my career. I'm an educated woman of the 21st century and information is my BFF.
Do you read more today than you did five years ago? Do you know more? Are you relying on print less, but smarter than you once were?