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I heard a great new word last night which I can't claim as my own but am definitely going to share. One comment on a blog about social media talked about the shift from broadcasting to 'lifecasting'. The idea is that we'll soon be sharing so much information about ourselves, it'll be a continuous stream or 'lifecast'. In fact a look on Wikipedia suggests for some 'lifecasting' is about of one's life. Call me old-fashioned, but I'm not sure that's what my life (or the world) needs right now.

(The comment was in response to this blogger's account of his use of facebook and twitter in the minutes after his baby was born. His parents were miffed they'd just got a Twitpic rather than a call when the new arrival showed up safe and sound. I can see where they're coming from.)

If you feel that you've already made the shift to lifecasting, I'd like to know how it's going.