[ajug-members] Social Media

[Christopher Mawata]

The magic of such sites is twofold:
a) You can calibrate just how much of it you want. Other media make you feel obliged to get to the end of the conversation/email etc. Many of you have decided only a little is enough but some need a flood.

b) You feel listened to. With the demise of the arts of conversation, letter writing etc., there is a need to feel listened to. Again most of you are no prattlers so you probably don't need the extra sink.

Just like chat rooms most of the material is not worth reading these sites do still attract eyeballs.
Chris
P.S. I fall in the category of those that opt out (old).

-----Original Message-----
From: "521" <521 at ofig.org>
To: ajug-members at ajug.org
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:19:33 -0400
Subject: Re: [ajug-members] Social Media

sorry for the negativity in my below coments; i simply do not use those types of sites...  barclay

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:48:14 -0400, mcdaniel wrote
> why the craze?  2+2=4; 
> 
> people are bored and want something (brainless) to do; 
> 
> so (not a misuse of the word 'so') they do that; 
> 
> capitalism (i guess) rewards (it can) boring/(laziness-promoting) behavior; 
> 
> barclay 
> 
> Burr Sutter wrote: 
> > I'm sure there are many people besides myself trying to figure out why 
> > the craze behind MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, etc. 
> > 
> > So I setup a Twitter account: http://twitter.com/burrsutter 
> > And a Facebook account under Burr Sutter 
> > 
> > and now I'm wondering why all the excitement.  Now my sister can 
> > "write on my wall" and in theory if I'm diligent everybody who wishes 
> > to "follow me" can see where I'm at based on twitterrfic and the iPhone. 
> > 
> > I don't even do a good job with the Linked In account and I've 
> > completed a single blog entry in a year! 
> > 
> > What does this mean?  That I'm just getting OLD! ;-)  Some of this new 
> > technology must be for all those young whippersnappers. 
> > 
> > And how does this type of technology impact our lives? Our careers? 
> > The way we make decisions about the technologies we use? Are we that 
> > much more swayed by opinions of our peer group? 
> > 
> > What do the rest of ya'll think? 
> > 
> > Let's have a fun discussion and you're free to tell me that I'm just 
> > getting old! 
> > 
> > Burr 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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