tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post4192704951072055289..comments2024-03-21T18:54:06.548-07:00Comments on Old Enough to Know Better: Facebook & TwitterSteve Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-88629109912616283742009-06-25T22:51:19.364-07:002009-06-25T22:51:19.364-07:00I have professional Facebook & Myspace account...I have professional Facebook & Myspace accounts. They serve a purpose...<br /><br />I have a personal Facebook account that I started when my kid was born. My kid was a micropremie, and so I set up the Facebook account to be able to update family & friends in one shot, rather than doing 15 phone calls, a couple emails (can fit more people in an email), etc.<br /><br />Most of the fluff that comes around I can do without... though someone did get me hooked on a game called Mousehunt in a moment of weakness.jks9199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-5611731756076791372009-06-25T19:56:23.217-07:002009-06-25T19:56:23.217-07:00Time away from the computer is rarely a bad thing....Time away from the computer is rarely a bad thing.<br /><br />I happened to have a great father's day this year, but they're usually pretty good. So is Mother's Day, Christmas, kid's birthdays, etc. It's a reason to gather the family around and focus on a particular individual, and while it's nice when it's you, it's the gathering part that's important.Daniel Keys Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12992599044462413412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-22279330779286078022009-06-25T18:06:20.023-07:002009-06-25T18:06:20.023-07:00Twitter works great for what I use it for: Sending...Twitter works great for what I use it for: Sending out updates about the cafe. I send out things like, <br /><br />"Live music at The Morning Star Cafe this evening for happy hour. Look for them to start around 5:00 p.m."<br /><br />or<br /><br />"Spring Reign is off, picked up a sixth barrel of Fish Tale Organic Summer Ale, now on our 'out of town guest' tap. Get it while you can!"<br /><br />Anyone who wants to send out updates about their emotional state or the progress they're making on their latest bowel movement is in desperate need of some time away from the computer.<br /><br />Waitaminute... Didn't I just post something on [ahem] someone else's blog about being jealous about their Father's Day experience...? I need some time away from the computer.J.D. Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031474024284784846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-59468850340474231972009-06-25T12:34:08.363-07:002009-06-25T12:34:08.363-07:00I've become entrenched in Facebook -- despite ...I've become entrenched in Facebook -- despite the requisite "I'm making Mac & Cheese for the kids" status updates. <br /><br />Twitter, on the other hand, is my natural enemy. This is because I am a proponent of actually putting together concise, thoughtful sentiments. Hell, I even proofread them (usually)! Twitter seems to encourage you to spew forth textual masturbation with no regard for sentence flow, spelling, or even making a lick of sense. <br /><br />For a well-known author like you Steve, Twitter carries a little more weight, as people are interested in your goings-on. But a nobody like me has no use for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-30827834810609766852009-06-25T10:39:34.008-07:002009-06-25T10:39:34.008-07:00Heh. One of the best business proposals I ran acro...Heh. One of the best business proposals I ran across in some time came from a buddy who was going to create an archive site called "MySpaceRetards.com." It would spider Myspace and then, 10 years later, when you were up for your promotion or considering running for office or about to get married, myspaceretards.com would offer to delete your myspace archive ... for a fee. Pretty sure it was illegal, but it was one of the best actual business plans I've ever seen. :-)<br /><br />I worked at Myspace for a while. Internet culture is generally reasonably sane -- too many talented people in the room for people to get rancid egos about what they do -- but Myspace was an exception, entirely due to Fox's influence on the place, I'm sure.Daniel Keys Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12992599044462413412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-3989652782540990752009-06-25T07:41:55.117-07:002009-06-25T07:41:55.117-07:00A couple of years ago I was involved in a business...A couple of years ago I was involved in a business that employed some early-20s emo people. <br /><br />This was in Fayetteville, Biloxi, Jax and Fort Lauderdale.<br /><br />Down there, it was all Myspace all the time. I don't *GET* Myspace. It's basically a brochure advertising yourself.<br /><br />Big damn deal.<br /><br />Captcha says "dindin," which is my cue to go eat. Bobbe, I expect to see more kembangans from you ASAP.Stephen Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561935944292699586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-87796001393796431872009-06-24T22:53:25.791-07:002009-06-24T22:53:25.791-07:00As the joke goes...
It looks like YouTube, Twitte...As the joke goes...<br /><br />It looks like YouTube, Twitter and Facebook will be merging. The new company will be called "YouTwitFace".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-64760285444983469462009-06-24T13:17:29.118-07:002009-06-24T13:17:29.118-07:00I was on myspace for a short while, as well as mai...I was on myspace for a short while, as well as maintaining a blog and a website. When facebook, friendster, twitter and all the other "social networking" sites came out, I got about a dozen requests per for membership.<br /><br />It occurs to me that people don't need to have THAT much access to me. My blog says everything I want to say, my website (which, one day, I shall resurrect) says everything about my school, and youtube is good for video stuff. I don't need to twitter everyone about what I had for breakfast, and there comes a time when a man just needs to WALK AWAY FROM THE COMPUTER. Exactly how much of a web presence do you need?Bobbe Edmondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14346040017021718774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-18031075307828384632009-06-24T13:05:14.603-07:002009-06-24T13:05:14.603-07:00I like the trend aggregators of twitter, such as t...I like the trend aggregators of twitter, such as twitscoop.com, which you can also view with tweetdeck. The trend of the chatter tends to be more interesting than the chatter itself. Reminds me a little of the instant popularity ratings on Max Headroom.Dosbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194493837380043584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-40429934188542860942009-06-24T12:41:42.314-07:002009-06-24T12:41:42.314-07:00I'm on Facebook as well, although I'm not ...I'm on Facebook as well, although I'm not very active on it. If it didn't send me an email every time I received a Facebook message, I'd probably never find out about them.<br /><br />The building I live in uses Facebook to organize social get-togethers, which is handy. However, all the stupid quizzes, surveys, and club invites have almost killed it for me. I don't even log on to check status updates anymore, just because it's annoying to wade through all the shit.Todd Ervenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069642174840671500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-74430069915843164142009-06-24T11:45:42.006-07:002009-06-24T11:45:42.006-07:00I'm on Facebook; I just sent you a friend requ...I'm on Facebook; I just sent you a friend request.<br /><br />I'm completely baffled by twitter. As far as I can tell, its only "feature" is that it keeps you from running on at the mouth. I'm not against narcissism (there's a word I frequently have difficulty stopping spelling) ... but I can't imagine anyone is really interested in what I'm doing at any given moment of the day. Who on Earth reads that crap?Daniel Keys Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12992599044462413412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-90055189793071090542009-06-24T10:27:08.949-07:002009-06-24T10:27:08.949-07:00I'm with you on this. Both counts. I'm &...I'm with you on this. Both counts. I'm "neterati" from the Arpanet days. I've read newsgroups on a teletype. And this couple of new services are dumber than dumb. Twitter is basically microblogging, and I find the concept of that inherently stupid. The usually odious Penny Arcade seems to agree:<br /><br />http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/4/23/<br /><br />Facebook is arguably somewhat better. It's basically a Myspace for rather older narcissists who like to keep up with the people they meet at the metrosexual coffee shops, the ones they sip latte in while typing ostentatiously on their Mac laptops.<br /><br />There was a trailer park effect that happened on the net in about 1998 with AOL. This is kind of similar but the demographic is the latte sipper.<br /><br />Personally I'd rather shove splinters into my eyeballs than get on Twatter OR Fakebook. Usually when a woman I'm interested in mentions either one it's a warning sign that I will dislike her intensely.Stephen Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561935944292699586noreply@blogger.com