Twitter me this, photobucket me that
January 2nd 2008 12:52
“When you get home, can you twitter to let me know that you’re home, jump on to Flock so that you can Photobucket the shots from today. I will then upload them to my Facebook and poke everyone to let them know that they’ve been uploaded so that people can comment. I’ll probably get a hundred messages on my Superwall.”
Does that make sense to everyone? Well believe it or not, it all makes sense…or does it?
It seems that whenever I log onto the net these days (which is everyday), I learn about another website that will supposedly make my life and keeping in touch with my friends easier. But does it really add to the convenience of life, or just add another site that I have to check on a daily basis.
Just recently, I’ve become addicted to Facebook. For those not in the know, Facebook is a social networking website started in 2004 (Wikipedia) where you can load pictures, locate past acquaintances/friends, update your current status (ie. I’m at the fridge) which comes with an array of applications for you to download and use with your friends.
At first the whole concept didn’t make sense to me as it seemed pointless in just adding applications, ‘poking’ people and seeing what people were up to. However, as the months have gone on I’ve found myself adding Facebook to my bookmarks toolbar list (Firefox) and checking it numerous times per day.
In most cases, there is nothing more than a status update (ie. I was at the fridge and now I’m back on the lounge), but it has got me thinking about why Facebook and other social networking sites have become so addictive.
Are we really that interested in what our friends are doing at every moment of the day, what applications they have installed or who has poked who? Why is it so addictive?
JD
Does that make sense to everyone? Well believe it or not, it all makes sense…or does it?
It seems that whenever I log onto the net these days (which is everyday), I learn about another website that will supposedly make my life and keeping in touch with my friends easier. But does it really add to the convenience of life, or just add another site that I have to check on a daily basis.
Just recently, I’ve become addicted to Facebook. For those not in the know, Facebook is a social networking website started in 2004 (Wikipedia) where you can load pictures, locate past acquaintances/friends, update your current status (ie. I’m at the fridge) which comes with an array of applications for you to download and use with your friends.
At first the whole concept didn’t make sense to me as it seemed pointless in just adding applications, ‘poking’ people and seeing what people were up to. However, as the months have gone on I’ve found myself adding Facebook to my bookmarks toolbar list (Firefox) and checking it numerous times per day.
In most cases, there is nothing more than a status update (ie. I was at the fridge and now I’m back on the lounge), but it has got me thinking about why Facebook and other social networking sites have become so addictive.
Are we really that interested in what our friends are doing at every moment of the day, what applications they have installed or who has poked who? Why is it so addictive?
JD
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Comment by Lily
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(ie. I was at the fridge and now I’m back on the lounge)
this got a hearty laugh out of me.. so add me ha..
far too much info on the net.. guilty
~Lily
Comment by Garrett Mickley
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Comment by JD Crew
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For example, this morning I received a Poke from an old colleague. Nothing else, just a message to say that I've been poked.
For all I know she could have sent that to all 100 of her friends and at the end of the day, means absolutely nothing.