Sep 17
Networking, Anyone?
What’s your favorite social networking site? Do you Myspace? Do you Facebook?
I think my first foray into social networking sites was on Friendster, which seemed to be harmless enough. One or two people I know were actually on that site.
Then I joined Myspace. More people I know are there, but there are a lot of people I don’t know who sent me friend requests because they saw that I worked in television or that I like to write. I had lots of “friends” there but few real friends. (Such is life, right?)
Not so long ago, I joined Facebook, too. Most of the people I actually know from Myspace are also on Facebook. There seems to be a lot less of the blind networking based solely on common interests, but that seems to cause less distraction when it comes to finding people you actually know. And unlike Myspace and Friendster, the amount of spam seems to be next to nil.
I’ve thought about deleting my Myspace account, but there are one or two people I know who don’t use Facebook at all. (I didn’t for a long time when it appeared that you had to have a valid college email address to register; my college days were behind me.) I’m definitely going to delete my Friendster account, because the only messages I get there are from Russian women looking for a husband: I know immediately that I’m dealing with spam when someone sends me a note with the subject, “Hey, cutie.” Only a spambot.
Cast your vote in the sidebar poll. Which site works the best for you? And if you use one not listed, select “Other” and feel free to leave a comment here and let me know which one is your favorite.
September 17th, 2008 at 8:30 am
I use Facebook. I used MySpace a long time ago (a year or more, really) but didn’t find it useful. I’ve heard they’ve made some changes but Facebook is enough for me - I’ve found lots of people I went to high school with, made a few new friends, and stay connected with people I’ve met but live in other parts of the country, etc. Plus there are some fun things to do or creative ways to interact there. (If you want to add me, go to my blog, there’s a link on the left side that would take you to my account!)
September 17th, 2008 at 10:24 am
I use Facebook mainly for catching folks in chat, for birthdays, and for connecting to old friends. Have connected with lots of folks from high school and college that way. I also twitter - http://twitter.com/rickcaffeinated - and it’s addictive. But that’s as deep as I get in the social networking well.
September 17th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
i do have a myspace but meh it just is not for me. i have it mainly to keep an eye on my kids’ myspaces. i prefer facebook and twitter i also include links to both in the sidebar of my blog. hey patrick! whay aren’t we “friends”?
September 21st, 2008 at 1:20 am
I use facebook for one purpose, and one purpose only: to reconnect with old school friends. I don’t download any ‘aps’ or play any games, or ‘poke’ anyone. I just pay attention to the friends of my friends, and the groups based upon my old schools.