Comments on: Will Social Networks Define Who We Are?

By: Why do I dislike social networks? by Raoul Pop

Why do I dislike social networks? by Raoul Pop — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:19:52 +0000

[...] The reasons I gave at those times were and still are valid, but there’s more. I read and commented on a post which helped me articulate in my mind what it is that triggers a visceral response in me [...]

By: Josue Sanchez

Josue Sanchez — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:06:33 +0000

The future may be in social “meebo’s.” We may have our own favorite social platform, but also want to keep in touch with our friends who sing in different sites.

By: Josue Sanchez

Josue Sanchez — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:06:33 +0000

The future may be in social “meebo's.” We may have our own favorite social platform, but also want to keep in touch with our friends who sing in different sites.

By: Josue Sanchez

Josue Sanchez — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:06:33 +0000

The future may be in social “meebo's.” We may have our own favorite social platform, but also want to keep in touch with our friends who sing in different sites.

By: Geoff Livingston

Geoff Livingston — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:36:50 +0000

Especially if initiatives like OpenID take hold. We will be unable to escape our online persona, good and bad. It will become intertwined with brick and mortar. Consider how many employers already search online about their potential employees….

By: Geoff Livingston

Geoff Livingston — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:36:50 +0000

By: Raoul

Raoul — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:08:21 +0000

I have a healthy amount of disdain for social networks, and every time someone begins to identify themselves with one, I wonder if they’ve really grown up. I associate them with the cliques of high school, or with the fraternities/sororities of college. Anyone so tied into a social network that they can’t begin to imagine the Internet without it hasn’t matured yet.

Social networks are nothing more than platforms that allow you to do various things. I might also add that many of those “things” are exaggerated and overvalued. It’s important to see them as such, and nothing more. You can use them, but the moment you identify yourself with them, just as some might identify themselves with a brand, I have to question if that person can think independently and has developed a healthy personality.

By: Geoff Livingston

Geoff Livingston — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:36:50 +0000

By: Raoul

Raoul — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:08:21 +0000

I have a healthy amount of disdain for social networks, and every time someone begins to identify themselves with one, I wonder if they've really grown up. I associate them with the cliques of high school, or with the fraternities/sororities of college. Anyone so tied into a social network that they can't begin to imagine the Internet without it hasn't matured yet.

Social networks are nothing more than platforms that allow you to do various things. I might also add that many of those “things” are exaggerated and overvalued. It's important to see them as such, and nothing more. You can use them, but the moment you identify yourself with them, just as some might identify themselves with a brand, I have to question if that person can think independently and has developed a healthy personality.