http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/ma-bell-the-social-network/ The Social Times covers news, analysis and insight pertaining to the social web. Learn how to brand yourself and your company via the social web. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:00:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/ma-bell-the-social-network/#comment-1291 Betsy Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:54:41 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/ma-bell-the-social-network/#comment-1291 I don't think the government would ever find a reason to break up social networks due to the monopolization of the market. Why? Because it's not a necessity. We use social networking for socializing, for fun and a little for business. However, we can certainly get by without it. The difference between social networks and the monopolization of the phone system is that phone service is not so much a "just for fun" system. It's necessary for business. Now, I guess you could say we could become just as dependent on social networks as we have on the telephone. But right now I think that our dependency on email, telephone and other forms of communication make social networking still a non-necessity. I don’t think the government would ever find a reason to break up social networks due to the monopolization of the market. Why? Because it’s not a necessity. We use social networking for socializing, for fun and a little for business. However, we can certainly get by without it. The difference between social networks and the monopolization of the phone system is that phone service is not so much a “just for fun” system. It’s necessary for business. Now, I guess you could say we could become just as dependent on social networks as we have on the telephone. But right now I think that our dependency on email, telephone and other forms of communication make social networking still a non-necessity.

]]> http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/ma-bell-the-social-network/#comment-5024 Betsy Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:54:41 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/ma-bell-the-social-network/#comment-5024 I don't think the government would ever find a reason to break up social networks due to the monopolization of the market. Why? Because it's not a necessity. We use social networking for socializing, for fun and a little for business. However, we can certainly get by without it. The difference between social networks and the monopolization of the phone system is that phone service is not so much a "just for fun" system. It's necessary for business. Now, I guess you could say we could become just as dependent on social networks as we have on the telephone. But right now I think that our dependency on email, telephone and other forms of communication make social networking still a non-necessity. I don't think the government would ever find a reason to break up social networks due to the monopolization of the market. Why? Because it's not a necessity. We use social networking for socializing, for fun and a little for business. However, we can certainly get by without it. The difference between social networks and the monopolization of the phone system is that phone service is not so much a “just for fun” system. It's necessary for business. Now, I guess you could say we could become just as dependent on social networks as we have on the telephone. But right now I think that our dependency on email, telephone and other forms of communication make social networking still a non-necessity.

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