http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/ma-bell-the-social-network/ Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:37:07 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/ma-bell-the-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-1475 Betsy Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:54:41 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/ma-bell-the-social-network/#comment-1475 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-page-1/#comment-1476 Betsy Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:54:41 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/ma-bell-the-social-network/#comment-1476 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-page-1/#comment-8321 Betsy Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:54:41 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/ma-bell-the-social-network/#comment-8321 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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