Comments on: Social Networks Sites Are Virtual Playgrounds http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/05/social-networks-sites-are-virtual-playgrounds/ 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. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:44:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Social Apps Should Get You Laid - Covering All That's Social On the Web http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/05/social-networks-sites-are-virtual-playgrounds/#comment-2926 Social Apps Should Get You Laid - Covering All That's Social On the Web Wed, 28 May 2008 14:31:10 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=501#comment-2926 [...] I called social networks “virtual playgrounds.” Honestly, I thought that I would have received more comments. Either people have already [...] […] I called social networks “virtual playgrounds.” Honestly, I thought that I would have received more comments. Either people have already […]

]]> By: Nick O'Neill http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/05/social-networks-sites-are-virtual-playgrounds/#comment-2923 Nick O'Neill Wed, 28 May 2008 04:08:04 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=501#comment-2923 @Karina how many people are using that application though? @Karina how many people are using that application though?

]]> By: Nick O'Neill http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/05/social-networks-sites-are-virtual-playgrounds/#comment-5276 Nick O'Neill Wed, 28 May 2008 04:08:04 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=501#comment-5276 @Karina how many people are using that application though? @Karina how many people are using that application though?

]]> By: Karina Mikhi http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/05/social-networks-sites-are-virtual-playgrounds/#comment-2922 Karina Mikhi Wed, 28 May 2008 04:06:09 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=501#comment-2922 Bertelsmann has a "My Career" Facebook application that allows you to search for jobs within its companies. I also recently downloaded another Facebook job application that allows me to search my friends backgrounds to see if any of them have ever worked for a company I'm interested in. To me those are both very useful... So yes, Facebook is primarily used for social purposes, but as with any other tool out there--the computer and the Internet, for instance--its use and usefulness is dependent more on <i>who</i> is using it rather than on the actual merit of the tool or application. Bertelsmann has a “My Career” Facebook application that allows you to search for jobs within its companies. I also recently downloaded another Facebook job application that allows me to search my friends backgrounds to see if any of them have ever worked for a company I’m interested in. To me those are both very useful…

So yes, Facebook is primarily used for social purposes, but as with any other tool out there–the computer and the Internet, for instance–its use and usefulness is dependent more on who is using it rather than on the actual merit of the tool or application.

]]> By: Karina Mikhi http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/05/social-networks-sites-are-virtual-playgrounds/#comment-4839 Karina Mikhi Wed, 28 May 2008 04:06:09 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=501#comment-4839 Bertelsmann has a "My Career" Facebook application that allows you to search for jobs within its companies. I also recently downloaded another Facebook job application that allows me to search my friends backgrounds to see if any of them have ever worked for a company I'm interested in. To me those are both very useful...<br><br>So yes, Facebook is primarily used for social purposes, but as with any other tool out there--the computer and the Internet, for instance--its use and usefulness is dependent more on <i>who</i> is using it rather than on the actual merit of the tool or application. Bertelsmann has a “My Career” Facebook application that allows you to search for jobs within its companies. I also recently downloaded another Facebook job application that allows me to search my friends backgrounds to see if any of them have ever worked for a company I'm interested in. To me those are both very useful…

So yes, Facebook is primarily used for social purposes, but as with any other tool out there–the computer and the Internet, for instance–its use and usefulness is dependent more on who is using it rather than on the actual merit of the tool or application.

]]> By: Melissa (Pronoia) Pierce http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/05/social-networks-sites-are-virtual-playgrounds/#comment-2907 Melissa (Pronoia) Pierce Tue, 27 May 2008 19:45:46 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=501#comment-2907 Goodness Gracious Me, I hope so! I'm rapidly growing tired of rolling my eyes every time I hear someone say that facebook is a useful business tool. Goodness Gracious Me, I hope so! I’m rapidly growing tired of rolling my eyes every time I hear someone say that facebook is a useful business tool.

]]> By: Melissa (Pronoia) Pierce http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/05/social-networks-sites-are-virtual-playgrounds/#comment-4838 Melissa (Pronoia) Pierce Tue, 27 May 2008 19:45:46 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=501#comment-4838 Goodness Gracious Me, I hope so! I'm rapidly growing tired of rolling my eyes every time I hear someone say that facebook is a useful business tool. Goodness Gracious Me, I hope so! I'm rapidly growing tired of rolling my eyes every time I hear someone say that facebook is a useful business tool.

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