which social networking sites do you actively use?

[rcpratt]

Wow, surprised the numbers are so low.

Facebook of course, and Twitter...although that's really only for sports-related stuff. I have a LinkedIn but never log in.

 

[Malak]

Well, I don't see it as useful, I prefer to use the "primitive" methods of communication, one at a time.

I used to be like that. Facebook is actually so far superior it's ridiculous. I was pretty late to the MP3 game too, didn't get an MP3 player till after an ipod touch was out already. I'm pretty hesitant on technological shifts in my lifestyle. The reality is though that I rarely use email, I haven't touched a messenger program outside of steam in a decade, and Facebook keeps me in touch with people I wouldn't have otherwise keep in touch with.

 

[rh71]

FB is gonna be huge.. that Zucker guy, regardless of whether he stole it, is gonna be rich one day.

 

[BurnItDwn]

I'm lazy and prefer to communicate with everyone at once from 1 single app =P

evites, emails, AIM, etc, all rolled up into facebook.

Anyhow ... I think I will agree to disagree.
I have friends who love it and go to the website almost every day, but, no matter how they explain it to me, it just doesn't excite me or make me interested. The same thing was true with myspace a few years ago when it was the rage, and before that I didn't care about Friendster. I did do some BBSing back in the 90s, but, it was mostly just to play games such as Planets and Barren Realms Elite.

 

[preslove]

"Social networking" was added to my position title last week. I'm paid to be post shit to facebook and twitter. We also use myspace because some students still use it, but it's sort of been dying. Facebook is my preferred one because it allows us to create an organization page that our students can "like" instead of "friend," and it doesn't have the character limit of twitter.

 

[Ns1]

Anyhow ... I think I will agree to disagree.
I have friends who love it and go to the website almost every day, but, no matter how they explain it to me, it just doesn't excite me or make me interested. The same thing was true with myspace a few years ago when it was the rage, and before that I didn't care about Friendster. I did do some BBSing back in the 90s, but, it was mostly just to play games such as Planets and Barren Realms Elite.

it's basically ATOT for real life.

 

[Malak]

it's basically ATOT for real life.

And it links to all other social networking so that if you post on your blog, it posts on Facebook. It's the center of the universe. It's science, you can't argue with it.

 

[BurnItDwn]

I used to be like that. Facebook is actually so far superior it's ridiculous. I was pretty late to the MP3 game too, didn't get an MP3 player till after an ipod touch was out already. I'm pretty hesitant on technological shifts in my lifestyle. The reality is though that I rarely use email, I haven't touched a messenger program outside of steam in a decade, and Facebook keeps me in touch with people I wouldn't have otherwise keep in touch with.

I was big into mp3s in 96. Even ran an FTP site on a 28.8k modem. I had an mp trip mp3 cd player (98 or so) when they first came out. I've pretty much always had cd burners since they first came down to about $300 (also 96), pretty much... I'm always on top of technology. But, some things I like, and some things I don't like.

Ehh, I think I understand it now. You like to keep in touch with a lot of people.
Me, I try to keep in touch with the least amount of people that I can. I tolerate a good number of people, but, I like to keep my circle small. That way, I have more time to myself

 

[ahenkel]

mostly facebook. I have a twitter feed but its mostly just for contests.

 

[nageov3t]

just facebook.

I was a myspace'er but ditched it due to spam. I hopped onto the FB bandwagon when the rest of my friends did. it's pretty convenient for sharing pictures/videos.

 

[zinfamous]

Facebook is simply designed to be a massive invasion to your privacy. I'm not talking about the almost completely anonymous user information sharing that goes on in terms of massive data dumps--as it relates to their privacy policy and such--I'm talking about Zuckerburg's absolute belief (as he proclaims), that no one cares about privacy; the plans to have facebook as "one layer in every single aspect of your digital life." (quoted in recent New Yorker article).

The fact that I'm seeing little facebook buttons pop on EVERYTHING disturbs me. Like with some new BluRay Live functionality...the prospect that I would sit down and watch a movie, and some friend will pop onto my TV with a little chat window: "hey Brah, I see you're checking out Anal Invaders 4! WORD BRO!"

Seriously, I fucking don't want everyone to know where I am and what I am doing all the time (this is exactly what Zuckerburg thinks that WE ALL WANT.)

This goes hand in hand with the "I'm kind of a big deal" thread. All of these kids that grew up on IM and such really do think that they are so fucking important, that the most mundane tasks that we have all called "life" for generations, is so suddenly important that everyone must know, all the damn time.

So yeah..it's mostly this attitude of unadulterated self-importance that Facebook not only thrives upon, but promotes, that rubs me the wrong way. This kid that created the site actually has no personal social skills, so he creates this site within this genre called "social media," when it is, in fact, nothing like socialization. He's a billionaire, now, though...so why wouldn't he think that he is correct?


I get it--I see how Facebook is convenient and extremely useful, but I can't get beyond it's incredibly self-serving invasiveness.

 

[Malak]

I get it--I see how Facebook is convenient and extremely useful, but I can't get beyond it's incredibly self-serving invasiveness.

Ultimately all your info is as private as you want though, and the invasiveness is held in check by your own hand. It's just as open as your profile here on the AT forums, and just as anonymous if you want.

 

[Corporate Thug]

facebook

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Facebook. I have a Twitter account with almost 700 followers but I almost never post. What exactly do these people expect me to say? I have nothing interesting to say that will fit in 140 characters.

 

[yllus]

Seriously, I fucking don't want everyone to know where I am and what I am doing all the time (this is exactly what Zuckerburg thinks that WE ALL WANT.)

He's probably right, too. Most people I know seem to be quite happy with keeping their personal information - which they voluntarily entered - on Facebook.

There may be something to the complaints that Facebook widens the amount of people who can see your personal whatevers without properly notifying you first, but past that the grousing is really quite silly. If you don't want your information on the site, don't use it. End of issue.

Additionally from Facebook, I have a LinkedIn profile and a Twitter account. The former because it's important for one's career and the latter for the same reason (for software developers anyways).

 

[soulcougher73]

I said none even though i have a facebook account. But i dont use it actively by any stretch of the imagination.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

If you don't want your information on the site, don't use it. End of issue.

Or just don't put the information on there. The only things you're required to use are a name and email address.

 

[ABitTooSpicy]

Used to be just Facebook and sometimes LinkedIn... now I am getting into Twitter as well :-D

 

[Dr. Zaus]

does buzz count?

 

[Malak]

Facebook. I have a Twitter account with almost 700 followers but I almost never post. What exactly do these people expect me to say? I have nothing interesting to say that will fit in 140 characters.

 

[zinfamous]

There may be something to the complaints that Facebook widens the amount of people who can see your personal whatevers without properly notifying you first, but past that the grousing is really quite silly. If you don't want your information on the site, don't use it. End of issue.

.

well, as I mentioned, my issue is not with the typical privacy concerns that people complain about regarding Facebook--the info that you enter, that they use (anonymously, I should add--despite what many of these critics seem to understand) to share with their partners and collect marketing data, but Zuckerburg's insistence that FB should be integrated into your entire life, in such a way that you really can't escape it.

I mentioned watching a movie and having people find you when you want to chill and ignore all that noise. That is what annoys me--when Facebook starts to find you no matter where you are.

yes, you can to a certain degree choose what you want to use and include, but as I've read from the mouth himself, this is going to be less and less of an option. If he wants FB to grow the way he wants it to, he simply has to remove many of these increased privacy options. There is no getting away from that for FB to grow along its current model.

That, and again the issue that people have managed to confuse this kind of communication with actual socialization. It absolutely is not the same. People have forgotten how to talk to each other like normal humans, it seems. very sad. (not simply the fault of Facebook, of course; but certainly a big contributor)



...and Zuckerberg really is a complete douche. I don't like the guy and I find his interpretation of culture to be both thin and inconsequential. This is the foundation of the product, so I'm just not interested in supporting it. :\

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

well, as I mentioned, my issue is not with the typical privacy concerns that people complain about regarding Facebook--the info that you enter, that they use (anonymously, I should add--despite what many of these critics seem to understand) to share with their partners and collect marketing data, but Zuckerburg's insistence that FB should be integrated into your entire life, in such a way that you really can't escape it.

I mentioned watching a movie and having people find you when you want to chill and ignore all that noise. That is what annoys me--when Facebook starts to find you no matter where you are.

yes, you can to a certain degree choose what you want to use and include, but as I've read from the mouth himself, this is going to be less and less of an option. If he wants FB to grow the way he wants it to, he simply has to remove many of these increased privacy options. There is no getting away from that for FB to grow along its current model.

That, and again the issue that people have managed to confuse this kind of communication with actual socialization. It absolutely is not the same. People have forgotten how to talk to each other like normal humans, it seems. very sad. (not simply the fault of Facebook, of course; but certainly a big contributor)



...and Zuckerberg really is a complete douche. I don't like the guy and I find his interpretation of culture to be both thin and inconsequential. This is the foundation of the product, so I'm just not interested in supporting it. :\

Ummm, excuse me, but what the dick are you talking about?

 

[StageLeft]

Facebook is simply designed to be a massive invasion to your privacy. I'm not talking about the almost completely anonymous user information sharing that goes on in terms of massive data dumps--as it relates to their privacy policy and such--I'm talking about Zuckerburg's absolute belief (as he proclaims), that no one cares about privacy; the plans to have facebook as "one layer in every single aspect of your digital life." (quoted in recent New Yorker article).

The fact that I'm seeing little facebook buttons pop on EVERYTHING disturbs me. Like with some new BluRay Live functionality...the prospect that I would sit down and watch a movie, and some friend will pop onto my TV with a little chat window: "hey Brah, I see you're checking out Anal Invaders 4! WORD BRO!"

Seriously, I fucking don't want everyone to know where I am and what I am doing all the time (this is exactly what Zuckerburg thinks that WE ALL WANT.)

This goes hand in hand with the "I'm kind of a big deal" thread. All of these kids that grew up on IM and such really do think that they are so fucking important, that the most mundane tasks that we have all called "life" for generations, is so suddenly important that everyone must know, all the damn time.

So yeah..it's mostly this attitude of unadulterated self-importance that Facebook not only thrives upon, but promotes, that rubs me the wrong way. This kid that created the site actually has no personal social skills, so he creates this site within this genre called "social media," when it is, in fact, nothing like socialization. He's a billionaire, now, though...so why wouldn't he think that he is correct?


I get it--I see how Facebook is convenient and extremely useful, but I can't get beyond it's incredibly self-serving invasiveness.

I agree with this. It's why I limit my facebook use. I do have all my friends on it and relatives. I have nobody I work with (though I do have people I used to work with). I limit what I say for status updates. All my personal information on it is crap other than my name, like my age, number of kids all nonsense. Also I never, ever use my facebook account to post comments on any of these things like news sites. I don't want some little cock like Zucker having access to everything about me.

I don't trust the privacy options in Facebook whatsoever. I think there may be a market for a truly private social networking site, or basically facebook with the absolute promise in their damn mission statement that they won't venture out into lala land of "just use your <insert networking site> account here. It's easier". Many do not care, though. I have cousins who have hundreds if not thousands (yes!) of pictures of them drinking and all kinds of crap on there!

 

[zinfamous]

Ummm, excuse me, but what the dick are you talking about?

I'm talking about his plans to grow facebook. where he wants it, and what he wants it to do. totally from the mouth of babes.

does this bother you?

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/09/20/100920fa_fact_vargas

 

[meltdown75]

facepage