tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638043.post7829954380706146940..comments2023-05-12T01:11:23.747+10:00Comments on Mokalus of Blog: Why I am not on FacebookJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388453194546051041noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638043.post-31849656725139598872007-10-23T08:51:00.000+10:002007-10-23T08:51:00.000+10:00That's good to know, and honestly I think I'll be ...That's good to know, and honestly I think I'll be signing up before too long. You know, when I get around to it.<BR/><BR/>I still think social networking sites should be interoperable. I should be able to add friends from MySpace to Facebook, or bring my entire network with me if I choose to change services, even if my friends stay where they are.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388453194546051041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638043.post-71816049923041614182007-10-23T05:23:00.000+10:002007-10-23T05:23:00.000+10:00In answer to your near-month old post, there's act...In answer to your near-month old post, there's actually a lot of socializing strength behind Facebook that I haven't seen in any other site. Since I've joined, I've been reunited with about 70% of my graduating class and been invited to several more parties this year than I have in the last five. It's been a pretty impressive socializing tool so far.<BR/><BR/> A major thing about what MySpace did wrong was basically let kids turn every page into a badly margined graphics/color hell. Facebook is more cleanly organized for the mostpart. But it's also more idiot-proof when it comes to organizing events, photos, and finding new people. Even my grandparents have figured out how to use it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638043.post-37380996367844365702007-10-03T12:54:00.000+10:002007-10-03T12:54:00.000+10:00Is it possible for a social networking site to be ...Is it possible for a social networking site to be "too personal", then? I guess I don't quite understand what you're getting at there.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388453194546051041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638043.post-88490152206683375992007-10-03T12:08:00.000+10:002007-10-03T12:08:00.000+10:00MySpace is the slutty sister of Facebook.Facebook ...MySpace is the slutty sister of Facebook.<BR/><BR/>Facebook is the demure and pretty one who doesn't lift up her skirts or try to pimp out her boyfriend and his band and YouTube clip and song and every other thing possible.<BR/><BR/>That's what MySpace did wrong. They made it too personal.Erin Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08872088534190948163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638043.post-19050160875731397892007-10-03T10:51:00.000+10:002007-10-03T10:51:00.000+10:00I don't think there is a light and dark side to th...I don't think there is a light and dark side to this. Just popularity. Now, for certain counter-culturals, when a social networking site gets popular, they can no longer be seen there because it's too mainstream. Those would be the people who leave first. There's always someone willing to leave for some reason.<BR/><BR/>Who knows? Facebook may become the one social networking site that keeps ahead of the game and lives on strong. I guess the big question is: what did MySpace do wrong? Maybe it was the perceived shift to more of a direct marketing model. Instead of being a place to connect with your friends, it started to become a place for advertisers to find you and try to drum up hype for their wares.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388453194546051041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638043.post-47572253389715710332007-10-03T08:52:00.000+10:002007-10-03T08:52:00.000+10:00I'm surprised there wasn't a light side / dark sid...I'm surprised there wasn't a light side / dark side of the force aspect to that post.<BR/><BR/>Although I can understand the sentiment. Having finally succumbed (?) to the facebook phenomenon, I can see how it can become extremly addictive. <BR/><BR/>The idealist in me hopes it will remain fairly popular, perhaps being upgraded and modified as it continues rather than crashing and burning as all its predecessors have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com