Eleventh Topic: New Media

[judecorp]

You don't blog enough about trendy Interweb stuff like Twitter and Facebook, even though I know you're all up in the Facebook. So, blog about social networking and the "new media".

It's true. I'm all up in the Facebook. Not necessarily in the vampire/werewolf/pirate/green patch/oregon train/whatever sense but in the networking. I am all about the social networking. Actually, I like to collect friends. There, I said it. :) (Don't you want to be my friend?) I like the social networking but it doesn't allow for interpersonal connection, and I think it's lacking because of that. It doesn't "do it" for me like some other things have because of that.

I was talking to someone a while back about the internet in the 90s and how it helped bring together a whole group of people that I would have otherwise NEVER been exposed to. I mean, I know one of the foremost Klingon speakers in the world. WTF? How did THAT happen? And so many more. And a lot of them have continued to be in my life via LiveJournal and I am happy for that, especially where I don't have the time or mental energy for real-time chatting anymore. How I used to do that is beyond me. But I loved the sense of community, the exchange of ideas, the bringing together of differences. So I tend to stick to things that continue that: LiveJournal, forums, stuff like that.

That doesn't mean I don't like to hoard friends on networking sites. I was a beta tester for Friendster back in the day and I do enjoy a little Facebook. But I'm terrified of MySpace. (Go fig.) And I got a Twitter invite once but haven't looked into it. I don't really know what it's about.

I probably didn't answer this at all. Although I know I'm much less likely to run into famous Klingon speakers anymore.

Comments

[oppendonnell.livejournal.com]

I also like to collect friends (though I have rules about who I can reasonably collect as a friend). My sister and I are in a contest to see who has more friends on Facebook. We each thought the other didn't know that we secretly thought we were in a contest. Ha. (I am currently winning, if only by two.)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I should shake things up and add your sister!!

Kidding, kidding.

[krazyleesa.livejournal.com]

Sadly, I'm addicted to Scrabulous on Facebook.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Confession: I play Scrabulous AND Scramble.

p.s. Love the Rainbow Brite icon!

[artemis44.livejournal.com]

I am SO addicted to scrabulous!

[krazyleesa.livejournal.com]

I play Scramble too, I'm just not as good at it. Heh.

Rainbow Brite was the bomb! :)

[midnights-sun12.livejournal.com]

jude brings it HOME in scramble.

[just-showtune.livejournal.com]

My wife says I'm a friend whore. I think she's just jealous. I mean, I do KNOW all those people.

And I am addicted to scrabulous. If work didn't block facebook I'd be playing it all day.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I love Scrabulous. Are we facebook buds? We should play scrabulous!

[tracy-n-mia.livejournal.com]

I refuse to Twitter. Really do people care what I'm doing every freaking second of the day?

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

You know I care! ;)

[prettyvacantone.livejournal.com]

I wish you'd Twitter. It's my new hobby since I'm too lazy to LJ. :) If you do decide to join, here's my link.

http://twitter.com/brandie

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Maybe for you, because you are incredibly cute.

[dolomite2531.livejournal.com]

I'm not down with the twitter either....but go on and join myspace...it won't bite! :-)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I am so scared of MySpace. I am petrified that all of my old clients are on it and will search for me.