Comments on: The Social Networks food chain http://www.jonworth.eu/the-social-networks-food-chain/ At the intersection of the EU, UK politics and tech Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:28:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matt Wardman http://www.jonworth.eu/the-social-networks-food-chain/comment-page-1/#comment-122429 Matt Wardman Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:22:46 +0000 http://www.jonworth.eu/the-social-networks-food-chain/#comment-122429 >getting a text message every time a friend (or in the case of politicians, usually people I don’t) goes to the loo is probably more than I really want to know… I think that "what are you doing" is a red herring. The benefit of twitter is all the other things it can be used for, and that many things can be done more informally and easily in the fly. Matt >getting a text message every time a friend (or in the case of politicians, usually people I don’t) goes to the loo is probably more than I really want to know…

I think that “what are you doing” is a red herring. The benefit of twitter is all the other things it can be used for, and that many things can be done more informally and easily in the fly.

Matt

]]> By: Giacomo http://www.jonworth.eu/the-social-networks-food-chain/comment-page-1/#comment-99637 Giacomo Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:13:22 +0000 http://www.jonworth.eu/the-social-networks-food-chain/#comment-99637 Personally I am quite tired about all these social networks... after some experimentation I think I have reach a quite stable model suitable for my needs: __personal blog (WordPress platform on a bought domain) for the public __private emails (different gmail adresses for the main different aspects of my life managed from a root gmail account) for the private __lastly, I exploit social networks as "shop windows" just putting on them the feed of my blog Personally I am quite tired about all these social networks… after some experimentation I think I have reach a quite stable model suitable for my needs:
__personal blog (WordPress platform on a bought domain) for the public
__private emails (different gmail adresses for the main different aspects of my life managed from a root gmail account) for the private
__lastly, I exploit social networks as “shop windows” just putting on them the feed of my blog

]]> By: Jon http://www.jonworth.eu/the-social-networks-food-chain/comment-page-1/#comment-99510 Jon Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:19:49 +0000 http://www.jonworth.eu/the-social-networks-food-chain/#comment-99510 Hmmm. I must say the post was inspired by an idea of graphic design, and being annoyed by Twitter. It was probably not my most analytical effort! I've written more <a href="http://www.jonworth.eu/social-networks-profilerate-where-do-i-start/" rel="nofollow">here</a> Hmmm. I must say the post was inspired by an idea of graphic design, and being annoyed by Twitter. It was probably not my most analytical effort!

I’ve written more here

]]> By: Jeremy Hargreaves http://www.jonworth.eu/the-social-networks-food-chain/comment-page-1/#comment-99507 Jeremy Hargreaves Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:12:25 +0000 http://www.jonworth.eu/the-social-networks-food-chain/#comment-99507 Interesting to see how different people see it differently... I quite agree that I can't see the point about Twitter - getting a text message every time a friend (or in the case of politicians, usually people I don't) goes to the loo is probably more than I really want to know... A good example of politicians jumping on an a technological bandwagon with no idea why and just because they don't want to be seen to be left behind, I think. From my perspective bebo was also always a bit of a non-event, and you didn't mention myspace, which although I've never really found it much use myself, clearly has been (and indeed still is) very big, and I think has a good claim to be the first major social networking site in the UK. And I know one UK MP who still uses it for a regular blog. I don't agree at all about Second Life, I'm afraid, at least in the UK - I haven't seen any evidence that it has taken off at all in politics. I think Facebook is far from finished yet - it is far and away the easiest to use, and also far more engaging than others, I think - but LinkedIn seems to be having a good few weeks (generally, rather than for political involvement). I've written about this, for example at: http://www.jeremyhargreaves.org/blog/2008/are-you-linkedin/ and http://www.jeremyhargreaves.org/blog/2008/facebook/ In answer to Ralf: partly I think you are right that it is possible to spend for ever surfing round these sites, never achieving anything apart from wasting time. But they can also be useful for assisting life in the real world, for example by putting you better in touch with old friends you are now only vaguely in touch with (what has hitherto been largely the role of Christmas cards, at least in the UK!), and also for things like organising events and inviting people to them - I am regularly invited out to drinks (with real friends!) via Facebook, for example. Interesting to see how different people see it differently… I quite agree that I can’t see the point about Twitter – getting a text message every time a friend (or in the case of politicians, usually people I don’t) goes to the loo is probably more than I really want to know… A good example of politicians jumping on an a technological bandwagon with no idea why and just because they don’t want to be seen to be left behind, I think.

From my perspective bebo was also always a bit of a non-event, and you didn’t mention myspace, which although I’ve never really found it much use myself, clearly has been (and indeed still is) very big, and I think has a good claim to be the first major social networking site in the UK. And I know one UK MP who still uses it for a regular blog.

I don’t agree at all about Second Life, I’m afraid, at least in the UK – I haven’t seen any evidence that it has taken off at all in politics.

I think Facebook is far from finished yet – it is far and away the easiest to use, and also far more engaging than others, I think – but LinkedIn seems to be having a good few weeks (generally, rather than for political involvement).

I’ve written about this, for example at:

http://www.jeremyhargreaves.org/blog/2008/are-you-linkedin/

and

http://www.jeremyhargreaves.org/blog/2008/facebook/

In answer to Ralf: partly I think you are right that it is possible to spend for ever surfing round these sites, never achieving anything apart from wasting time.

But they can also be useful for assisting life in the real world, for example by putting you better in touch with old friends you are now only vaguely in touch with (what has hitherto been largely the role of Christmas cards, at least in the UK!), and also for things like organising events and inviting people to them – I am regularly invited out to drinks (with real friends!) via Facebook, for example.

]]> By: Ralf Grahn http://www.jonworth.eu/the-social-networks-food-chain/comment-page-1/#comment-99408 Ralf Grahn Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:55:07 +0000 http://www.jonworth.eu/the-social-networks-food-chain/#comment-99408 Excuse me for the Precambrian question, but does any of these 'social media' achieve anything meaningful except while away office and leisure hours? Excuse me for the Precambrian question, but does any of these ‘social media’ achieve anything meaningful except while away office and leisure hours?

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