On On-Line Social Networking

[mlerules]

I've been ruminating on the purposes and goals of on-line social networking recently as I've been wandering around in FaceBook these past few days. I have some thoughts that'll likely spill/spew forth here before long. This pretty well sums up what I do NOT care for about it.

Why do YOU use FaceBook and/or LJ and/or MySpace and/or whatEVER? What goals do you have in using it/whatEVER (if any)? What needs do you hope to fulfill/have fulfilled? What do you want to, hope to, and actually GET out of it? What's it FOR, in your opinion? (And what's IT?) I'm curious and'd really like to know, as it might help shed some light on these issues for myself. (And because generating and engaging in at least some slightly more in-depth discussion/conversation is something I value and prefer LJ for over FB, at least so far.)

Comments

[fearless-son.livejournal.com]

True, the garish, omnipresent adds did drive me away from MySpace, but primarily because they made the site excessively bloated with data, making it slow and difficult to navigate. I find the adds on FaceBook that much easier to ignore.

As for why I use it, it was at first just to keep tabs on everyone else I know who has one. However, I have found it useful for other things as well, such as networking with people at a place where I eventually hope to be employed.

[mlerules.livejournal.com]

Thanks for replying. I appreciate knowing what/how folks use these things for - it helps me figure it out myself.

Good luck w/the job networking!