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

[wildwoosi.livejournal.com]

I can't see myself getting off of LJ unless it dies an untimely death on its own - it's too good at the friend-blogging thing.

I don't know much about FaceBook myself. Figured out how to turn off all of the e-mail notifications so I can just check it. Don't know if you can blog on it. There are some people on FaceBook that I don't want seeing everything about my life...

[mlerules.livejournal.com]

Heh, luckily when I set up my FB account (a year ago during the Big Flood of '07 when I ended up at Freeple's before returning to CopperMoon) I set up a filter for all e-mails from FB, which I've pretty much just ignored. Just a little while ago I scaled back my e-mails so'll now check it now 'n' again, to see just the stuff I want.

And yeah, now that I've got nieces and a nephew and kids of friends who've friended me on FB, I'm also interested in keeping my private life outta there. "It's Complicated ;-)

Looking forward to seeing you Sun!