Sucked in by Facebook

Jul 13, 2007

You know, I hate social networks. But…I now have a Facebook account. If you have one and feel like we should be connected, go ahead.

I still hate social networks. I consider this an experiment. 😉

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15 Comments

  2. Nik Butler
    Nik Butler on July 13, 2007 at 11:58 am

    hehehe,

    One of us, one of us.

    Let me send you the other invites now and you can get your Friend Adding orgy out of the way sooner.

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  5. Félim Whiteley
    Félim Whiteley on July 13, 2007 at 12:20 pm

    I guess you hate Social Networks like you hate those winky smilies.. ie. you still use them 😉

    And for good measure

    😉 😉 😉

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  6. Steve
    Steve on July 13, 2007 at 12:24 pm

    Just in time for the MS buyout? http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40970

    Social networks have their place. They are good for the non-geeks who will never have a ‘proper’ blog. I play with a couple, including Facebook, but prefer to use my blog and a few other services such as del.icio.us and last.fm. Redhat’s Mugshot is a nice aggregator. The big benefit of SNs is when you can restrict access to certain items. That’s a big plus when I want to post pictures of my family that I don’t want the whole world to see.

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  7. Ian
    Ian on July 13, 2007 at 1:18 pm

    Hah, I was just about to go ahead and add you, but then I realised you have no idea I even exist. I blame blogging for these dodgy one-way relationships!

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  9. Rob
    Rob on July 13, 2007 at 6:10 pm

    I have to disagree with Steve. Yes, they are good for non-geeks who don’t like to have a stand-alone blog, but the implication that geeks who use it are somehow substandard is neither fair nor accurate. The difference between a social networking site and a blog — from my perspective, at least — is that the former is dependent on adding friends and interacting with them, whereas the latter is focused more on publishing content and sometimes letting your friends (and sometimes random strangers, case-in-point) view and comment it. The difference is small, but significant.

    To a real geek, of course, using the right tools for the job at hand is a great idea. I applaud you, Jono for getting a Facebook account. You probably won’t check it every day, but it is a good way to keep up-to-date with goings-on in your social circles. (If nothing else, it’s a good way to placate your significant other, who might have been bugging you to get one for some time). I think you might notice old classmates (usually the ones you didn’t like, unfortunately) adding you after some length of time.

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  10. Alan
    Alan on July 14, 2007 at 4:13 pm

    Try mugshot too, it nicely aggregates various social networking sites.

    I figure once you give in and join one of them you may as well try out others too.

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  11. Chris Hayes
    Chris Hayes on July 14, 2007 at 7:13 pm

    Weird, I thought you hated the winky smiles too…

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  12. Roger
    Roger on July 15, 2007 at 12:34 am

    I like what else matches when you search for your name.

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  13. Dan
    Dan on July 15, 2007 at 1:13 am

    …and, of course, blogs are integral in social networks. 🙂

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  14. Mr b!
    Mr b! on July 17, 2007 at 9:51 am

    Sell out! 😡

    I have sent you a friend invite! 😆

    Reply

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