DISQUS

Debs · 2 years ago

amazing timing Ayelet - I was just writing about this in prepr for speech - the connections we make online and the weaving we do between them. As well as the lack of proper syntax for these "friends", communities etc. Awesome- gonna use the flickr photo in the preso.


p.s. had drinks with our mutual friend klieger he other night

Blonde 2.0 · 2 years ago

Hi Debs:
I am glad you enjoyed my post.

I do find the whole topic of online connections a fascinating one and would love to hear your take on it.

You may also find this post interesting if you haven't read it yet:

"What Does Community Mean to You?"

http://blonde2dot0.blogspot.com/2007/04/what-does-community-mean-to-you.html



Please send my warmest regards to Klieger. We miss him over here :-)

Adi · 2 years ago

I agree with Kent:
http://dotmad.blogspot.com/2007/05/blogs-vs-social-networks.html

Blonde 2.0 · 2 years ago

Adi:
As I write in my post:

"I don't think my friends on the social networks know me better than those I met through my blog. If anything, those who read my writings probably have a better sense of my beliefs and values. My readers are making much more of an effort to get to know me than simply clicking on a button that says "add as friend". However some people on the various social networks have made a real effort to get to know me and those are the people that I have made strong connections with."

I agree that through blogging I have made many good friends. However, I don't agree that you cannot make an equal amount of friends on social networks. You simply need to invest more in it. Read people's profiles, learn about them, get to know them by contacting them, commenting on their posts, etc. I think that perhaps people are just not used to making the same kind of effort on the social networks as they make when reading blogs.

Jay · 2 years ago

Readers vs. audience; a good distinction, and one I should have made.


Thanks for the link!