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So what gives? Are you copying me or are our brains psychically linked today?
link going on. Eric checked his story into the blog admin around
midnight Pacific last night (ironically, when I was posting my
Facebook story). I can vouch his content was essentially unchanged
between then and now , and did not have the benefit of seeing your
piece (which I did see in Google Reader earlier today).
But it was after getting the "what's a tweet?" comment on my (Twitter-synced) News Feed last night , that I decided I just had to vent about Facebook today
I enjoyed reading your perspective on this issue, and as Louis noted there must be "some psychic link" going on! I actually dug around for stories that were on similar topic very late last night, which led me to discover that sevitz.com piece.
As I don't generally watch TV, news via Twitter is often the first time I see it. If it is important enough to me, then I can go ahead and find a TV channel carrying it if I wish. Usually though, I prefer to read about news anyway.
Put plainly, I find Friendfeed and Twitter more interesting and comfortable to use. Quicker too.
I would add the following point as it relates to being uncomfortable with the Facebook community as opposed to the Twitter/Friendfeed community. I've got alot of good friends on facebook but few of them understand my passion for technology or my level of geekiness. Through my blog/twitter/facebook I can talk about IT, social media, Network security, and community interaction and know that I'm around people who are interested in the same. Facebook is a nifty extension of my meatspace life but Twitter and Friendfeed are a community all their own.
Thanks for such a great post.
Tsudohnimh
website: http://Knowthenetwork.com
follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/tsudo
interact with me on Friendfeed http://friendfeed.com/tsudohnimh
I haven't tried friendfeed yet, I think I've just found my groove with Twitter. What's the best thing about Twitter? It's commitment-free social networking! Signing up for Twitter is like a guy taking a shower. You jump in, do 5 things, you're done in 5 minutes.
One small correction: Facebook recently (last couple months maybe?) changed the status update box. It no longer contains the "is" when you click on it to enter your status. Even before that change, you could backspace to get rid of it.
I feel more comfortable with Twitter for social networking. (Haven't tried FF yet). I tried FB for 18 months along with a colleague. My purpose was for business networking. As her FB became personal, I felt like I was crossing a line to comment on her kids' pictures--adorable as they are. It was almost like showing up at a colleague's house unannounced. It didn't feel right since I know her professionally, not personally. So I stick to LinkedIn for professional networking and keep the FB as a lower priority but still for business.
Twitter--at least my group--is all about sharing social media tips, staying up with the latest in social and online marketing, and yes, an occaisional personal Tweet. I like Twitter for its "collective wisdom."
Although many people don't use them, Facebook has features to split up your "friends" into lists and treat them differently. You don't have to follow everyone equally, which might help Facebook feel more homey.
I actually have the opposite problem. I follow 208 people on twitter, and have 253 Facebook friends, but twitter seems far more overwhelming to me these days. I find myself ignoring almost everything but replies and direct messages on Twitter.
I agree that threads on twitter are often more immediate, for better or worse. I automatically mirror my tweets (the ones that *aren't* replies over to facebook, and I've noticed others doing the same, and it helps me to be more intentional about both tweeting and facebook status updates. At least among my circle of friends, the lines between the two are blurring, but there's a bit more immediacy to twitter.
"Is," seriously? Facebook removed the "is" requirement in November, 2007. Now it works exactly the same way twitter does: it starts with your name, which you can incorporate or ignore. I tend to incorporate it, so I start each tweet/status update in the third person, but many ignore it.
Here's a suggestion: friend-request people like Jason C and Dave W to see if your Facebook experience improves.
Also, and I bet you know this is coming: reject the tyranny of the OR and embrace the genius of the AND! :-)
Quoting myself from above with relation to "is": I do note though that your name remains in the status box, which gives the impression that your first name will become the first word of your status update, which is slightly weird enough to annoy me, though I'll admit that's somewhat nit picky.
Lately, though, I've had a growing urge to run away from Facebook, to cancel my account and migrate to Twitter and e-mail. If nothing else, this would make my day far more productive and make my life feel like it was a teensy bit slower-paced, which would be nice.
Problem is, EVERYBODY's on Facebook now. How do you walk away from a platform where you can find everybody -- more than that, a platform that many people check more often than their e-mail? I've found that one of the most reliable ways to get in touch with people these days is via Facebook messages.
That sort of access is invaluable to me as a journalist, and it's nice to share things with a group of people who might actually comment on them -- even if none of my friends (mostly people I've really met) don't care a whit about the kind of links I share (which newspaper has announced furloughs or which business model might save journalism).
Despite the lack of interest in my interests from my FB friends, for soliciting comments, it's still better than shouting into the Grand Canyon that is (for most users) Twitter.
all very similar to FF/Twitter right?
Yes
What's different?
the fact that all the people i'm interacting with are people i talk to in person...my friends. not "social media superstars" who rants about "the future of [fill in the blank]".
actual conversations with actual people i know/care about all with the same functionality (for the most part) as any other social networking service. but like everyone said, it all depends one who you are and what you're trying to achieve.
Is this an article that was written a long time ago, and only just published now?
"What are you doing right now?"