Comments on: What I am and am not doing http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2007/09/10/what-i-am-and-am-not-doing/ Tue, 22 May 2012 08:38:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: kate http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2007/09/10/what-i-am-and-am-not-doing/comment-page-1/#comment-58410 kate Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:30:54 +0000 http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2007/09/10/what-i-am-and-am-not-doing/#comment-58410 This raises another issue for me, which is what happens to your 'network' once you've erased a social software identity. I've deleted accounts from Friendster, MySpace etc, and felt the rush that comes with divesting yourself of One More Thing I Felt Weirdly Obligated To Do. It's freeing. But there is a conversation that you miss out on as well. On Twitter, there *is* a kind of camaraderie - at times an anxiety-laced, in-your-face, working-too-hard camaraderie - but that's pretty much everywhere (on Facebook, in blogs, by the water cooler, post-work beers etc). So I wonder if the problem is Twitter, or something more fundamental about seeing into those everyday rhythms that we cult studs folk write so much about. They're not pretty. Suffice it to say, I'll miss you on Twitter. Until I delete that account too... ;) This raises another issue for me, which is what happens to your ‘network’ once you’ve erased a social software identity. I’ve deleted accounts from Friendster, MySpace etc, and felt the rush that comes with divesting yourself of One More Thing I Felt Weirdly Obligated To Do. It’s freeing. But there is a conversation that you miss out on as well.

On Twitter, there *is* a kind of camaraderie – at times an anxiety-laced, in-your-face, working-too-hard camaraderie – but that’s pretty much everywhere (on Facebook, in blogs, by the water cooler, post-work beers etc). So I wonder if the problem is Twitter, or something more fundamental about seeing into those everyday rhythms that we cult studs folk write so much about. They’re not pretty. Suffice it to say, I’ll miss you on Twitter. Until I delete that account too… ;)

]]> By: test post — gatewatching Archive http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2007/09/10/what-i-am-and-am-not-doing/comment-page-1/#comment-58366 test post — gatewatching Archive Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:49:09 +0000 http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2007/09/10/what-i-am-and-am-not-doing/#comment-58366 [...] So, I’ve been kicking around on Facebook lately. My colleagues have posted some interesting analysis of Facebook, which I am still thinking about. I like Facebook, in a way that I never got into Myspace. I’ve caught up with friends from highschool who I haven’t seen for years, even played scrabble with them, but there’s still that concern about privacy. [...] [...] So, I’ve been kicking around on Facebook lately. My colleagues have posted some interesting analysis of Facebook, which I am still thinking about. I like Facebook, in a way that I never got into Myspace. I’ve caught up with friends from highschool who I haven’t seen for years, even played scrabble with them, but there’s still that concern about privacy. [...]

]]> By: melgregg http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2007/09/10/what-i-am-and-am-not-doing/comment-page-1/#comment-58354 melgregg Tue, 11 Sep 2007 03:41:21 +0000 http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2007/09/10/what-i-am-and-am-not-doing/#comment-58354 That is hilarious. Yes, a little more sledgehammer than <a href="http://dawdlr.tumblr.com">dawdlr</a>, which I still quite like. That is hilarious. Yes, a little more sledgehammer than dawdlr, which I still quite like.

]]> By: Jason Wilson http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2007/09/10/what-i-am-and-am-not-doing/comment-page-1/#comment-58351 Jason Wilson Tue, 11 Sep 2007 03:28:06 +0000 http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2007/09/10/what-i-am-and-am-not-doing/#comment-58351 Mel - you are not alone in your social networking fatigue. Parody sites like <a href="http://www.cleverlittlepod.com/bugroff.html" rel="nofollow">Bugroff</a> (quintessentially British-humorsphere in its sledgehammer misanthropy) suggest that the anger is mounting. Follow me on Twitter to find out what I think about it. Mel – you are not alone in your social networking fatigue. Parody sites like Bugroff (quintessentially British-humorsphere in its sledgehammer misanthropy) suggest that the anger is mounting. Follow me on Twitter to find out what I think about it.

]]> By: investigativeblog.net » Facebook spam http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2007/09/10/what-i-am-and-am-not-doing/comment-page-1/#comment-58349 investigativeblog.net » Facebook spam Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:39:53 +0000 http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2007/09/10/what-i-am-and-am-not-doing/#comment-58349 [...] So, I’ve been kicking around on Facebook lately. My colleagues have posted some interesting analysis of Facebook, which I am still thinking about. I like Facebook, in a way that I never got into Myspace. I’ve caught up with friends from highschool who I haven’t seen for years, even played scrabble with them, but there’s still that concern about privacy. [...] [...] So, I’ve been kicking around on Facebook lately. My colleagues have posted some interesting analysis of Facebook, which I am still thinking about. I like Facebook, in a way that I never got into Myspace. I’ve caught up with friends from highschool who I haven’t seen for years, even played scrabble with them, but there’s still that concern about privacy. [...]

]]> By: melgregg http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2007/09/10/what-i-am-and-am-not-doing/comment-page-1/#comment-58343 melgregg Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:12:08 +0000 http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2007/09/10/what-i-am-and-am-not-doing/#comment-58343 I will, and you are welcome to stay at my house if you can get a flight! I will, and you are welcome to stay at my house if you can get a flight!

]]> By: Clif http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2007/09/10/what-i-am-and-am-not-doing/comment-page-1/#comment-58314 Clif Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:54:07 +0000 http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2007/09/10/what-i-am-and-am-not-doing/#comment-58314 I wish I could attend. Would love to have a chat about this stuff. Harumph. My pockets are only full of shrapnel atm. Hope it goes well Mel. Please blog on it :p I wish I could attend. Would love to have a chat about this stuff. Harumph. My pockets are only full of shrapnel atm.

Hope it goes well Mel.

Please blog on it :p

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