Thus the core of the problem: if you don't "get" Facebook/Twitter, it doesn't help to read about other people who do.
The article explains how it works -- ambient awareness and all that -- but it doesn't explain why I'd want that, if I'm not one who already "gets it". Why do I want 1000 asymmetric "weak ties"?
I have noticed that the people who use twit/book the most are those with cell phones. If you don't have a Blackberry welded to your hip, tweeting "I'm making a sandwich" has way too much overhead.
I like Twitter, but I think Facebook is horrible, a terrible waste of time, it's like LinkedIn for teenagers imo. This comes from a guy that has also stopped using chat tools (excepting for the days I might need them), so please excuse me for being on the very unpopular side.
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Thus the core of the problem: if you don't "get" Facebook/Twitter, it doesn't help to read about other people who do.
The article explains how it works -- ambient awareness and all that -- but it doesn't explain why I'd want that, if I'm not one who already "gets it". Why do I want 1000 asymmetric "weak ties"?
I have noticed that the people who use twit/book the most are those with cell phones. If you don't have a Blackberry welded to your hip, tweeting "I'm making a sandwich" has way too much overhead.
I like Twitter, but I think Facebook is horrible, a terrible waste of time, it's like LinkedIn for teenagers imo. This comes from a guy that has also stopped using chat tools (excepting for the days I might need them), so please excuse me for being on the very unpopular side.