tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287043388945723817.post6179153639840492997..comments2023-11-02T11:59:12.553+01:00Comments on The Chronicles of Tewkesbury: Facebook? MySpace? Second Life? If I Choose Not to Participate, Does That Make Me Uncool?J.M. Tewkesburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13184459165382590897noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287043388945723817.post-82584626732998690892008-05-01T10:33:00.000+02:002008-05-01T10:33:00.000+02:00Pheebs: You crack me up, friend! :-DI think I'd ha...Pheebs: You crack me up, friend! :-D<BR/><BR/>I think I'd have better luck with a fish than I'd have maintaining a FB or MS site.J.M. Tewkesburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184459165382590897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287043388945723817.post-84661544322477291782008-05-01T06:40:00.000+02:002008-05-01T06:40:00.000+02:00My daughter named her Beta fish "Stewie."Brain -- ...My daughter named her Beta fish "Stewie."<BR/><BR/>Brain -- hey, Brian -- look at me ... look, Brian. Hey Brian, I'm a fish; I'm a menacing fish, Brain. See? I'm poofing out my cheeks!<BR/><BR/>- PhoebeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287043388945723817.post-11584035154623601342008-04-30T05:24:00.000+02:002008-04-30T05:24:00.000+02:00Merujo: Oddly, I think I signed up for FB, but lik...Merujo: Oddly, I think I signed up for FB, but like you, I can't remember my password and I'm not interested enough to backtrack and sign in. <BR/><BR/>ME: Amen on LDS-G! And I think you've hit on what makes me resistant to FB and MS: the amount of time spent dolling it all up. As I said, I already spend WAY too much time online as it is. FB and/or MS = less time for other, more beneficial activities. As for LinkedIn, I'm with you there. Now I just need to find my username and password for that one again and I'm good to go.<BR/><BR/>LG: See, that's my worry. Is FB and MS something I should be more attuned to as it's the medium most young people are using these days to communicate. Will I be less of an asset to an employer because I'm not clued into these other forms of media outreach? And yet, I can't bring myself to spend any time in them because I don't see the value for me or for a potential employer. (Unless I was working for a company like the one you were with.)<BR/><BR/>Cele: What you said about the community of bloggers! Spot on. Hear, hear! And amen!<BR/><BR/>Abgue: Can't wait to read that comment-as-entry!<BR/><BR/>JA: Hm. Perhaps, if more of my family members (immediate and extended) were on FB or MS, I might be more inclined to participate as a way of staying in touch. Otherwise, meh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287043388945723817.post-34100936811262821192008-04-30T01:20:00.000+02:002008-04-30T01:20:00.000+02:00I have a Myspace account, which I check very very ...I have a Myspace account, which I check very very infrequently. I have links on there to some family members (who are only slightly more MySpace active than I am) and some make-believe friends from a lawyer board I've been participating on for almost 10 years.<BR/><BR/>I've gotten three invites to Facebook, but haven't signed up yet. I'm almost tempted to do so just to link those three very different people (my younger sister, a friend from growing up, and a friend from NYC who works in TV news).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287043388945723817.post-40376183536386065332008-04-29T19:28:00.000+02:002008-04-29T19:28:00.000+02:00J~Okay... so I was gonna write here a big, long ol...J~<BR/><BR/>Okay... so I was gonna write here a big, long ole blog comment. Then, Cele, in her infinite wisdom, assigned this week's Talk Thursday Topic: "My Place on the Internet" so I decided to delete the whole thing and use it as my post for Thursday!!! LOL<BR/><BR/>xoxoxox<BR/>AbgueAngie K. Millgatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481099203485819360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287043388945723817.post-57499458537110409722008-04-29T18:28:00.000+02:002008-04-29T18:28:00.000+02:00I'm a follower and I thought that getting a Myspac...I'm a follower and I thought that getting a Myspace page would help me pick up more writing jobs. Strangely it has introduced me to more indy musicians. But that's kewl.<BR/><BR/>I prefer the community of bloggers that unite because of commonality, their writing, and topic. It's another blogger's writing that draws me to them, has created some wonderful friendships (thank you Tewkes,) and caused me introspection that has caused me to grow, evolve, and proceed forward. Myspace is there, but it doesn't draw me like the blogging communities have. I'll take a deep/whimsical/ranting/open blog anyday of the week.Celehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11471318342104018488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287043388945723817.post-31967692471519651672008-04-29T17:59:00.000+02:002008-04-29T17:59:00.000+02:00I have MySpace and Facebook accounts, mostly becau...I have MySpace and Facebook accounts, mostly because my previous job working with social networking required me to so I knew what the hell was going on. <BR/><BR/>I don't love it. I think they're kind of lame in a lot of regards, but I do love the fact that several of my older nieces and nephews have found me on FB, and they are now my posse. :)LGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17831002013244741379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287043388945723817.post-29948160104359614632008-04-29T17:29:00.000+02:002008-04-29T17:29:00.000+02:00LDS Grads brought some cool people together. So gl...LDS Grads brought some cool people together. So glad for that!<BR/><BR/>I have a barely informative/functional MySpace page and keep getting random invites from people I don't know. I have a couple of friends with seriously elaborate MS pages. I can only imagine what kind of time went into cataloging their obscure talents and esoteric musical libraries. Makes me tired just thinking about it.<BR/><BR/>I do like Linked In and have connected with some people I actually want to be in touch with again. I guess the challenge is choosing one's Internet time sucks wisely. :)Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05139482655232986786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287043388945723817.post-14193202770074746422008-04-29T17:27:00.000+02:002008-04-29T17:27:00.000+02:00I have a MySpace account and a Facebook account, b...I have a MySpace account and a Facebook account, but I log on so infrequently, I can't remember the passwords. I can't find enough time (or energy) in the day to do laundry, I swear, so the social networking thang is not at the top of my list.Merujohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123831956012950960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287043388945723817.post-19858224618540168082008-04-29T10:39:00.000+02:002008-04-29T10:39:00.000+02:00Di: I'm a total curmudgeon! I think I have been si...Di: I'm a total curmudgeon! I think I have been since birth, though. Before there was Stewie, I was Stewie! (I love Stewie, by the way.) I'm glad for LDS-G, too.<BR/><BR/>Mme. Meow: I think you're probably right. I'm not sure I made an apples to oranges comparison here, but I think blogging and social networking sites are just unique enough to be appealing for different reasons. I think I just haven't found the appeal for me.<BR/><BR/>Phoebe: I hear you. I think as I get older, I find that have lots and lots of friends isn't as seemingly vital as it once was and FB and MS just feel overwhelming in that area. And yes, of course, if I'm ever in Colorado, I'm looking you up! No way I'll ever go to Denver again and not try to get together!<BR/><BR/>Sid: The Internets are definitely a fine line, aren't they? I'm trying not to let them take over my life, but that's sometimes easier hope for than actually achieved. As for the job thing, we have to talk. I'm confused about your current employment status... I'll call you and we'll talk amongst ourselves!J.M. Tewkesburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184459165382590897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287043388945723817.post-85930690920510400032008-04-29T06:35:00.000+02:002008-04-29T06:35:00.000+02:00Well said.The internets have a funny way of isolat...Well said.<BR/><BR/>The internets have a funny way of isolating people in some cases, and I think sometimes these so-called social groups are nothing more than a Lonely Hearts club - a shared angst of unspoken/unwritten/undefined desires. <BR/><BR/>I'm still grumbling about not meeting you in March. I AM thinking something crazy, which is getting a job back with the company that's based in Fairfax - I could work remotely - and the travel benefits (and frequent flier miles) would be a good thing. IF I did this, we'd be doing Rice at least quarterly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287043388945723817.post-53017295011172317332008-04-29T04:15:00.000+02:002008-04-29T04:15:00.000+02:00Once I signed up with MySpace because a friend tol...Once I signed up with MySpace because a friend told me I should be checking up on my daughter's MySpace page. But then somebody named "Psychoneedles" asked to be my friend, and I immediately lost interest in that. Never had the interest since then. I agree it seems to me a place for Millenials to hang out -- not me. In fact, a Millenial at work got so sloppy about her FaceBook page that it came to her boss's attention how much she hated her job, her boss, and her "constant demands." She's gone now. I just rambled. Sorry. <BR/><BR/>You can ring me up if you ever come to Colorado -- would love to meet you in real life. If you want to.<BR/><BR/>PhoebeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287043388945723817.post-84336481928072000602008-04-28T20:45:00.000+02:002008-04-28T20:45:00.000+02:00Honestly, I just think it's different-- mostly bec...Honestly, I just think it's different-- mostly because FB (and realize I'm a FB-aholic) provides you with silly interactions AND it provides you with a window to the past in a parallel dimension.<BR/><BR/>Real life this is not, by any means.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287043388945723817.post-16152046411481696042008-04-28T20:25:00.000+02:002008-04-28T20:25:00.000+02:00Tewkes, you're such a curmudgeon, you crack me up!...Tewkes, you're such a curmudgeon, you crack me up! The social sites are just another way to waste time and make little connections with friends. No big whoop. ;-)<BR/><BR/>I'm still glad for LDS-G too!!<BR/><BR/>- DiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com