Social Network Service = Trash
I wonder why people use social network services? Yeah if you ask someone who uses a social network service then he/she might answer that it lets you connect with friends, make new friends or simply because he/she felt like or got an invitation. But, don’t you think it’s just a waste of time?
You must be thinking that I never used a social network service. Well I do have accounts on various social networking, but I don’t actually use them. I signed-up for them because I got a lot of invitations and I thought that I could check it out. Sure it did let me create a profile, upload my pictures, add people and lots of other stuff depending on the site. But I got bored with it, it was just useless.
Don’t you think that it’s just a hype. Well they do make money out of it. How? They put ads on the site and even on the profiles (MySpace puts ads on profiles). So, what do you get out of it? You don’t really make new friends or interact with your old friends (or maybe you do if you consider commenting on profiles interaction). Sure you do meet a lot of strangers and get to show off the number of people that added you. Is the stranger who added you on a social network service or commented on your profile, your friend?
The web is a free place and there is a lot of other things you can do to connect with friends or make new ones. A great place would be a forum where you get to interact more with people and not just focus on your profile. Get a blog where you can express your own opinions, write about the things you’re interested in and a lot of other endless possibilities.
Having an account on a social network site isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it is surely a waste of time if you are looking to have your own individuality and not just be part of the crowd.
25 October 2007 at 9:36 pm
I don’t think it’s a waste of time , as in everybody has it’s own way and taste . But social network…is more like a dating thing . I had invitations to that sort of thing , and after having the same question asked 10times..i just quit and leave the place to peoples who really do enjoys this stuff
As for myspace , i tried it like everyone .But after seeing how buggie it was…and that peoples just do that : i commented on your guest-book come and tcheke mine..and they put BIG stuff when they leave a picture..wich just slowed down everything lol..
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25 October 2007 at 9:57 pm
Yeah I agree with you that everyone has their own taste. Well MySpace is full of sexual predators and its just so chaotic. I personally like Facebook and I’ve never used MySpace.
Social network service users do the same thing over and over again. Like comment and then ask to comment back and then add them.
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25 October 2007 at 10:36 pm
Well yeah , i know about the case that myspace is full of loony and predator . But the myspace in french is different of myspace in english . And it’s damn slow..and they keep having problem..one minute your myspace show and the next it’s just dissapear without warning…
As for facebook i never heard of it , im not a big fan of this thing..where u join a community like Skyrock…i don’t know but personally..i just feel like im a clone…the pressure is high also…and most of all..many Teen are fan of those places. So they will come (and at that age most aren’t afraid to say Loser lol)…they will comment…or just yell..or watever…
I think a personal blog or website..is best when u are shy of community. As for if you want to know peoples and all..forums are best . Then again , some hunting may be best as not all forum suit the newbie…everyone is different
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6 April 2008 at 12:28 pm
stop saying grose things about this! It?s your terrible way of thinking! Normal people don?t care about stuff like that
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