tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388572537156739169.post7261099939945849655..comments2023-03-25T06:35:20.515-07:00Comments on Moderately Cerebral Bias: Social Networks: Paradigm Shift, or Overhyped Fad? Part 2.MCBiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08158534411541450613noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388572537156739169.post-17097631721771954792009-06-27T07:23:24.273-07:002009-06-27T07:23:24.273-07:00First: Sorry so late responding, lots of travel la...First: Sorry so late responding, lots of travel lately.<br />Alexis: I too was on the Prodigy bandwagon due to my family. You're right, there was little to do at first. I do remember that they made an interactive book that was rather novel, though. I wouldn't be surprised if there are some good ideas left over from the early 'Net that would work with today's increased bandwidth/connectivity. Nice analogy!<br /><br />Brian: Recruiting...hmm, I would agree that the mobile worker, who is willing to take on short-term assignments, will be much blessed by the new style. However, I wonder how much accountability there will be? Still, I'll agree with you that linkedin.com has the best chance of surviving as a social network of any that is now available.<br /><br />BP: I think I have to agree with you as well, although I would say that the amateur category is a much better analogy than high-art as to the Internet's true leveling and easy-access effect. <br /><br />I've tried to use the Internet to make friends, discuss interesting issues, and, yes, to hit on girls that were out of my league. For the most part, it does not work UNLESS there is a legitimate possibility of a face to face meeting relatively soon. Without it, things fall apart relatively quickly. Now, perhaps we are entering a new era b/c granny and grandpa are now on Facebook, and it's become more socially acceptable. But the day that Joe Six-Pack uses the Internet for more than sports and porn is still years off, in my opinion.MCBiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08158534411541450613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388572537156739169.post-56810467811570741442009-06-16T17:47:58.389-07:002009-06-16T17:47:58.389-07:00With all due respect, I do not buy it. I apprecia...With all due respect, I do not buy it. I appreciate what is being said but I think McBias was legit in his question of whether or not escapism was coming into play and the trust level the net engenders. I don't debate that people are advocating and applicating more transparent personalities on the internet, but I think (at least in terms of trust) that the internet is still little more than hired bullshit. There is no test, per se. It is still a personality projected and not evaluated. It lacks nuance, depth, and unaware observation. The ease with which people are able to put themselves up for sale does not give you full indication of their character or quality or substance. Can it do a lot? Of course. I ask you, without the internet how expensive would it be for someone to cultivate an interest in high art pornography? How many people, before 1990, have seen as many different women naked as you have now? As a platform it can do a lot of things, and offer people a lot of variety, but as a method for discovering a person's animus or anima it is both woefully inefficient and inaccurate.Bruce Painenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388572537156739169.post-20811822789493409592009-06-11T10:55:30.890-07:002009-06-11T10:55:30.890-07:00I think one of the biggest and most immediate chan...I think one of the biggest and most immediate changes will be in how job recruiting is done. I don't know much about that industry, but I'd imagine it's changing rapidly.<br /><br />I think we could also see is more people working how the film industry works to some extent, ie perpetual freelance. As conferencing and communication improves, the overhead costs of a central office will become unnecessary in some cases, which will of course change the way a business works altogether on a day-to-day basis.Brianhttp://www.madpropstobakedpotatoes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388572537156739169.post-2892986723860799962009-06-11T08:44:34.852-07:002009-06-11T08:44:34.852-07:00i forgot to add some stuff about personal branding...i forgot to add some stuff about personal branding.<br /><br />i think Brian is also right on this. people are already making moves toward it, researching, publishing (or something), etc. it is also something i think about from time to time for myself. it doesnt necessarily mean having a logo for yourself, but being concious of how you are portrayed online (and that means everywhere, collectively. ie. facebook pics, which most 'young people' aren't thinking about yet)<br /><br />umm... yeah. that is all. (not really. i could go on, but my brain just went all empty.)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06079855758184881260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388572537156739169.post-34746232703780986932009-06-11T08:35:37.299-07:002009-06-11T08:35:37.299-07:00i first joined twitter almost two years ago (July ...i first joined twitter almost two years ago (July 07). at that point, it was really boring. i knew like 4 people on there (aside from, like, Kevin Rose and Sarah Lane), and there weren't any companies or news networks or anything like that. i eventually stopped using it for a while and only got back into it about a year ago. the change there, i believe, is proof positive of Brian's points. ive gotten more into using it on a personal level, but it is amazing the ways it can become a customized information/news feed.<br /><br />there will always be spam and Oprah/Ashton accounts that bring in useless attention and users, but at the core social networks like this are adding real value in connectivity. it reminds me of when my family first got the internet (Prodigy) and there was really NOTHING to do with it... now we can't live without it.<br /><br />interesting. and weird. 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