Comments on: Blogs VS Social Networks II

By: Blonde 2.0

Blonde 2.0 — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:45:34 +0000

Dio:
Very interesting post. As you write, social networks play a vital part in our lives today because human beings by nature are social animals. We enjoy meeting others and establishing our reputation in each of these communities.

By: Blonde 2.0

Blonde 2.0 — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:34:28 +0000

Adi:
You are absolutely right.
All I am saying is that those who do invest more effort in the social networks, are all potential candidates for good, lasting friendships and should not be discounted

By: diogenes

diogenes — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 07:58:46 +0000

Nice post on social networking.

I see networking sites as a jumping boards where one sees some common info about others; like ASL. On the other hand, at blogs, at well meaningful blogs, one can see deep inside the person behind. No?

Here is what I wrote on Social Networking sites:

http://quasifictionalviews.blogspot.com/2007/02/social-networking.html

By: Adi

Adi — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 07:52:26 +0000

Ayelet
I'm not sure you understand me - bloggers must invest more effort, while people on social networks can do it.
The result is that the chance of encountering a social network page containing meaningful information is lower.

By: Blonde 2.0

Blonde 2.0 — Thu, 31 May 2007 16:45:52 +0000

Adi:
I agree with you that in order to blog you need to invest time and energy, and also write well. However, you will also find that on the social networks there are people who invest a great deal in their profiles, maintaining daily posts, pics, videos, contacts, favorite links, etc. Therefore these people should not be dismissed as “lower entry” people.

By: Adi

Adi — Thu, 31 May 2007 14:51:15 +0000

I think it’s a matter of the entry bar’s height.
As you wrote yourself, people can join social networks while giving almost no information on themselves, while blogging, by it’s nature, forces them to share.
Blogging has a much higher entry bar than most social networks.