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Re: Question of the day

Highway Man — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 05:42:39 -0000

It has been said "Facebook is for people you knew, Twitter is for people you want to know"

I am a complete Twitter addict. The secret is to follow the right people. I also have two accounts, one personal the other social.

Also, I get all the news faster on Twitter then any other source. The last time an airplane went down I saw it on twitter then turned on the cable news - five minutes later they finally 'broke' the story. Newspapers & television RIP. Long live the blogs and micro blogs!

Re: Question of the day

erstwhilesteve — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:40:46 -0000

I'm on LinkedIn, where I've met some pretty interesting people that I've followed up with independently, and reestablished some old connections. I'm on Plaxo experimentally - not sure that I'm going anywhere with it. I'm on FaceBook to keep up with my kids (all in their 40s) and some other family members.

Re: Question of the day

Rebw — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:28:41 -0000

I'm only 20, but I just can't get into the Facebook/Twitter applications. I had a MySpace in high school but it hasn't really been updated much since I moved away after school. I always feel like you need to be connected to it wherever you are all hours of the day, which I'm not. Maybe I'm just a shut-in, but it isn't interesting at all to me.

Re: Question of the day

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:14:53 -0000

I'm there with Sangamon. Just don't feel comfortable posting info that personal on something that is not completely under my control. Just look at all the controversy this week re: Facebook's ability to change their contract any time they want to, including deciding under whose ownership the material is, and hence, acquiring the ability to do anything they want with it.

Sure, they decided to pull back, but what's to say they won't try it again in a year or so once they have more info in their systems?

I also find it fascinating that alot of these "networking" sites" links to "unsuscribe" often do not work and/or after you do cancel your account, the data still stays in the cache until it clears out.

I can see it now: a decade from now, people running for office are going to be brought down because they allowed a convicted child molester or someone in as a "friend". They'll be pleading guilty but only because they wanted to show the world how popular they are through their "friend" count.

Reminds me of an attorney I knew who was unfortunate enough to have a picture taken of him with Gacy dressed as a clown at a fundraiser. (That was the one and only time he'd met him.) Once the story broke, he was investigated solely because of that picture and people did begin to wonder.

THAT picture was never even posted on the internet.

Re: Question of the day

Amy — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:51:29 -0000

thanks Rich. rest up. think good thoughts about the Sox.

Re: Question of the day

Rich Miller — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:14:59 -0000

LOL.

I'm tired and have no energy to deal with 5th CD comments right now. You made your point.

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Amy — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:13:32 -0000

i wish i could facebooktwittermyspace Rich Miller right now and ask that he open the comments on the 5th CD thread. while i know the operatives have been excessive, the comment re attacking Sara/women/Hillary should be discussed. anyone can be criticized. the key is not to be sexist/racist/etc.

Re: Question of the day

Chicago Cynic — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:48:34 -0000

Facebook and LinkedIn. I was a huge FB skeptic and thought, as some have said above, that it's really just for social purposes. But that is sooooooo wrong. I've found FB is infinitely better for business networking than LinkedIn and now don't even bother with LinkedIn. If I have one social networking site, it's definitely FB. Haven't twittered yet.

Re: Question of the day

ITP — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:32:52 -0000

Great QOTD, Rich! And thanks for linking our survey of legislators' use of technology in the subscriber-only section as well.

As I recently heard someone say, "Facebook is to email, as Twitter is to texting." Glad to see so many of your readers diving in.

Re: Question of the day

Three Doors Over — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:09:44 -0000

I'm on Twitter and Facebook - and only got on Twitter via reading this blog (thanks for that he says sarcastically). :)

Facebook's been good for reuniting with some old friends and family members I don't make enough of an effort to keep up with. Twitter's been less useful, but I've been adding some good news sources so it's getting better.

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Pot calling kettle — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:57:34 -0000

Facebook. Lots of work connections and political connections some family and a few friends from way back. Good way to keep in touch with some people.

Re: Question of the day

Vote Quimby! — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:53:54 -0000

==It canâ€™t be retracted once itâ€™s out there==
Did anyone tell Roland that?

Re: Question of the day

Little Egypt — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:36:22 -0000

I can see that I'm just too old of a dog for this new technology. I don't have a clue how to use any of the things mentioned above. I am, however, still stuck in IM mode, which is about all I can handle. Being an "oldster" makes me wonder though about all the stuff being put on the internet using the various means and if that would ever come back to bite anyone should they be looking for new employment, security clearance, etc. I'm amazed at how unconcerned the younger folk are about divulging personal information for many to see and read. It can't be retracted once it's out there so be careful.

Re: Question of the day

frustrated GOP — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:53:45 -0000

Facebook is great. it's amazing the old freinds and family I forgot I had.

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Dan Vock — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:52:05 -0000

I'm on both. I like Facebook a lot more. I use it mostly to share stories and photos. I'm in the news business, so I see a LOT of interesting stories and I get a lot of good responses. I don't have a lot to hide, but I do try to be mindful of appearances on Facebook. Some things are just better kept between friends. I recently joined Twitter (http://twitter.com/danvock) and use it mostly to follow news. I think live-tweeting can be somewhat tedious to follow, but I get it. I also share amusing / interesting links on Twitter. But it's almost all related to state news.

Re: Question of the day

Cheswick — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:40:40 -0000

I'm on Myspace, but haven't checked in for so long, they sent me an email to log in or they'd delete my account.

I'm on Facebook and have connected with one person from high school, some people I met on the Internet, and most of my family, who I've found to be just as insufferable on FB, if not more.

I'm on LinkedIn and love the concept, but so far it hasn't helped me get work, which is why I joined.

As for Twitter, I tweeted up a storm during the presidential debates. These days I'm good for some inconsequential thought once or twice a day. For the most part, I thrive on the tweets from other people. Lots of good stuff there. It is very useful. Very entertaining. And sometimes educational. I love it.

Re: Question of the day

cermak_rd — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:26:32 -0000

Facebook. I use it for keeping in touch with college friends and have lately started to befriend old friends from high school in Mattoon. I was a misfit in high school, so didn't have a lot of friends, but now that we're all sliding toward middle age, it turns out everyone's a misfit, so I seem to fit in a little better now than I did back in the day.

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Amy — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:26:27 -0000

none of it. i love how Stephen Colbert used to refer to the sites as MyFace.

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montrose — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:24:57 -0000

I use Facebook a lot, but have yet to use Twitter. I just have not taken the time to figure Twitter out. Facebook has been an amazing tool for reconnecting with folks from various stages of life. It is a fun way to stay in touch. I am happy to be one of Rich Miller's 1,247,543 friends.

Re: Question of the day

ding — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:58:10 -0000

Twitter - I have 2 accts; 1 that's personal and 1 for my pseudonymous blogging persona where I post mostly policy, sector or issue-oriented tweets. I update both daily and often via Twitterberry.
Facebook - for personal and professional networking, mostly personal; I update my status daily via their mobile tool and have reconnected with almost everyone from high school, college and grad school. My dad is on it, now.
MySpace - I closed my account.
Friendster - closed years ago.
LinkedIn - rarely used; I use it just to update my work history for professional networking.

Re: Question of the day

Vote Quimby! — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:57:52 -0000

I started myspace a couple years ago, but quickly grew tired of it. FB is great for connecting with older friends as we get ready for our 25th high school reunion next year...D'OH! For those concerned about privacy...the web sleuths may be watching but I don't do anything (or at least don't put it on FB) that I wouldn't want my mom to see. Seems to have worked so far, or maybe I'm just really boring. I don't have a smartphone so I have never even bothered with twitter...I don't need one as I feel a standard cell is a big enough leash for me now.

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Y2D — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:56:27 -0000

FB is quite addictive. I have found several old school mates ... and one ol'girlfriend.

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Mr. Know-it-All — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:54:55 -0000

Facebook, yes. Great for keeping in touch with friends and colleagues near and far.

Twitter, no. I don't understand its purpose or appeal.

Re: Question of the day

Pat Collins — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:51:04 -0000

I donâ€™t feel comfortable posting things
Isnâ€™t anyone concerned about their privacy?

Ever see the first Indiana Jones? Remember how the US gov hid the ark? That is the way I feel about it.

I obsessed about my first GF for a week on FB, and almost no one noticed.

The issue isn't "won't the world see it" but "will anyone bother to look". *^^*

Re: Question of the day

wordslinger — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:41:32 -0000

No, they're too much for me. At some point, you have to put away the gadgets and read, write and think.