Comments on: Connecting on the internet via social bookmarking

By: DJ

DJ — Tue, 13 May 2008 02:19:55 +0000

Dana said:

>>”But I do like StumbleUpon. And I think I like delicious…mostly because I have lost all my bookmarks a couple of times in the recent past and that is annoying!”<<

That’s why I keep a social bookmark — I think it’s great for keeping my bookmarks. Just like you, I’ve lost my bookmarks and that *IS* very annoying, I agree! I guess I can’t call mine “social” because I keep it private. I deleted the two I originally had because I couldn’t figure out how to keep them from going through my site feed. I want to check into some of the ones mentioned above.

Blessings!

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:53:51 +0000

Dana, I haven’t gotten into social networking that much. I opened an account on Shoutlife where I am, well, acceptancewithjoy, people added me to their friend’s list (that was nice), but the communication seems a little superficial and, uh, pointless for the lack of a better word.

I much prefer my blog.

By: Dana

Dana — Sun, 11 May 2008 22:38:30 +0000

I know about them mostly from my brief stint as a paid “professional” blogger with 451Press. I played around with them back then while going through the training stuff, but most of them weren’t very applicable to birding blogs.

I don’t have the time to really get involved enough in anything like that for it to be of any use to me or anyone else. But I do like SU and I think I’m liking delicious.

By: Beth

Beth — Sun, 11 May 2008 20:24:46 +0000

I joined Facebook primarily so I can keep up with my older kids, two of whom live away from home. They share photos, etc. on there. I hadn’t even heard of most of the other services you mentioned!

By: Dana

Dana — Sun, 11 May 2008 19:56:41 +0000

You are right, Christine. I don’t quite get most of the social bookmarking sites and why they are such a big thing. But I do like StumbleUpon. And I think I like delicious…mostly because I have lost all my bookmarks a couple of times in the recent past and that is annoying!

By: ChristineMM

ChristineMM — Sun, 11 May 2008 17:30:50 +0000

Funny I have been thinking about social bookmarking too and it is not very much for me. The main reason is I have no time for that. Living my life, home educating my kids, volunteering my time and blogging pretty much take up all of my time.

I have a theory that the very active social bookmarking people, for them, that is ‘their online thing’. Not all of them are active bloggers. Not all of them are volunteers. Not all of them are working at a job or doing something not for money like home educating their own children that takes up their time and doesn’t allow for lots of web surfing and online social networking. I also suspect some are working full time but may have jobs that let them surf the web and do that stuff while on the company’s time! There are a lot of jokes out there about what people are doing instead of working at their job (i.e. watching silly You Tube videos).

Occasionally if I read a great article that I’d like others to see I will “digg it” on digg.com. HOwever I am so surprised when I’m on the site to see how many people seem to digg so many articles or spend time reading the stuff that others have “dugg”–the most popular articles etc.

On YouTube I watch some videos if someone points me to a good one or a really funny one, or if I am looking for do it yourself information. However I have no time for socializing with others like some in the YouTube community do. Some on there have a friend list and chat about this and that with each other.

I think we all must have our priorities in order and we have to do what is right for each of us, not just go with the flow and follow the trends that others are following “just because everyone else is doing it”.

For me I have my life to live and then I blog. I can’t spend any more time publicizing my blog, trying to drive traffic to it, developing an online social networking stuff etc. I need more time to stay in touch my local friends and have no more time to make new online friendships. KWIM?

The web offers us so many services and opportunities for learning things, for enriching our lives, for twaddle entertainment and for chit-chatty socializing. We have to decide how to spend our time most wisely.

If others enjoy it, good for them. It is just not for me.

Dana I assume you are already pretty busy living life and doing your blogging. It is okay to not do everything that seem to be the ‘in thing’ to do. Really it is okay.

When we choose not to get very involved in EVERYTHING it doesn’t mean we are missing out on something because our lives may be very rich and full already. To not get into everything is not an indication that a person is necessarily “missing out”.

Happy Mother’s Day.

By: Dana

Dana — Sun, 11 May 2008 02:39:44 +0000

Yeah…I don’t get that one especially. But a couple of people I know in real life love it so I joined just because, I guess.

By: Rusty Lopez

Rusty Lopez — Sun, 11 May 2008 02:37:12 +0000

As near as I can tell, Facebook’s primary purpose is to give you the ability to tell all your “friends” what you happen to be doing now (e.g., twittering away, im happy, going shopping, tired, etc.).

The main reason I signed up for it is because I want to be aware of what my kids will be getting into when they “come of age”.

By: Dana

Dana — Sun, 11 May 2008 01:34:59 +0000

That is kind of what I thought, Renae. No one has ever sent me any links, so I was wondering. Not that I have that great of a number of people in my network. Having close to zero activity will do that to you.

By: Renae

Renae — Sun, 11 May 2008 01:25:22 +0000

I just add people if I see the links while visiting blogs. Another thing I’ve done is to scan other people’s networks for familiar names.

I am no Ann Landers, but I usually share all my links, unless it is personal or local or something like that. People only see your links if they choose to, so I don’t think it annoys anyone. At least, I think that’s how it works.