Wednesday, Jun 24, 2009
It's been a few weeks but I'm hooked onto Facebook; some of my comments may be obvious to those who regularly use it. A lot of those tools are typical for web 2.0 places, and I'm glad to see tv.com is making a concerted effort to keep up with the times. Most of my family and friends who have some sort of computer knowledge are active there. So that's what they've been doing all these years, well, besides dealing with the usual family stuff. It didn't seem like they were actively playing computer games anymore, well some are, as I soon learn. This site has pretty much corralled personal webpage services, leaving the old personal website for name branding and all of your professional e-business dreams.
Insta-blogging. This spins both ways. One thing I love about tv.com's blogging is that you get to write real columns, which I think is great for working on your writing, plus I just have a lot to say after thinking about stuff. Plus the forums are more structured. But with web 2.0 world comes the feed of "I fed my dog some chicken pieces." or "I'm bored." or "I watched Up today." Short but sweet and garners lots of responses.
Lots of ways to pass the time. Not only can you send "What X are you?" quizzes over and over, but you can join those infectious point allocation games where the more friends you have, the stronger you are or the more you visit, the more virtual points and virtual levels you get. Kind of like tv.com but at least here you actually contribute potentially useful content that stays around for a while.
Fan feeds - You like a TV show? Become a fan. You like a celebrity or music group? Become a fan. You like ice cream? Become a fan. You like popping bubble-wrap? Become a fan. Um, okay, great, more voluntary spam for your inbox. At least many of the feeds are from official sites.
Plus there's the Facebook button. Yeah, that one at the tail of this blog. Has anyone tried it yet? You can share this blog post or others right onto your Wall. Unfortunately, it doesn't have a decent selection of icons yet, preferring your banner picture and your friends' avatars or Search Forums.
Anyway, if you're into FB and want to social network with me there, let me know.
Insta-blogging. This spins both ways. One thing I love about tv.com's blogging is that you get to write real columns, which I think is great for working on your writing, plus I just have a lot to say after thinking about stuff. Plus the forums are more structured. But with web 2.0 world comes the feed of "I fed my dog some chicken pieces." or "I'm bored." or "I watched Up today." Short but sweet and garners lots of responses.
Lots of ways to pass the time. Not only can you send "What X are you?" quizzes over and over, but you can join those infectious point allocation games where the more friends you have, the stronger you are or the more you visit, the more virtual points and virtual levels you get. Kind of like tv.com but at least here you actually contribute potentially useful content that stays around for a while.
Fan feeds - You like a TV show? Become a fan. You like a celebrity or music group? Become a fan. You like ice cream? Become a fan. You like popping bubble-wrap? Become a fan. Um, okay, great, more voluntary spam for your inbox. At least many of the feeds are from official sites.
Plus there's the Facebook button. Yeah, that one at the tail of this blog. Has anyone tried it yet? You can share this blog post or others right onto your Wall. Unfortunately, it doesn't have a decent selection of icons yet, preferring your banner picture and your friends' avatars or Search Forums.
Anyway, if you're into FB and want to social network with me there, let me know.
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Posted Jun 24, 2009 11:14 pm PT
I love FB as well. It's so much easier to know what your freinds are doing and to let them know what you're up to. It helps to stay in touch with a lot of people.
Posted Jun 25, 2009 12:46 am PT
That's interesting because I too have only just signed up for Facebook and have thoroughly enjoyed the experience. I made contact with an old school friend I haven't seen since I was 18 as well as loads of other friends old and new. I don't like MySpace though. It seems more awkward to use to me. I find FB really helpful for keeping in touch.
Posted Jun 25, 2009 1:41 am PT
I've never been to facebook, so most of what you said didn't ring a bell with me. Your mention of the short blogs, though, made me think of something. I like structure...in moderation. And forums and regular blogs are an example of one type of structure. Even language - no matter what language it is - is another form of structure. But my knee-jerk reaction to your discription of the short blogs and the fan posts and things like that is that those things errode structure. I wonder if, in fact, that is the case, or if those are simply new forms of structure.
Posted Jun 25, 2009 1:43 am PT
I forgot to add that I agree about blogging. I love to blog here and read all your blogs. I can see the huge amount of effort people put into their blogs and I really appreciate that. FB is not about blogs for me, much more the instant contact and daft quizzes.
Posted Jun 25, 2009 1:45 am PT
sorry I have no plans to sign up to Facebook
Posted Jun 25, 2009 9:08 am PT
Maxximus_Prime - I'd say Mafia Wars is the main point allocation game. Most people play that and the Vampire one.
dju010 - cool. Yeah, I like that it's international friendly.
hrgaffney - I've found that the game requests swamp out any attempt at doing any serious blogging there. I'm sure some celebs use it like Twitter to promote their daily activities. The quizzes are pretty funny.
STQ - I like the structure. It gives some more importance to what is being read.
dju010 - cool. Yeah, I like that it's international friendly.
hrgaffney - I've found that the game requests swamp out any attempt at doing any serious blogging there. I'm sure some celebs use it like Twitter to promote their daily activities. The quizzes are pretty funny.
STQ - I like the structure. It gives some more importance to what is being read.
Posted Jun 25, 2009 9:26 am PT
Himekos - no prob 
Posted Jun 25, 2009 9:54 am PT
Short blogging isn't anything new; it's just chatting via forum posts, but without a subject line.
Posted Jun 25, 2009 10:42 am PT
I signed up for the sake of the ex back when she uh... wasn't. After a while, it just became an addiction. Thank goodness for RSS feeds. Otherwise it'd be eternally kept as a tab on my browser 
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In terms of actually feeling like I'm contributing useful info, though, I gotta go with TV.com all the way.
.In terms of actually feeling like I'm contributing useful info, though, I gotta go with TV.com all the way.
Posted Jun 25, 2009 2:14 pm PT
Glad you like it I just don't feel interested when I go to the homepage of that site.
Posted Jun 26, 2009 6:21 am PT
pete - I need to set up RSS someday; do you need a pda for that, or not really? I still like forums but can't beat that family and friends use FB a lot, like all the time.
dan - It helps to have some reason to visit there, and depends on where your buddies hang out. I'd still prefer more social ways of contacting people.
dan - It helps to have some reason to visit there, and depends on where your buddies hang out. I'd still prefer more social ways of contacting people.
Posted Jun 26, 2009 9:21 am PT
Heh, you absolutely do NOT need a PDA for RSS. In that sense, it's kinda like how you don't need an iPod to use iTunes . It basically keeps track of a site's (or in some cases a certain section of a site) updates for you at the top of your browser right underneath the URL bar so you don't have to actually go to the site. Kinda the reason why I I constantly have to switch between my home computer and laptop. The family really has no need for RSS :/.
. It basically keeps track of a site's (or in some cases a certain section of a site) updates for you at the top of your browser right underneath the URL bar so you don't have to actually go to the site. Kinda the reason why I I constantly have to switch between my home computer and laptop. The family really has no need for RSS :/.
Posted Jun 26, 2009 10:12 am PT
If you're a Facebook user you should try out our new "Facebook Connect" feature. It can make the comments you leave here on TV.com (like this one) appear on your Facebook activity stream for your friends to see. Thanks for using TV.com!
Posted Jun 29, 2009 1:18 pm PT
jessewow, that's the ultimate sync-up just added today.
Posted Jun 29, 2009 3:51 pm PT
I like being able to write a lot and it does help writing. Some people just don't like to read a lot so the shorter stuff gets more comments. I don't have Facebook.
Posted Nov 23, 2009 4:26 pm PT
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