Comments on: Two different perspectives on social networks and the self http://www.jbj.wordherders.net/2008/12/18/two-different-perspectives-on-social-networks-and-the-self/ "A man needn't go far to find a subject, if he's ready with his salt-box."--Uncle Pumblechook Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:10:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Christopher Vilmar http://www.jbj.wordherders.net/2008/12/18/two-different-perspectives-on-social-networks-and-the-self/#comment-22962 Christopher Vilmar Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:07:50 +0000 http://www.jbj.wordherders.net/2008/12/18/two-different-perspectives-on-social-networks-and-the-self/#comment-22962 Just out of curiosity, what makes Myspace or Livejournal "sad" and "little"? (Or Facebook, though you don't mention it.) And why the valorization of Twitter over them? I realize that Myspace and Facebook are more visual, less textual. All three probably garner more of the youth audience, who by virtue of their immaturity probably aren't ready for a "real" blog (like ours, heh--or at least yours). But still, from what I've seen of Livejournal, it seems like a perfectly workable blogging interface. Just out of curiosity, what makes Myspace or Livejournal “sad” and “little”? (Or Facebook, though you don’t mention it.) And why the valorization of Twitter over them?

I realize that Myspace and Facebook are more visual, less textual. All three probably garner more of the youth audience, who by virtue of their immaturity probably aren’t ready for a “real” blog (like ours, heh–or at least yours). But still, from what I’ve seen of Livejournal, it seems like a perfectly workable blogging interface.

]]> By: Brian http://www.jbj.wordherders.net/2008/12/18/two-different-perspectives-on-social-networks-and-the-self/#comment-22876 Brian Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:25:00 +0000 http://www.jbj.wordherders.net/2008/12/18/two-different-perspectives-on-social-networks-and-the-self/#comment-22876 Smart, Jason. Very smart. Smart, Jason. Very smart.

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