I'm not a fan. I don't get twitter, I don't like (many things about) Facebook including the way they deliver group conversations. Forums are the killer app of the internet (I've said this before). With facebook groups (apart from all the inane and pointless chatter) topics and conversations get lost as soon as they disappear off the page. This leads to people asking the same questions over and over again. A forum has a useful structure, you can see all the conversations laid out in front of you and you can get to know the people in your community.
I know I'm going to eventually have to go back to Facebook but the best news I heard recently was from a young person who said "Facebook's lame - too many old people trying to be cool" (followed by a finger pointed into the mouth in a gagging motion). I'm sure it has it's uses but making me feel like I'm socialising isn't one of them. Way too much self promotion disguised as "socialising" and not enough authenticity. I also don't like the paradox of the way it feeds you only things you're interested in. I think it robs me of discovering new and interesting things. I currently (as I write this) do not have a Facebook account.
I say "currently" because I'm sure I'll be dragged back in kicking and screaming at some point for something I've got coming up in the future but I'm not looking forward to it.
I know I'm going to eventually have to go back to Facebook but the best news I heard recently was from a young person who said "Facebook's lame - too many old people trying to be cool" (followed by a finger pointed into the mouth in a gagging motion). I'm sure it has it's uses but making me feel like I'm socialising isn't one of them. Way too much self promotion disguised as "socialising" and not enough authenticity. I also don't like the paradox of the way it feeds you only things you're interested in. I think it robs me of discovering new and interesting things. I currently (as I write this) do not have a Facebook account.
I say "currently" because I'm sure I'll be dragged back in kicking and screaming at some point for something I've got coming up in the future but I'm not looking forward to it.