Is social networking a waste of time?

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3536749.ece

by bootload • 18 years ago

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kajecounterhack• 18 years ago

Yes. But you do it anyway. Just like videogames.

Raphael• 18 years ago

Yes.

jeffy• 18 years ago

Yes, see: http://jeffsrants.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/social-networks-k...

ntoshev• 18 years ago

No. Social networking in general builds social capital. This can increase productivity and general well-being. It can also bring nothing to you or anyone else, just as any other thing you do.

Frocer2• 18 years ago

I disagree. In my opinion, if used right, social networking is the ultimate organization and communication tool. Facebook has gradually evolved to become an excellent organized address book. It keeps track of all my friends' contact information, birthdays, etc. Sure, you can do all that in an Excel spreadsheet, but could you always have the information up to date like Facebook is?

In the same argument, you can also argue instant messengers and Emails are total waste of time. Since god knows how much time employees waste chatting over instant messengers, sending unrelated Emails? Hence, you also need to look at the benefits of how much time Emails and IM saves you. There are always benefits/disadvantage of every tool, it all depends on how you use it.

mixmax2• 18 years ago

"Sure, you can do all that in an Excel spreadsheet, but could you always have the information up to date like Facebook is?"

If you spend as much time as you do on facebook doing it, it would not only be up to date, but also include links to google maps, favorite color and last time you had latte together.

Frocer2• 18 years ago

My point is if you have to keep track of all your friends' info, it's a very time consuming and manual process, while on facebook, everything is updated by the owner so you don't have to do any work.

Hence my original point of "if used right", it could be a useful communication and organization tool.

axod2• 18 years ago

I have had several emails so far today saying someones written on my funwall. They've written some spam message asking me to invite lots of other users which will write spam on their funwall...

Facebook is just turning into a spam idiotic universe :/

Time to delete my account I think...

asmosoinio• 18 years ago

And all those mails have a link to disable email from FunWall, right?

I agree that FB spam is annoying as hell, but they are trying to make it better.

axod2• 18 years ago

sure they do. But the default should be "I don't want to get spammed to death". Also when I do login to my account these days it's just full with a gazillion invites to numerous applications which seem to have their primary function as "Inviting other people".

IDK. Maybe it's just not for me...

imgabe• 18 years ago

Isn't that its purpose?

Is social networking a waste of time?

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