Comments on: Torley on the value of social networking http://torley.com/torley-on-the-value-of-social-networking I amplify your awesome. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:41:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: dandellion Kimban http://torley.com/torley-on-the-value-of-social-networking#comment-39635 dandellion Kimban Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:59:00 +0000 http://torley.com/torley-on-the-value-of-social-networking#comment-39635 Social networks are communication tool as any other. They give just as much as we put into them. If one is using MySpace for self-absortion, then MySpace will give just that, is MySpace is used to stay in touch with friends then one will get just that. Same goes for self-promotion and reputation building or any other aim. If one is feeding Twitter with notes about going to lunch, bed or toilet, then they will read about other people's food, sleep and s*it. Or one can meet some great interesting people. It is up to each of us what we will get from the tools we use. And yes, there are so many different services around. We try many of them, we stick to some, other are thrown on the pile of forgotten accounts. It depends on us, usability of the particular service and the people we find (or call) there. Personally, I find Pownce much better than Twitter. But, for unknown reasons, I never got in tune with the former. Social networks are communication tool as any other. They give just as much as we put into them. If one is using MySpace for self-absortion, then MySpace will give just that, is MySpace is used to stay in touch with friends then one will get just that. Same goes for self-promotion and reputation building or any other aim. If one is feeding Twitter with notes about going to lunch, bed or toilet, then they will read about other people's food, sleep and s*it. Or one can meet some great interesting people. It is up to each of us what we will get from the tools we use.

And yes, there are so many different services around. We try many of them, we stick to some, other are thrown on the pile of forgotten accounts. It depends on us, usability of the particular service and the people we find (or call) there. Personally, I find Pownce much better than Twitter. But, for unknown reasons, I never got in tune with the former.

]]> By: Razrcut Brooks http://torley.com/torley-on-the-value-of-social-networking#comment-39631 Razrcut Brooks Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:22:10 +0000 http://torley.com/torley-on-the-value-of-social-networking#comment-39631 You raise many excellent points and I appreciate your explanation. I suppose what it all boils down to is motivation. I truly believe, (at least now I do) that your motivations are not self-serving and I apologize if my comments seemed to imply that. It is all too easy to lump every internet blogger into one category . Many faiths teach that our purposes in life should focus on helping,edifying,serving,feeding, and encouraging others. Your use of the internet clearly accomplishes that! SIDENOTE:An example of 2 slices of "watermelon" you have "fed" me recently were 'Crayon Physics' and 'Art Rage' . I think you mentioned the first one in an Office Hour and the second on this site. Both free downloads have been very enjoyable for me and my daughter. You encourage people to develop their own creative nature which is something I have been lacking so thanks! :) You raise many excellent points and I appreciate your explanation. I suppose what it all boils down to is motivation. I truly believe, (at least now I do) that your motivations are not self-serving and I apologize if my comments seemed to imply that. It is all too easy to lump every internet blogger into one category .
Many faiths teach that our purposes in life should focus on helping,edifying,serving,feeding, and encouraging others. Your use of the internet clearly accomplishes that!

SIDENOTE:An example of 2 slices of "watermelon" you have "fed" me recently were 'Crayon Physics' and 'Art Rage' . I think you mentioned the first one in an Office Hour and the second on this site. Both free downloads have been very enjoyable for me and my daughter. You encourage people to develop their own creative nature which is something I have been lacking so thanks! :)

]]>