Comments on: Facebook is a fad

By: Richard Sprague WebLog : It’s Twitter’s Turn

Richard Sprague WebLog : It’s Twitter’s Turn — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:51:17 +0000

[...] great new social phenomenon has a "fad" phase, where zillions of people join in because, well, because zillions of others are joining. A few [...]

By: Richard Sprague WebLog : Tinkering and plunging

Richard Sprague WebLog : Tinkering and plunging — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:17:40 +0000

[...] new about you in the process. But ultimately I think I’m concluding that Twitter, like Facebook before it, is more of a fad. It’s being driven today by plungers, and once the next big cool thing comes along, they’ll [...]

By: Larry Ockene

Larry Ockene — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:17:41 +0000

Granted, I’m a neophite at this stuff, but I’ve gotten scores of Linked In requests which I dutifully accept, and not once have I ever been inspired to do what I’m doing now (actually communicate with someone), let alone post a photo, or invite others into my network. Facebook makes it fun, and doesn’t take itself seriously. Plus, the app dimension is brilliant, IMO.

By: paras bhargava

paras bhargava — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:04:59 +0000

the problem with linked in is that many people are not really known to each other, i get a lot of linked in requests from people i don;t know.

By: Gene Sprague

Gene Sprague — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:39:26 +0000

Maybe, but I have decided to make Windows Live my main site simply because it has everything that I need all in one package and Facebook is in the package. Also, because there is a learning curve for every new site that one may decide to use, I have gotten tired of familiarizing myself with each new site. Consequently, I have decided to make this my permanent user site and forget about re-learning the particulas of some new site.