I'm kinda with you on this one, BB. I started out with MySpace because a lot of my actor friends thought it was a good place to be seen but, to be honest, it's way too young for a 30 something like me. Facebook I use a lot because a whole bunch of my friends are on it and it's actually quite fun to use. The fact you can't customise it and include 90's flashing gifs is a real bonus!
With regards Twitter, I think I'd rather gauge out my eyes with a spoon than use it. I just don't see that it has any purpose.
StumbleUpon which you kinda referenced in your post is the best site of it's type. It not only gives you access to some great sites you might have missed but it also gives you - the blogger - an opportunity to generate traffic. Last week I got 3 Stumbles which drove a lot of people to the site.
On a side note, I don't suppose you happen to know any Linux server experts do you?
Blog Bloke
· 2 years ago
Whew! It's good to know that I'm not the only cynic out there.
I agree about Stumbleupon being the best. I also prefer it over Digg. I was stumbled recently and it nearly choked the server.
BTW, you didn't mention my pic (or should I say pecs :). I did it for you bro (albeit minus the face).
Are you looking to host your own linux server or use someone else's?
Mike
· 2 years ago
Strangely enough I only just got the email to say you'd left a comment so didn't realise this was in response to my post. I gotta ask the question, BB - Do you work out? hehehe
Anyway I'll email you regarding Linux stuff rather than clog up your comments and take it off topic.
Blog Bloke
· 2 years ago
Apparently we were visiting each other's site at the same time. Great minds and all that.
To answer your question, I recently purchased Abs Master. Does it show?
daveyboy
· 2 years ago
I agree wholeheartedly with this post. There are way too many social networks now. It's overkill and a turnoff.
TICA MACHA
· 2 years ago
You da man (and a half). I had no idea blogging could build such muscles! Who needs networking when you look like THAT!
Blog Bloke
· 2 years ago
Thanks Tica. It's so gratifying to see that all of my sweat equity has finally paid off.
Enjoy!
Kuanyin
· 2 years ago
Mahalo for the cold shower...I was one of the sheeple trying to belong on the social networks. Guess I'll just keeping hanging out with REAL friends! Heh Heh.
Blog Bloke
· 2 years ago
Social networks are pretentious and shallow, much like wine and cheese parties.
You can quote me on that. :)
Katy
· 2 years ago
Ah, I'm so happy someone finally said it! I can't stand the stupid things and all it feels like is a popularity contest between tweens and twenty-somethings... it's like a bad case of high school all over again.
And don't even get me started on the junk these people throw on their personal pages. It's all beyond me as to why it's so popular. . .
Recently I signed up with Stumble Upon. Perhaps I should do more looking into it and become active. If it works and provides great connections, I'm game. If it's another over-done popularity contest, I'm so going to fail.
Thanks for the great post!
Blog Bloke
· 2 years ago
I'm hearing great things about StumbleUpon for generating traffic. And if you should happen to stumble me I won't object ;-) Thanks for the comments Katy.
Jaz
· 2 years ago
What I see about social networks is that they want you to read this and read that then comment here, comment there. If I did that, I would not have time for anything else. Been there, done that. Stumble is great! Just put it in. Thanks for the post.
Jaz
· 2 years ago
One question..As I said, I just put Stumbleupon in. How do you find out when people Stumbleon your blog or website? I cannot find a way to see that stat. Thanks!
Blog Bloke
· 2 years ago
Check your stats jaz. That's how I find out if I've been stumbled. If you don't have stats for your blog yet then grab this freebie:
http://www.statcounter.com/
StatCounter is the best free package next to Analytics from Google which is a little more difficult to use:
http://www.google.com/analytics/
I would recommend putting both of these on your blog.
Jaz
· 2 years ago
Thank you!! Did not have that.
Jaffer
· 1 year ago
I thought I was late for the party until I realized the comments were made to a post in the future !
I agree with the first commentator up there (too far to scroll up). I started once upon a time on Hi5 because all my friends were there. At the same time I signed up for MySpace to check what it was all about and found a few others. Then every single one of them moved to Facebook and I was the last of their friends to sign-up !
With the issues surrounding Facebook, I have been careful from the very beginning about what gets posted on my news-feed and have kept third-party applications to a minimum.
I monitor Twitter mostly to get the scoops out of Arrington, LeMeur, Rubel and the other internet celebs out there. I know nobody cares about what I do but my Twitter updates are keeps my Facebook alive and let my friends know that I still exist.
"thought I was late for the party until I realized the comments were made to a post in the future!"
Ain't the internet great? Time is irrelevant and all is not what it seems :-)
Regarding finding friends, funny but I thought that was what 411 was for.
Kirsten
· 1 year ago
I don't get spending all day on social network sites, either. I got a MySpace only because it was the only way to be able to email my nephew. He claims he keeps trying to add me as a friend, but I know that he doesn't want to appear uncool by having his old Aunty on his friends list. My friends are limited to RL friends, internet friends I've known for years, and a few bands/singers I like, and only to keep up with them.
Stumbleupon, well, I when I get really bored but can't tear myself away from the computer, I keep clicking the Stumble! button. That's about all I use it for.
I don't bother with facebook and myspace either. Running a professional blog keeps me more than busy and at least it's my own content and I'm in control. Some insist SNs can bring traffic to their blogs but that seems counterproductive to me. Spending time to develop your own blog will bring a greater return over the long haul. The ones who are promoting SNs are mostly self-serving and trying to develop a niche following of their own, selling ebooks, etc.
Dennis Edell
· 1 year ago
Ya know, I have a rather lengthy disagreement comment in mind but I think I'll make it a cross-linking post instead ;)
Yaps, i agree with you. Social network will generating traffic for site ond more backlink to our site
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Eliaski
· 1 year ago
For me, I only used a social site that benefit me. I don't want be a user without thinking. A wii win situation for both party to me is a good social site. Sometime I was thinking who is having the last laugh. www.getnlinesuccess.com
Hi Eliaski! What would be a good social site in your opinion?
Tim
· 1 year ago
I understand where you are coming from. I don't like social networks either! Sure, I have a Facebook account, but I'm not into it like most of my friend are.
BLOGBloke
· 1 year ago
What bothers me the most Tim is the lack of privacy and control over our content.
Troy
· 1 year ago
I have to agree with you, I have the typical Digg badges on the top of my page and I dont mind if someone submits my page to stumbleupon, but I'm not planning on living off my blog to the point I desperately need traffic.
I'll occasionally browse Digg at work when I'm bored or come home and stumble a little bit. But I don't think I need to be part of every community out there, that's for sure.
As the blog platforms incorporate more social features into their core functionality I believe in time people will become disenchanted with the SNs and come back to their REAL blogs again. Speaking of Digg have you noticed lately how slow it is? I get so fed up waiting that I just end up closing the tab. Digg has become so bloated that I doubt if I will bother returning to the website again.
SBA
· 1 year ago
Just found this post, so I feel even 'later for the party'! But I did stumble it --- hope you don't mind. My review expressed amazement that so many networks can mention your blog and have comments that you may never even see! On MyBlogLog and others, people add you as contacts and never visit your blog.
It's beyond ridiculous. There's so many out there now that I've lost count. You can Stumble me any time and thanks for the mention.
kolorowanki
· 5 months ago
agreed, but MyBlogLog is crap, or just users?
Steve Ciccone
· 8 months ago
Haha :P I find that I have reconnected with people who I previously had very amazing friendships with but lost them due to distance issues. With twitter, I can now share my life with a best friend from almost 10 years ago, and thanks to facebook, I am getting back in the circle with old classmates. Yes, facebook is an extremeeeely fertile brag-breeding ground ,but thats only for the people who brag, and those who are obsessed with their friends who brag. I guess we all just need to find a balance.
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With regards Twitter, I think I'd rather gauge out my eyes with a spoon than use it. I just don't see that it has any purpose.
StumbleUpon which you kinda referenced in your post is the best site of it's type. It not only gives you access to some great sites you might have missed but it also gives you - the blogger - an opportunity to generate traffic. Last week I got 3 Stumbles which drove a lot of people to the site.
On a side note, I don't suppose you happen to know any Linux server experts do you?
I agree about Stumbleupon being the best. I also prefer it over Digg. I was stumbled recently and it nearly choked the server.
BTW, you didn't mention my pic (or should I say pecs :). I did it for you bro (albeit minus the face).
Are you looking to host your own linux server or use someone else's?
Anyway I'll email you regarding Linux stuff rather than clog up your comments and take it off topic.
To answer your question, I recently purchased Abs Master. Does it show?
Enjoy!
You can quote me on that. :)
And don't even get me started on the junk these people throw on their personal pages. It's all beyond me as to why it's so popular. . .
Recently I signed up with Stumble Upon. Perhaps I should do more looking into it and become active. If it works and provides great connections, I'm game. If it's another over-done popularity contest, I'm so going to fail.
Thanks for the great post!
http://www.statcounter.com/
StatCounter is the best free package next to Analytics from Google which is a little more difficult to use:
http://www.google.com/analytics/
I would recommend putting both of these on your blog.
I agree with the first commentator up there (too far to scroll up). I started once upon a time on Hi5 because all my friends were there. At the same time I signed up for MySpace to check what it was all about and found a few others.
Then every single one of them moved to Facebook and I was the last of their friends to sign-up !
With the issues surrounding Facebook, I have been careful from the very beginning about what gets posted on my news-feed and have kept third-party applications to a minimum.
I monitor Twitter mostly to get the scoops out of Arrington, LeMeur, Rubel and the other internet celebs out there. I know nobody cares about what I do but my Twitter updates are keeps my Facebook alive and let my friends know that I still exist.
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Ain't the internet great? Time is irrelevant and all is not what it seems :-)
Regarding finding friends, funny but I thought that was what 411 was for.
Stumbleupon, well, I when I get really bored but can't tear myself away from the computer, I keep clicking the Stumble! button. That's about all I use it for.
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I'll occasionally browse Digg at work when I'm bored or come home and stumble a little bit. But I don't think I need to be part of every community out there, that's for sure.
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I guess we all just need to find a balance.