Comments on: What is going on with all the social networking sites? http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/2008/09/29/what-is-going-on-with-all-the-social-networking-sites/ How-To's, Computer Tips & Tricks, and Faith. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:31:21 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Eternal Revolution: Are We Headed for Social Networking Fallout? http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/2008/09/29/what-is-going-on-with-all-the-social-networking-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-1643 Eternal Revolution: Are We Headed for Social Networking Fallout? Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:21:05 +0000 http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/?p=196#comment-1643 [...] @ TechTipsforCatholicTeens put into words something that had been nagging at me for some time. It seems that social networking [...] [...] @ TechTipsforCatholicTeens put into words something that had been nagging at me for some time. It seems that social networking [...]
]]> By: R.A.G.E. Media » Are We Headed for Social Networking Fallout? http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/2008/09/29/what-is-going-on-with-all-the-social-networking-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-921 R.A.G.E. Media » Are We Headed for Social Networking Fallout? Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:28:01 +0000 http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/?p=196#comment-921 [...] @ TechTipsforCatholicTeens put into words something that had been nagging at me for some time. It seems that social networking [...] [...] @ TechTipsforCatholicTeens put into words something that had been nagging at me for some time. It seems that social networking [...]
]]> By: Paul http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/2008/09/29/what-is-going-on-with-all-the-social-networking-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-918 Paul Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:41:37 +0000 http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/?p=196#comment-918 LOL - PickAFig, Digg, Reddit, etc are social bookmarking, which is a whole other piece of Web 2.0. They too may make the Internet audience too fractured; but their role is to sort the glut of information, as opposed to connecting people as a social network site does. ...Although sometimes we are blessed with new connections by way of sharing the information ;-) Someone said recently that forums are outdated; I have to disagree - there are some purposes to which a forum works much better than a social networking site. Wikis, too have tremendous value in becoming a repository for information, better than a forum or social networking site. To get caught up in one aspect of social sites and "Web 2.0" is to get too caught up in one fad; to incessantly change to mimic the others caught up in the fad (as you observed these sites are doing in your post) is incredibly misguided. LOL – PickAFig, Digg, Reddit, etc are social bookmarking, which is a whole other piece of Web 2.0. They too may make the Internet audience too fractured; but their role is to sort the glut of information, as opposed to connecting people as a social network site does.

…Although sometimes we are blessed with new connections by way of sharing the information ;-)

Someone said recently that forums are outdated; I have to disagree – there are some purposes to which a forum works much better than a social networking site. Wikis, too have tremendous value in becoming a repository for information, better than a forum or social networking site.

To get caught up in one aspect of social sites and “Web 2.0″ is to get too caught up in one fad; to incessantly change to mimic the others caught up in the fad (as you observed these sites are doing in your post) is incredibly misguided.

]]> By: Joshua of Catholic Tech Tips http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/2008/09/29/what-is-going-on-with-all-the-social-networking-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-917 Joshua of Catholic Tech Tips Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:05:09 +0000 http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/?p=196#comment-917 Paul, You do bring up some points. People will eventually tire of all the new social-sites popping up (if they have not already done so) and ignore social networking altogether. It is good to have Christian alternatives though, especially because of all the crap that is on the mainstream sites. PickAFig is a great example of a good Catholic alternative. As always, thanks for your perspective : ) Paul,

You do bring up some points. People will eventually tire of all the new social-sites popping up (if they have not already done so) and ignore social networking altogether.

It is good to have Christian alternatives though, especially because of all the crap that is on the mainstream sites. PickAFig is a great example of a good Catholic alternative.

As always, thanks for your perspective : )

]]> By: Paul http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/2008/09/29/what-is-going-on-with-all-the-social-networking-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-915 Paul Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:19:19 +0000 http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/?p=196#comment-915 I just saw another Catholic one - John654.com I guess I see social networking sites as a microcosm of the internet itself. Like remedial homepages. The more focused they are, the more likely they are to be used for that purpose and allow people to do other things with their lives. LinkedIn is a great example. Or Facebook's original intent. But to try to be THE overall social network or being one of the 3 now for Catholics is only going to divide the client base and erode the genre as a whole. I just saw another Catholic one – John654.com

I guess I see social networking sites as a microcosm of the internet itself. Like remedial homepages.

The more focused they are, the more likely they are to be used for that purpose and allow people to do other things with their lives. LinkedIn is a great example. Or Facebook’s original intent.

But to try to be THE overall social network or being one of the 3 now for Catholics is only going to divide the client base and erode the genre as a whole.

]]> By: Joshua of Catholic Tech Tips http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/2008/09/29/what-is-going-on-with-all-the-social-networking-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-906 Joshua of Catholic Tech Tips Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:39:59 +0000 http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/?p=196#comment-906 Melissa, Thanks for posting that link. I had not heard of John654.com Paul, Most of the social networks have blog capabilities. In fact, MyChurch has a great blog structure. But one of the new changes they did was get rid of being able to subscribe to other bloggers' blogs within the MyChurch community. You can still subscribe via rss feed though so at least they haven't totally messed things up. I really like MyChurch, but they keep making these changes and it frustrates the heck out of me. I agree that MySpace is horrible, which is another reason I like MyChurch so much! You are correct in saying that StBlogs is Wordpress based. Blogs can't be compared to social networks though. Blogs are just one piece of the puzzle of social networking. Just like Twitter once was by itself, but virtually every social networking site has implemented a similar feature. Hints why Ping.fm is so popular. Look, all I'm asking is that these social networking sites ask themselves, "is this change necessary?" And even more importantly, "is it worth giving up one of our own unique features to be the same as one of the other social-sites?" I admit some changes are good, but I don't get some of the recent changes that have been taking place among some of the social networking sites. Melissa,

Thanks for posting that link. I had not heard of John654.com

Paul,

Most of the social networks have blog capabilities. In fact, MyChurch has a great blog structure. But one of the new changes they did was get rid of being able to subscribe to other bloggers’ blogs within the MyChurch community. You can still subscribe via rss feed though so at least they haven’t totally messed things up. I really like MyChurch, but they keep making these changes and it frustrates the heck out of me.

I agree that MySpace is horrible, which is another reason I like MyChurch so much!

You are correct in saying that StBlogs is Wordpress based. Blogs can’t be compared to social networks though. Blogs are just one piece of the puzzle of social networking. Just like Twitter once was by itself, but virtually every social networking site has implemented a similar feature. Hints why Ping.fm is so popular.

Look, all I’m asking is that these social networking sites ask themselves, “is this change necessary?” And even more importantly, “is it worth giving up one of our own unique features to be the same as one of the other social-sites?” I admit some changes are good, but I don’t get some of the recent changes that have been taking place among some of the social networking sites.

]]> By: Paul http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/2008/09/29/what-is-going-on-with-all-the-social-networking-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-904 Paul Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:18:07 +0000 http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/?p=196#comment-904 I barely used Facebook and wouldn't touch MySpace these days with a 10 foot pole. And the plethora of "niche" social networking sites, combined with the inability for many faith-based sites/organizations to be aware of each other is collectively overloading people IMO. More people are discovering blogging, and I think ultimately the internet will reflect that. Wordpress is making moves to being a social networking platform. Face it, why have a profile on Facebook.Myspace etc etc when you can accomplish the same thing with wordpress on your own site? Even Stblogs.com is a wordpress MU install I believe... I barely used Facebook and wouldn’t touch MySpace these days with a 10 foot pole. And the plethora of “niche” social networking sites, combined with the inability for many faith-based sites/organizations to be aware of each other is collectively overloading people IMO.

More people are discovering blogging, and I think ultimately the internet will reflect that. Wordpress is making moves to being a social networking platform.

Face it, why have a profile on Facebook.Myspace etc etc when you can accomplish the same thing with wordpress on your own site? Even Stblogs.com is a wordpress MU install I believe…

]]> By: PickAFig.com http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/2008/09/29/what-is-going-on-with-all-the-social-networking-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-903 PickAFig.com Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:33:23 +0000 http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/?p=196#comment-903 <strong>What is going on with all the social networking sites?...</strong> From MySpace to Facebook to MyChurch to 4marks...C-H-A-N-G-E! Perhaps Obama would be a better example than the Protestant Reformation ; )... What is going on with all the social networking sites?…

From MySpace to Facebook to MyChurch to 4marks…C-H-A-N-G-E! Perhaps Obama would be a better example than the Protestant Reformation ; )…

]]> By: Melissa http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/2008/09/29/what-is-going-on-with-all-the-social-networking-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-902 Melissa Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:24:29 +0000 http://catholictechtips.stblogs.com/?p=196#comment-902 I gave up on 4Marks, it was just not doing anything for me. Never tried MyChurch so I can't comment on that. I have both myspace and facebook and use both to keep in touch with friends, some only use one or the other, but most have both too. Have you heard of <a href="http://www.john654.com/" rel="nofollow">John654.com</a>? It's a new Catholic social network community. So far I'm giving it a shot and I like it. I enjoy being able to listen to Catholic Talk radio they offer and if you are into Catholic music (which I admit I'm not) they have that option too. You can upload Catholic videos/pictures which is nice. I think the other Catholic sites offer the same things, but for whatever reason I like John654. Out of all social network sites I prefer myspace. It is easier to navigate and it allows you to be more creative. I also love the new music feature they introduced last week. Facebook is pretty blah and I don't like the "new" facebook. Plus all the silly applications, which are now showing up on myspace, bug me. But I have an account because it seems more and more people over 30 prefer facebook. I gave up on 4Marks, it was just not doing anything for me. Never tried MyChurch so I can’t comment on that.
I have both myspace and facebook and use both to keep in touch with friends, some only use one or the other, but most have both too.
Have you heard of John654.com? It’s a new Catholic social network community. So far I’m giving it a shot and I like it.
I enjoy being able to listen to Catholic Talk radio they offer and if you are into Catholic music (which I admit I’m not) they have that option too. You can upload Catholic videos/pictures which is nice. I think the other Catholic sites offer the same things, but for whatever reason I like John654.
Out of all social network sites I prefer myspace. It is easier to navigate and it allows you to be more creative. I also love the new music feature they introduced last week.
Facebook is pretty blah and I don’t like the “new” facebook. Plus all the silly applications, which are now showing up on myspace, bug me. But I have an account because it seems more and more people over 30 prefer facebook.
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