Social Networking Schizophrenia
Posted on May 25, 2008
Alright, so the social networking phenomena is great and all, but it seems to have gotten out of hand somewhere along the way.
As of right now I have 3 social network accounts. Myspace, IFP/PHX, and Filmixer. This struck me as excessive just now as I signed up for Filmixer, which is a social network for Film and Media creators. The reason it was so significant, is that its using the same platform as IFP/PHX. Both IFP/PHX and Filmixer use the ning.com platform. Ning.com is basically a template for social networking that allows you to create a social network for whatever subject/theme you want.
It does seem that Filmixer has additional functionality and is a bit more advanced. And thats not really t he problem. None of this is really a problem. I think its great that we have so many options when it comes to the communities we join.
The problem is that it feels like we have some overlap-age occurring. This may not hold true for everyone in each community. But for me as an actor, I have 3 sites that I need to update when, four when you include this site.
If I’m lazy and I ignore updating content on each site, it will look like i’m inactive in the community. And if I do update each site, it takes a significant effort to do so.
…or maybe I’m just lazy and i like to hear myself whine.
What we need is for everyone to agree on one social network. That, or, someone needs to explain to me the advantage of having a fragmented group of people with similar interests.
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Hi Stephen!! R u having Schizophrenia/ psychiatric diagnosis? (a mental disorder characterized by abnormalities in the perception or expression of reality). We need to talk.. heh :p