Social Networking…

Well I closed down my MySpace site years ago. It became old and just let people you really didn’t want to be in touch with you – stay in touch with you. Sure I was as guilty as the next, but I bet you’ll find the same things I’ll list below if you evaluate your social networking accounts honestly. I am not saying social networking is all bad either – or you’ll “die” if you use it. This was just a personal choice.

Here are a few of the things I’ve noticed while doing the social networking thing.

Pro’s

1. some good discussions on certain topics
2. some use it to promote their blogs or other good causes

Con’s

1. They accept people as friends, whom they never talk to or would otherwise not be considered a friend. Some, are just mere acquaintances.
2. Once they accept that “Friend” – they get comments or posts from that friend and are ashamed of them or delete them. See #1 above.
3. People can take on alternative personalities in an online social networking environment. I never realized how well a computer screen would work as camouflage. LOL
4. This is probably the biggest issue I had with it – which means I am just as guilty as anyone I guess – People spend hours browsing through someones pages in  virtual world.  I call this being a little too nosey or gathering gossip. Those hours could be spent with actually – physically socializing with someone – a real friend, a child, a co-worker, etc.  – by means of a personal meeting or phone.

So, those were just a few observations that made me, once again, de-activate another one of my social networking accounts. I will continue on with my blog, since it is barely a two way type site. LOL I ask that you monitor your “socializing” online to see if it is worth your time or, is it stealing time from real socialization with your “friends”/fmaily, and is it leading you to do things you would not otherwise do. Gossip, or getting into people’s business.