blog post Today on Lanarama: Techie Tuesday! Breaking Up (with social networking) Is Hard to Do.

The worst thing I think that the world is a lot less "anonymous", and the city that is Vancouver in which I live is a whole lot smaller because of it.  I know people who are my friends on Facebook that have friends across the country who are also my friends from a different era, from a different place... you get it.  It's weird, and coincidental, and kinda freaky!  When your boss knows some of your friends, it gets a whole lot weirder... knock on wood *that* doesn't happen!

Best thing about Social media is probably just getting back in touch with old friends from bygone days. 

Most awkward is when you don't really understand what people are saying online, and mis-read them and say something dumb in response.  Ah well.  It happens.

I have thought about getting out of the whole social media thing, but then, I'd REALLY be bored at work.  Either that, or I'd actually have to do work instead!  ;)

OH I sure hope Mr Bossman isn't listening in.

no way i'll break up with my social networking nor do i think the majority will either. 

I am provided with such a vast network of friends and the connections (no matter how digital and trivial) that I am able to maintain is an incredible value in my life.

I look at my parents who manage their four to five couples of friends in their one and only hometown and balance social life with those few friends and coworkers and I look at myself and the vastness of circle I am able to maintain and foster into physical experience and it makes me so sad for the generation that doesnt understand the opportunities provided in the digital world.

Praise your social networks, it is the extension of your physical self that manifests life long connections for decades to come.

I can't give up facebook (though I would if I could and only use twitter) for two reasons:

1) Events. No one calls or emails about events anymore. It's always on facebook. I know friends that have been forgotten about for events because they don't have FB.

2) Pictures. I'd tear my hair out if I had to email people photos of everything I shoot. Uploading them to Facebook is the fastest and easiest way for people to see the photos from last night. Hah. There is absolutely no avoiding it, and its my own fault.

Coolest thing from twitter. New friends (no, actually, in real life, not just online, but met through twitter networking). JOBS, photo wise, they weren't really paid, but its a foot in several doors. People learning my name.

Twitter is networking to me. Not Facebook.

I'll try to think of something embarassing about Social Networking.

Hi Lana,

I commited social network suicide after a bad break up.  We were in a long distance relationship and at first facebook was a great way to keep in contact and share friends with eachother.

She turned out to be very untrusting of me and I found myself constantly being attacked by her over random things posted on my wall by friends.  After a while I felt like I was constantly being kept tabs on with her facebook updates and her request for tweets telling her what I was up to.

I decided to delete every profile I had except this one. 

Happy New Year!!! 

Dr. Noodle

P.S

Come to Seattle and lets hang out. :-)

Most of the sales I make are because of posting photos (I design and sew leather handbags). I've been on Facebook for almost 2 years now, but I recently started a blog and joined Twitter.  It's a free and easy way to promote yourself to the whole world.  Social Media is fantastic!

Facebook can result in some potentially awkward moments.  Like when people you work with, who you don't really wish to know outside of work "add" you.  Or when people you like from work add you, but then you realize you need to "watch what you say." 

Is there a proper ettiquitte to follow here?  You can ignore a request, sure, but then what happens when you have to deal with that person every day in a quasi-professional atmosphere?

AWKWARD!

I have been thinking lately more and more of committing facebook suicide. Two reasons. One: distraction - I could have finished all the Ayn Rand novels sitting on my shelf or gotten a much higher grades if I could just muster up the strength to close my laptop. Two: It's one thing to break up over facebook but I can't remember the last time I was asked out to my face. Pick up the phone fellas! The romance meter drops when a romantic invitation is followed by a semi-colon and closed parenthesis.

if you're still around, yes i will put together some chords and i expect a ripping harmonica solo over top of them

Best thing about FB:  Reading status updates from otherwise reclusive brother doing his PhD so I know he's still alive.

Worst thing about FB: 20 event invitations per day to parties in other cities I'll never get to.

Most awkward:  Posting an editorial comment on somthing I thought was public knowledge only to find out it was, in fact, not.  Then having to try and cover my digital tracks beofre too many people saw it.

I work in the arts and use FB primarily for work, promoting shows and keeping up with what else is going on in the rest of the country, but I must say I'm finding it increasingly challenging to keep up with all the mail.  I consider social suicide every time I open my in box...or my other in box...or my other one...

dear krib is right, since Ontario's privacy commish brought the hammer to FB the new privacy rules allow to customize quite a bit...FB is a great tool, as long as you remember it's a tool and don't get sucked into the 'world' it creates as many apparently do..it's never been a problem for me though. I don't see myself leaving it, my use may ebb and flow though...

where else can I naked link to the controlled ranting of my blog and have people read it? other than this blog of course...

that's why i have NO relationship status on my profile. a bit over a year ago i set it to married to a female friend of mine purely as a joke. i got a few "congrats" from people who knew me, but apparently didn't know me very well. it was a bit awkward. then her & i had a huge falling out so i decided that NO status was better. then i got a bunch of "oh, i'm so sorry... are you ok?" messages.

i'm not sure which part was more awkward... the congrats or the apologies..

the only way i will have it set to 'being in a relationship' with someone is if i'm with them for a really long time. ha, facebook will be long gone before THAT happens!

Just in general they can but it sounds like it's a little worse through social networking. My gf only has FB but barely touches the thing and our pages are not hooked together. I asked and she doesn't like have any presence on the internets where as I've been trying to strengthen and consolidate mine to be the AlexOfAnders of the web. I've been surprised that no one seems to be using this name (that I've found yet) so I want to try and secure it the best that I can.

Still, I got away from my actual point that I think some people dissociate FB from reality. They don't think it's creepy or stalking because it's online. Harassing behaviour is harassment whether it's online or offline. It's a shame when these outlets bring out the worst in some people but I'd like to think the good outweighs the bad.

I'll get it right next time!!!  Where can we check out your bags? I'm not a leather wearing gal, so I guess I'm out, but I'd love to see your work!!! 

Best thing: knowing my brother was safe when he was in Afghanistan.

Worst thing: if I'd been interested in keeping in touch with you after high school, doesn't it seem like it might have happened when we were living in the same city? What's changed?

Facebook kind of creeps me out.  I'm a pretty private person, so I control what I put out there, but I'm often a little freaked out by what I know about people just by virtue of what shows up in my news feed.  I get that they're okay with sharing it, but sometimes I just don't want to know.

I have committed Facebook suicide.

Approximately 6 months ago, at least. I was never a member of twitter or myspace either. I was addicted to FB. I "needed" to know what other people are up to.  I wanted to find, discover, or even make new friends just to add them to my friend count. The higher...you know, the better you are. I took photos purposely for posting on my page hoping that everyone that viewed them would come to the conclusion that I lead a pretty awesome iife.

Pathetic? Maybe. Familiar?

Who doesn't care about their friend count...

How great YOU look in photos...

Everyone would secretly like to know who has visited their site and how many times...

How to "create" the most jealous worthy life display for everyone to view. You wanna show your ex or the people that knew you through the awkward stages in life just how awesome you turned out.

I honestly feel sooo much better about myself after leaving the site. I don't care what other people are doing. I have friends that I actually call and see. I take photos and don't give a s*** who sees them.

Decide if its negative or a positive vibe 

Peace

I was sent a link to that suicide machine last week... though I don't have the guts to do it! 

Best: Connecting with all the lovely r3 peeps 

Worst: Not remembering what life was before facebook. 

Awkward: When I ask people, "how have you been" or "how was your summer" when I know exactly what they were up to because they posted tons of photos, notes and status updates. I once had a conversation with a classmate, and he asked me how my summer was. I jokingly said "you probably know exactly what I did"... and he was like 'ya, I saw all the photos. I just didn't want to seem like I was stalking you". But I figure, if I post photos, of course you're going to facebook stalk me. I just accept that fact. 

But remember kids, 

Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. 

Though, I'm not sure how that would fit with social suicide. 

Thanks, I am really excited about it. 

I had to wait for all the chicks to leave the nest to have extra space.  But it is a nice comfy room in a dark and quiet basement, perfect for road weary musicians to catch up sleep.

They better not expect me to cook for them though.  I got 2 kids from 9 to 160 pounds, my cooking days are over.

Did I ever tell you you were cheeky?

You need to put a registered trade mark symbol by my twitter name, maybe there's some money in it for you.

also, i just realized the blog photo is a hanging twitter bird...genius!!...he's already got the x'd out eyes though..