tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917889028116824739.post8149549757783682438..comments2023-07-03T06:08:55.373-07:00Comments on Ritik Dholakia: Social Divides on Social Networking Applications + TwitterProfessor Atishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01473365932161328377noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917889028116824739.post-63571413129507508272007-07-22T21:57:00.000-07:002007-07-22T21:57:00.000-07:00Eli -I'd make two points on this. For "shy, privat...Eli -<BR/><BR/>I'd make two points on this. For "shy, private" people, in the sense that they do not have a deep interest in making connections beyond those people with whom they are immediately and intimately familiar (family, childhood friends, school friends, etc.) -- I'm not sure there is necessarily a lot of value for them in social networking tools. In response to "where is the place?" I would ask, "what kind of place would they want?"<BR/><BR/>However, for another type of "shy, private" person, I think social networking applications, and the web in general, can add tremendous value to their day-to-day life. For people who would like to express themselves (not necessarily loudly), or connect with people who share some set of unique interests, or keep connected with people that they have met before but are physically separated from, I think that each of the social networking applications have a lot of value. For people who may not be good at or not inclined to expressing themselves in the day-to-day, face-to-face interactions of the physical world, tools like email, or Facebook, or LinkedIn can be empowering. <BR/><BR/>So while I think you are spot on, in that the format and purpose of all of these apps must be well matched to the personality and needs of the user, I think you are unfairly judging a lot of these applications as being useful for "loud" personalities when compared to "quiet personalities.Professor Atishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01473365932161328377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917889028116824739.post-43904919370575753672007-07-15T16:17:00.000-07:002007-07-15T16:17:00.000-07:00while I'm all for "social proprioception" (who isn...while I'm all for "social proprioception" (who isn't?), where is the place for shy, private people in this new socially-networked universe? <BR/><BR/>are those personality types too old economy? (sorry, i know the old/new economy distinction is very pre-2001) <BR/><BR/>I think there is a lot of value, and potential, for social networking, but I do wonder about how much of it depends on people who enjoy loudly displaying their personality (e.g. myspace). I guess it all depends on the format and purpose (for example, linkedin vs. twitter).Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12217050597914537569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917889028116824739.post-42375483244712114162007-07-15T13:22:00.000-07:002007-07-15T13:22:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12217050597914537569noreply@blogger.com