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Hi Matt

> Is it just me, or does anyone else here just switch off at 
> the mention of the next social networking site? 

I don't quite switch off, but there is a definate groan starting to
happen in my internal monologue.

> I know a lot 
> of you are complete (social) networking junkies (yes, Thayer, 
> looking at you :p ).  

Kinda, but it's more down to my job - and also its an interest.  As in,
I've worked in social web since 2000 and see that as my calling.
Therefore love them or hate them I try out most social networking
concepts/sites etc to have a decently formed opinion on them.  A lot are
shit, or re-working the wheel, but once in a while there are some good
ones.  I agree with Richard's post on a few being the main winners soon.

My biggest problem with all the social networking stuff is it's just
another reason to put a PR spin on yourself.  I can't actually be me so
much these days as everyone is so connected.  Whereas in the past, I had
a very tight personal network that I could swear on, be hungover on, get
bladdered on etc without wondering who was watching.  These days it's
all "Can I say that without it professionally haunting me" etc.
Recently I posted on someone's Upcoming event from my personal account.
He then Twittered and blogged that a "disgruntled Chinwag employee" had
posted on his event, thus pushing traffic to my personal post and ending
up with me having to delete my personal upcoming account.  There are
many more stories like that but I'm sure you see my point.  Also, it's
not just what I do and say, but what my friends do and say about me in
an open forum, when it can be then shown on a profile that I might not
notice for say a week or two if I'm on holiday.

> How do all you lot use these 
> sites to effectively communicate with all your friends when 
> you have to send the message to a gazillion sites to make 
> sure you reach all of them!?

Honestly?  It currently takes up I'd say a good third of my personal
time keeping up with them all, but as I mentioned before, due to my work
and general career direction I see it as a nessessity.

> At Europython last week there was a talk by Simon Willison of 

<snip/>

>  He suggested that people 
> would in reality probabaly end up signing up with *all* of 
> them.... so in that case you still end up with a myriad of 
> authentication credentials..

See, I reckon there's a business in a subscription based service where
people pay to have their names or tags registered immediately on social
beta's.  I mean, how annoying is it when you want to be
del.ici.ous/underscore and find out it's taken etc?  I do genuinely
think there's a pre-register service just aching to get into that market
and make a killing.

Thayer

> 
> -Matt
> 
> On 17 Jul 2007, at 10:05, Thayer Driver wrote:
> 
> > I've got loads of the bloody things too, I think 12.  I am not a 
> > Pownce fan though, and after repeated requests to cancel my account 
> > not a snifter of a response.
> >
> > You've been warned! :)
> >
> > Oh, and I have Bubbletop invites too... Shout offlist if you want:
> > http://www.bubbletop.co.uk/en_US_aboutBubbletop.jsp
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Jon Hadley [mailto:me at jon-hadley.com]
> >> Sent: 17 July 2007 09:35
> >> To: underscore at under-score.org.uk
> >> Subject: Re: [_] 4 Pownce invites available
> >>
> >>> The subject says it all really. Email me off-list with the email 
> >>> address you'd like added. I've only 4 invites left right 
> now, so it 
> >>> will be strictly first-come and first-served.
> >>
> >> If you don't get one from Rich, I have a couple going.
> >> Alternatively, try inviteshare.com, I was signed up to 
> pwonce and a 
> >> load of other closed betas withing a couple of minutes of 
> >> registering.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> Jon Hadley
> >> http://jon-hadley.com
> >>
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