I’ve been looking at some “social” web sites lately; check ‘em out:
A little more information about each is below.
Ah, microblogging, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways… Twitter is a microblogging site which means that Twitter users can post messages up to 140 characters long. Those messages appear in the “public timestream” (a chronologically ordered list of all posts) as well as on individual users accounts. Twitter is fast on the rise because it’s so easy (waaaaaaay easier than a regular blog, which is saying something!) to use. Going over there to get the url, I noticed that the LAFD even has a Twitter stream now. I reckon Twitter is deffinitely worth a minute or two of your time to check out. And if you start a Twitter stream (or already have one), leave a comment here with a link so we can all find you!
Upcoming
Another day, another event or twelve. That’s where Upcoming comes into play. Upcoming’s a relatively new site that is a social calendar. I post an event, and if your search (by geography, time, or kind of event) matches any of the parameters of my event, you get info about it. It’s one of those sites that has the potential to be really cool, but is *completely* dependent on The Crowd to make it go. So go. Make it go!
Flickr
Photos, photos, photos. I’m sure most of you have by now been past my Flickr account. But have you taken the time to cruise through the rest of Flickr? There’s a photo of everything up there at least once. Why not get an account and post your view of the world up there?
I’ve never used Facebook before. I have no clear idea what it is. So I’m going to go make an account. Right now. I’ll report back.
Update
I’ve made a facebook account, and my initial reaction is that it’s, uh, *LAME*. But then again, I’m probably not the Facebook target market, you know? I mean, I’ve graduated both high school and college, I don’t work for a giant company where I’m totally at sea, and if I did, I’d still wander around and meet people. I guess that’s just how I am. At any rate, I’ll keep Facebook up for now, and see if it gets any better as I use it.
