Comments on: People first, everything else second http://www.tagsmith.org/2009/05/11/people-first-everything-else-second/ Legendary Awesomeness from Matthew Knell... in blog format Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:41:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Christmas Jenkins http://www.tagsmith.org/2009/05/11/people-first-everything-else-second/comment-page-1/#comment-312 Christmas Jenkins Wed, 13 May 2009 20:07:40 +0000 http://www.tagsmith.org/?p=233#comment-312 Great post, Matt! Great post, Matt!

]]> By: Alma http://www.tagsmith.org/2009/05/11/people-first-everything-else-second/comment-page-1/#comment-311 Alma Tue, 12 May 2009 22:31:33 +0000 http://www.tagsmith.org/?p=233#comment-311 I'm one of the people who hasn't been in love with the changing Twitter atmosphere. I got on the bandwagon before it was trendy--before people did things like followfriday (which I think is incredibly spammy and a lot like MySpazz's top friends debacle). I routinely find myself mocking the newbies because I can see them from a mile away. And I realize that this does not help me connect with people--but I find that those people are usually not in it for the connection. They're in it because it's the next thing they can exploit. My biggest annoyance, personally, are those who try to use it in a way to make them larger than who they actually are. It's less about conversation and more about ego. Where we would, in the past, pick up the phone or send an email, we now have people who read our tweets to "keep in touch" across platforms. And, for me, it's just another way to disconnect from people...and why I'm private now and have often grappled with whether or not I'd like to continue engaging. It reminds me a lot of the demise of MySpazz...and, yes, I realize it's still there. But it's definitely a shell of its former self. I remember a time when I found genuine community there--when I was able to meet new people and share myself. But that quickly became spoiled with the politicking and the gossip and the general BS of anonymity. And, now, you have FB--a site I've long hated--but I stay because my real friends--the living and breathing ones who I've embraced and known for so long--are often there. Still, I find that I am timid there...I don't say what I most want to say for fear that so-and-so will mention it at work or rat me out to so-and-so. And I never get to know new people there. I miss the old days of Twitter--when it was possibly the only online venue where people still acted as people--and not the personas they created. It makes me terribly sad to say that I doubt I will stick with it for more than a few more months. I’m one of the people who hasn’t been in love with the changing Twitter atmosphere. I got on the bandwagon before it was trendy–before people did things like followfriday (which I think is incredibly spammy and a lot like MySpazz’s top friends debacle). I routinely find myself mocking the newbies because I can see them from a mile away. And I realize that this does not help me connect with people–but I find that those people are usually not in it for the connection. They’re in it because it’s the next thing they can exploit. My biggest annoyance, personally, are those who try to use it in a way to make them larger than who they actually are. It’s less about conversation and more about ego. Where we would, in the past, pick up the phone or send an email, we now have people who read our tweets to “keep in touch” across platforms. And, for me, it’s just another way to disconnect from people…and why I’m private now and have often grappled with whether or not I’d like to continue engaging.

It reminds me a lot of the demise of MySpazz…and, yes, I realize it’s still there. But it’s definitely a shell of its former self. I remember a time when I found genuine community there–when I was able to meet new people and share myself. But that quickly became spoiled with the politicking and the gossip and the general BS of anonymity. And, now, you have FB–a site I’ve long hated–but I stay because my real friends–the living and breathing ones who I’ve embraced and known for so long–are often there. Still, I find that I am timid there…I don’t say what I most want to say for fear that so-and-so will mention it at work or rat me out to so-and-so. And I never get to know new people there.

I miss the old days of Twitter–when it was possibly the only online venue where people still acted as people–and not the personas they created. It makes me terribly sad to say that I doubt I will stick with it for more than a few more months.

]]> By: Meg http://www.tagsmith.org/2009/05/11/people-first-everything-else-second/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Meg Tue, 12 May 2009 22:15:34 +0000 http://www.tagsmith.org/?p=233#comment-310 Well, you are one of my people. So it makes sense I found you on the Twitter. And you KNOW how I feel about celebutweets. Pouring one out for the real folks. :D Well, you are one of my people. So it makes sense I found you on the Twitter.

And you KNOW how I feel about celebutweets.

Pouring one out for the real folks. :D

]]> By: Rob Blatt http://www.tagsmith.org/2009/05/11/people-first-everything-else-second/comment-page-1/#comment-309 Rob Blatt Tue, 12 May 2009 02:57:08 +0000 http://www.tagsmith.org/?p=233#comment-309 hippie! I think that Twitter started as social media, but Biz might have hit it ion the head when he called it social information (while on Oprah). The next network will make the dissemination of information even easier (somehow). It's how Twitter remained so huge when all the other networks crumbled around her. hippie!

I think that Twitter started as social media, but Biz might have hit it ion the head when he called it social information (while on Oprah). The next network will make the dissemination of information even easier (somehow). It’s how Twitter remained so huge when all the other networks crumbled around her.

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