It is an interesting time in technology these days. I am pondering getting the Motorola Cliq with MotoBLUR which comes out in a couple weeks. It links up Facebook, Twitter, and Myspace with no logins. Would I actually get more done? Would I be more connected to others, or less? This is my own personal question that I ponder day by day. Would a piece of technology be a benefit or drawback to my life? Does the Friendbar on Firefox just distract you from the work that you need to do in cataloging your delicious bookmarks?
One recent dilemma has been over a change of relationship status for myself (and my fiancee).
When is it appropriate to say that you are engaged on Facebook? Do you Tweet it first? Do I call all of my friends and tell them or let them find out the new way through Facebook?
I remember changing my status to single after breaking up with my last girlfriend and it was horrible, I got messages from everywhere about it. I later changed from single to nothing and all of a sudden, a flurry of more emails flew in. So where do you draw the line about your relationship and its social web life?
I personally believe that telling those who keep in touch with you in person is critical and all of the others can find out through either Facebook, rumor (which actually is far more fun) or another method.
1 comments:
Oh Fogle I feel your pain! I've also made the mistake of the Facebook relationship update, only to be deluged with public comments on my wall. Embarrassing, especially when you go from "single" to no status! Nothing has changed people, I'm still single.
I'd say if you make a strong commitment to someone (being engaged or married certainly is that) then you should include it.
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