Agreed. An occasional link to that which we explicitly desire to share
is perfectly adequate. I can't imagine using MySpace, Flickr or
Facebook let alone some conglomeration of same. If we be viewed as
curmudgeons and old fogeys, well... if the shoe fits I guess we can wear
it. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
Chris Barker wrote:
> I'm with Piers on this, both with "issues" and with a "Social
> Networking" alternative. Too much information is pooled on that sort
> of site and held by a faceless third party for use, no doubt, in the
> future.
>
> Facebook is a particular problem: they have too much information about
> individuals that they are willing to use for financial gain. But I
> imagine that MySpace is no better in that respect ...
>
> The text-only mailing list works very well for the interchange of
> views, information and advice.
>
> Chris
>
> On 22 May 2008, at 19:51, Piers Hemy wrote:
>
>> I see no problem here. But I do take issue with your use of that word
>> "issue", if you really mean (as I suspect) "problems"!
>>
>> And though many find the likes of MySpace, Flickr, Facebook etc just
>> what
>> they need, I find the concept of combining them just overwhelming.
>> Hope you
>> take my meaning. That this list survives as a text-only mailing
>> list might
>> tell us all something - such as, it's the way it is because that's
>> the way
>> it works.
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