FB losing teens, surprising no one
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article on Facebook and Tumblr
Thing I found most intriguing? This quote:
Part of Tumblr’s success is no doubt due to that fact that it’s a place
where you can cultivate two or more identities, whereas on Facebook you’re
stuck with just one: the real you. "It’s a site where you can find people
that are like you and you can feel less alone,"
Pretty much what we've all been doing on Livejournal for AGES now. :) But
everything old is new again. I wonder if this will be the pattern of the
Internet and social media from now on, the rise and fall for the desire to
separate your online identity from your real one.
article on Facebook and Tumblr
Thing I found most intriguing? This quote:
Part of Tumblr’s success is no doubt due to that fact that it’s a place
where you can cultivate two or more identities, whereas on Facebook you’re
stuck with just one: the real you. "It’s a site where you can find people
that are like you and you can feel less alone,"
Pretty much what we've all been doing on Livejournal for AGES now. :) But
everything old is new again. I wonder if this will be the pattern of the
Internet and social media from now on, the rise and fall for the desire to
separate your online identity from your real one.
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Date: 2013-03-01 09:09 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-03-02 12:09 am (UTC)The thing about sites like LiveJournal/Tumblr/etc is that it allows you to be yourself without the judgment from other people IRL. Isn't that why people join such sites to begin with? As an escape and to connect with other people all around the world with similar interests? I can bond and squee with someone over a fandom I just discovered, while IRL still having to explain what fandom is to others. While trolling and perverts exist everywhere on the Internet, places like Facebook are more likely to have idiots who just won't shut up, and unfortunately these are people who you probably know and communicate with in your daily lives. Whereas on Tumblr and LJ all you have to do is block/defriend them and never have to worry about them ever again.
Also, as nice as it is to reconnect with old friends that you've lost in touch with over the years, I don't want random people from my past who I have no interest in reconnecting with to come and find me. Fuck that.
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Date: 2013-03-02 02:40 am (UTC)And the more I think about it, it's the real name thing that's the core of the problem. Social networking is only fun if it's quick and easy, and once you have everyone you know from every aspect of your life on board, because there you are under your real name and they found you, it makes the whole thing way too complicated because you either have to over-censor every post, or you have to use difficult, constantly changing, and untrustworthy privacy controls. You can see why the kids hit "reset" and joined tumblr with a fake name.
Now if tumblr could only monetize!
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Date: 2013-03-02 09:38 pm (UTC)I think you're onto something with your idea about the rise and fall of various social media.
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Date: 2013-03-03 03:54 am (UTC)