Facebook - it's no revolution!
I was really excited when Facebook landed on the scene last year. I thought, wow, here is a useful social networking tool. How wrong was I?
Since signing up last year, I've seen my email rocket by 50% and I seem to miss any important communications from friends, as they seem to assume that now I am a Facebooker, my old email address is actually irrelevant.
I'm fed up of being poked, asked quizzes, comparing friends, gathering an entourage, growing a garden, testing my IQ and being tagged in lots of photos... ok, I don't hate all of them, but, it can be a significant "time bastard" when you are trying to get things done.
So, why don't I delete my account - well, apart from the fact Facebook makes sure you can't remove your information from their grubby little hands - I remain fearful I might miss out... sad, but true.
Oddly the web development group I joined hardly does anything.... which leads me to conclude that you can't beat good old fashioned conversation....
Which nicely brings me around to my next subject - some firms are apparently have "no email" days - what a great idea! One thing I hate about working in the IT industry is the habit of emailing rather than talking (phone or face-to-face). Sometimes, it is unavoidable or encouraged (for example we have a ticket system to deal with helpdesk calls and their resolution - invariably this means you email what you would say on the phone, so you can copy and paste it into the software that keeps track of the original call). But it would be nice to go back to - I'll pop over in 10 minutes, and then you could just click on "case closed" thereafter. I hope this "no email day" initiative grows in popularity... it seems a novel approach.
Since signing up last year, I've seen my email rocket by 50% and I seem to miss any important communications from friends, as they seem to assume that now I am a Facebooker, my old email address is actually irrelevant.
I'm fed up of being poked, asked quizzes, comparing friends, gathering an entourage, growing a garden, testing my IQ and being tagged in lots of photos... ok, I don't hate all of them, but, it can be a significant "time bastard" when you are trying to get things done.
So, why don't I delete my account - well, apart from the fact Facebook makes sure you can't remove your information from their grubby little hands - I remain fearful I might miss out... sad, but true.
Oddly the web development group I joined hardly does anything.... which leads me to conclude that you can't beat good old fashioned conversation....
Which nicely brings me around to my next subject - some firms are apparently have "no email" days - what a great idea! One thing I hate about working in the IT industry is the habit of emailing rather than talking (phone or face-to-face). Sometimes, it is unavoidable or encouraged (for example we have a ticket system to deal with helpdesk calls and their resolution - invariably this means you email what you would say on the phone, so you can copy and paste it into the software that keeps track of the original call). But it would be nice to go back to - I'll pop over in 10 minutes, and then you could just click on "case closed" thereafter. I hope this "no email day" initiative grows in popularity... it seems a novel approach.
Labels: Facebook, social networking
posted by Emma Swift at
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