It's Friday afternoon at 12:30. I'm on day 4 of my 15 days without a day off-- don't get me wrong it's my own fault. I'm currently working 2 contracts at once-- which was my choice. Nevertheless, as rehearsals for The Seafarer start next week while Grey Gardens continues to run I will have little free time. Strangely, I thought I would take this-- one of my last free hours, to blog about online communities.
I know I'vetalked blogged about this before- but I'm addicted. I've been on LiveJournal, Friendster, MySpace, Facebook, Plaxo (not to mention a few more 'adult' social networking sites) for years now. Well I'm hearby parring it down. I recently had a conversation with my friend Keven who told me that he is officially "offline". Well, not really-- he still has a professional web page as an actor-- but he canceled his MySpace, Facebook and all that. He sounded so liberated and free! I kind of envied him and felt inspired to do the same. Don't get me wrong- I'm not going cold turkey like he did. But do I really use Friendster anymore? Nope. CANCELED. LiveJournal? Nope. ABANDONED. What about MySpace? Uhh... well... I kinda use it. I mean, I check it every day.. but dont' really post anything there anymore. I don't blog there or anything. Let's come back to MySpace later. Next? Facebook. YES! I use facebook. In fact, it seems to be a perfect resource for keeping in touch with colleagues I've worked with on shows in the past, a communication tool really. I almost use it like a big online address book. Oh wait-- doesn't that exist? It does! It's called Plaxo! So why don't I just use that? Well- most of my friends are not on Plaxo (yet). So for now Facebook stays. Plaxo will also stay.
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So.. what about MySpace? Ok- first let me direct you to a link. Read the number 10 commandment in this list: The Ten Commandment of Facebook. As the article says, MySpace is kind of glitter filled and juvenile. I mean, Facebook does seem a little more "grown up". Of course, is being "grown up" all that important? Maybe I need some wimsy in my life and MySpace is just the right place for that. I'm not sure. What do YOU think? Should I get rid of MySpace??
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So.. what about MySpace? Ok- first let me direct you to a link. Read the number 10 commandment in this list: The Ten Commandment of Facebook. As the article says, MySpace is kind of glitter filled and juvenile. I mean, Facebook does seem a little more "grown up". Of course, is being "grown up" all that important? Maybe I need some wimsy in my life and MySpace is just the right place for that. I'm not sure. What do YOU think? Should I get rid of MySpace??
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