Comments on: OTB on Facebook

By: Steven Taylor

Steven Taylor — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 02:32:02 +0000

I must confess to not getting MySpace. Facebook I actually understand as (at least in the original conception) it was limited to communities made up of students, faculty and alumni of a given school. It was possible to find old friends and such as well.

I have been on Facebook for a while as I have found it useful sometimes for communicating with students and keeping track of campus events. How it will work in this context (i.e., connecting blog readers) remains to be seen.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 02:30:51 +0000

What about annoying satirists?

Admissible, although perhaps with a wary eye.

By: Triumph

Triumph — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:09:41 +0000

I’m happy to let anyone’s name that I recognize in, though, so long as they’re not among the half dozen or so non-spammers banned from the comments section.

What about annoying satirists?

By: The American Mind

The American Mind — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:01:56 +0000

Friends of TAM...

I’m jumping on the Facebook group bandwagon with the Friends of TAM group. It’s a place to gather, chat, exchange photos, the usually online social stuff. It’s an amorphous things so let’s see what we can make of it. I’ve ...

By: Russell Newquist

Russell Newquist — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 23:54:47 +0000

I don't really get it, either, but I appreciate being on the initial list of invitees to the list anyway. ;)

By: Sean Hackbarth

Sean Hackbarth — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 23:46:54 +0000

I don't quite get it either. However, many people like it and use it so it's a case of going along with readers and users instead of ignoring where they congregate. For what it's worth I've started a Friends of TAM. I too don't know what will be made of it.

By: Stanford Matthews

Stanford Matthews — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 22:00:16 +0000

I must be out of touch. I find Facebook, MySpace and other similar phenomenon as appealing as taking pix with a cellphone. Although I concede there is some value in it, I'm not entirely sure it is worthwhile. A little old-fashioned, I guess.