fourm member

I wasn't making a comment on how you had the time each day and I apologise most profusely if that was the impression I gave. I was rather congratulating you on having the brain power to write so much each day. As a rather thick Irish ex-rigger that would be totally beyond me!!

Strawballs

Precisely. These things are all a complete waste of time until you find a use for them.

I'll own up to being sniffy about Twitter in the past because I didn't get it and I fell into the trap of thinking that media stories about its eccentricities were the full picture.

A friend of mine, yesterday, was trying to work out who he had to call. His choir practice had been cancelled and they have an A calls B, B calls C, C calls D, system to pass word on. I explained that, if everyone was on Twitter and followed A, then A could let everyone know in seconds that the practice was changed.

Quickbeam

You are obviously a fan of the American political system - particularly the way the parties select their candidates. :)

Alan14

But there is more to it than that isn't there? So-called social networking has become an obsessive-compulsive disorder for so many people. It also encourages verbal diarrohea, particularly among young people, and it remains my humble opinion that this is not a good thing.

Thank you fourm member

You have cleared that up perfectly and please allow me to congratultae you on being able to post such an amount each day. It is a pity this forum no longer allows email contacts between it's members as I would be most interested to read some of your writings.

wiz-king

Thanks also to you for pointing out the blindingly obvious which had completely bypassed me! I should, of course, have realised that someone posting about the subjects which would be of interest to me would have got my attention.

Thanks to all for your patience!

**Tony Jones wrote: endless, meaningless drivel**

You obviously have no grasp of the concept of irony, you whiny bitter little man.

Fourm Member

That should be 'forum meber'I suppose.

If you read my post again you will see that I am not knocking social networking as a system. I agree that it has many valuable uses. I, myself subscribe to a number of blogs. I was simply commenting on the fact that so many people with nothing interesting to say are deluded enough to feel that they do. But - and this applies particularly to younger people - peer pressure is such that they feel excluded if they don't have a facebook page and don't twitter incessantly. Sad.

What depresses me is the overweening conceit shown by most posters in imagining that the details of their mundane everyday lives could possibly be of interest to anyone other than a few close friends and family. Who could have imagined, back in the days when 'bandwidth' was in short supply that we would one day get to a stage when there was so much that it would be filled with endless, meaningless drivel?

Regards Tony Jones

FE If Messenger is not considered to be a Social Networking site then what is it considered to be? I do virtually all my chatting and communication with friends etc on Messenger as well as sending photos , mail and just about anything else.

I'm not trying to start an argument but I am really interested in how others would see Messenger.

ams4127

Guilty as charged and no offence taken.

It is in the very nature of being a writer than one has to be conceited enough to believe that others will want to read what you have written.

At least, you start out from that position. But, when you find that people are even prepared to spend their money to read your words, as they have with my book, you start to think that, perhaps, it is worth putting your thoughts down for people to read or ignore as they choose.

I actually started the blog to force myself to keep up to date with my subject because it is easy to stick an interesting news item or article onto the harddrive and never get around to reading it. Needing topics for the blog means I have to read what I find.

Writing up to 1,000 words a day is also good training

Condom

"I use Microsoft Messenger which to me is a Social Networking Service"

No it isn't.

"Are you anti Microsoft?"

No, we're not.

ams1247

"Web Log"

Google is your friend!!

Light entertainment from here?

Voted "another service."

Disappointed that Diaspora wasn't a listed option, they may be the underdog but they've definitely thrown their hat into the ring.

I use Microsoft Messenger which to me is a Social Networking Service and still the best. I must say I am very surprised that it is not included on your list. Are you anti Microsoft?