Comments on: (Un)Social Network http://ocvcblog.com/2008/02/14/unsocial-network/% Just a VC in The OC thinking out loud Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:25:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: the thief http://ocvcblog.com/2008/02/14/unsocial-network/%#comment-212 the thief Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:44:14 +0000 http://ocvcblog.com/2008/02/14/unsocial-network/%#comment-212 Truth is, it's easier to pretend you have hundreds of "friends" via Facebook or MySpace or whatever then to deal with the reality of having real life friends. And I feel like most of the plethora of options available online are time-wasters... But one thing that's nice about Facebook is being able to reconnect with people with whom I haven't been in touch for years. Though I can't recreate the environment in which we were once friends, I can at least reconnect and spend a few minutes remembering. For example, I remember a kid who was one of my best friends in elementary school. Then, before we even made it to middle school, he moved away one summer and we never saw him again. But thanks to the wonder that is the internet, I was able to find him again... Truth is, it’s easier to pretend you have hundreds of “friends” via Facebook or MySpace or whatever then to deal with the reality of having real life friends.

And I feel like most of the plethora of options available online are time-wasters…

But one thing that’s nice about Facebook is being able to reconnect with people with whom I haven’t been in touch for years. Though I can’t recreate the environment in which we were once friends, I can at least reconnect and spend a few minutes remembering.

For example, I remember a kid who was one of my best friends in elementary school. Then, before we even made it to middle school, he moved away one summer and we never saw him again. But thanks to the wonder that is the internet, I was able to find him again…

]]> By: linda http://ocvcblog.com/2008/02/14/unsocial-network/%#comment-199 linda Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:59:45 +0000 http://ocvcblog.com/2008/02/14/unsocial-network/%#comment-199 I'm wondering why a good looking man and seemingly quite smart and successful as well..... is blogging about social networking on.. Valentines night??? That's worth some philosophical exploration... At the risk of this sounding like a come on.. and it is not.. !!.... what is the proper approach to arranging a meeting with you? Business meeting ...?..! I’m wondering why a good looking man and seemingly quite smart and successful as well….. is blogging about social networking on.. Valentines night??? That’s worth some philosophical exploration… At the risk of this sounding like a come on.. and it is not.. !!…. what is the proper approach to arranging a meeting with you? Business meeting …?..!

]]> By: OC VC http://ocvcblog.com/2008/02/14/unsocial-network/%#comment-196 OC VC Sat, 23 Feb 2008 03:28:02 +0000 http://ocvcblog.com/2008/02/14/unsocial-network/%#comment-196 Actually, I'm speaking strictly in terms of time allocation and what activities one can choose to participate in any given hour. Personally, I have very few free hours on any given day and I choose to spend them with my friends in person rather than virtually. Actually, I’m speaking strictly in terms of time allocation and what activities one can choose to participate in any given hour. Personally, I have very few free hours on any given day and I choose to spend them with my friends in person rather than virtually.

]]> By: Michael Doan http://ocvcblog.com/2008/02/14/unsocial-network/%#comment-195 Michael Doan Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:55:32 +0000 http://ocvcblog.com/2008/02/14/unsocial-network/%#comment-195 Thinking that you have to be in the same physical space with another person to enjoy a conversation is like thinking you *need* to be in the office in order to check email. Its just old school thinking. Thinking that you have to be in the same physical space with another person to enjoy a conversation is like thinking you *need* to be in the office in order to check email. Its just old school thinking.

]]> By: Ben Kuo http://ocvcblog.com/2008/02/14/unsocial-network/%#comment-184 Ben Kuo Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:20:19 +0000 http://ocvcblog.com/2008/02/14/unsocial-network/%#comment-184 It's all about ego; online social networking sites make you feel like you're popular and everyone loves you, even if they really don't. ("Hey, look at all these people who care what I'm eating today for lunch! Hey, people really like me to care enough me to put a scribble on my wall!"). Plus they're good for stalking and sucking up to venture capitalists ;-) It’s all about ego; online social networking sites make you feel like you’re popular and everyone loves you, even if they really don’t. (”Hey, look at all these people who care what I’m eating today for lunch! Hey, people really like me to care enough me to put a scribble on my wall!”). Plus they’re good for stalking and sucking up to venture capitalists ;-)

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