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Social networks, as told by Flight of the Conchords
Joanne McNeil, quoting Farrah Bostic on July 3:
“so far google+ friending seems to be more about a shared present/future than a shared past” — @farrahbostic (so true)less than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhone 
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So if Facebook quickly became like this:
Google+ right now is more like this:
While Twitter, with its tendency towards zaniness, its frequently misunderstood and embarrassing messages, and inevitable blurring of casual and intimate relationships, feels a bit like this (in all its glory):
Meanwhile, we also have MySpace (“people who hold signs go on to hold many things”):
The original, Friendster (“How did Dave get a hottie like that to a party like this? Good one, Dave”):
And this one, I can’t tell if it’s LinkedIn or Chatroulette (maybe a bit of both):
Soliciting suggestions for Quora, Instagram, Foursquare, et al. (My partner-in-pop-culture-crime Sarah Pavis already nominated “Stay Cool” and “I Told You I Was Freaky” for Tumblr.)
PS: You can find me on Google+ here.
Wandering above a sea of media
This is probably not going to push my stock/flow ratio in the right direction, but I’m starting a tumblr. It’s so odd! I am completely mystified by the platform and its dynamics. I have no idea how to do anything. (And I sorta like the feeling?)
So I have two questions:
- If you want to use Tumblr to pose a question (as I’m doing with this blog post) what’s the best way to actually get feedback? I feel like there is some Snippet of Code that I should know about. Note that I don’t want to add comments to all posts indiscriminately.
- Is there a way to connect Google Reader with Tumblr, so that I can zap things straight over from within the Reader interface? Again, not indiscriminately; I’m not talking about setting up a feed. I want a magic button. (I think?)
Anything else I should know about? Tumblr best practices? Gimme some tumblrs to follow.