Tuesday 2 June 2009

THE SOCIAL NETWORK - IS IT GOING BUST?

What do people really think about social networks?

“Facebook and Myspace is just a slow, crappier version of e-mail.”

Why are creative people (in particular) turning their back on all this?

“Perhaps because creative people aren't shallow narcissists? Perhaps they have better things to do with their time than tweet what kind of sandwich they had for lunch or post a Facebook update about their wholly uncreative daily activities?”

These comments appear on Digg which I got on to via Fast Company – the – now daily – site I think is the best thing on the Web.

I’m inclined to agree and think the burn-out on these sites will be increasingly vast.