Like everyone else in the UK I have a Facebook profile. I have a MySpace profile too. I also have a Where Are You Now profile. People are also inviting me to join Bebo and have a profile there. But is there any real need for me to have all these profiles?
I check my Facebook profile daily to see if anyone has wrote on my wall or poked me. But I rarely check my other two profiles. For me, one social networking profile is enough. This is why I find it interesting that so many social networking sites are springing up all over the place.
There are specific sites for old school friends, specific sites for people working in public relations, specific sites for people looking for that special person and now there are even specific sites just for mothers! An example of this is a website called Netmums – dubbed the MySpace for mothers – where mums can exchange their views and thoughts on parenthood.
I am all up for there being sites where people feel included in a ‘community’ and are able to learn new things from people in similar positions but sometime soon a line has to be drawn. In the not too distant future there could be a social networking site dedicated to those that are addicted to social networking sites!
And don’t get me started on Virtual worlds!
What ever happened to going down to the pub to have a drink face to face with a mate you haven’t seen in a while?
Anyway rant over – I am away to poke one of my mates and have a wall to wall conversation with someone who only lives five minutes away…
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