Perils of the Interwebs, or, why I still love LJ
Alright, so I'm venturing out in greater circles of (non anonymous) virtual communications, and I have to say I find a lot of these other interfaces to be less than stellar
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What Facebook is good at is connecting you to people you wouldn't otherwise talk to--sure, you get friend requests from a bunch of people you don't remember, but every once in a while you might find someone and think "Oh yeah, that person! I know that person! I wonder what they're up to?" And you can meet friends of friends by, say, posting in a conversation on a picture, having the conversation go long enough to kind of get to know the person, and becoming Facebook friends yourselves and just talking without the picture or whatever.
All that, of course, depends on actually being active. But if the question is--what is there to *do* to be active? Well, it depends on what you're comfortable doing, but a big part of it is, you know, having a presence. Be there. React to things--if someone posts on your wall, don't take five days to respond. Participate in the aforementioned conversations on pictures. Join groups that interest you and participate on their discussion boards (but be wary, because some of those can get really crazed). Put together photo albums that will actually interest people. Other stuff I'm too lazy to list.
I dunno if all that sounds overwhelming.. and I admit that it does take time, time you perhaps don't have to spare. So what it boils down to is just communication. It's just another way of talking to people--easier than some, less convenient than others, but just a way to talk. So the answer to the question of "is it worth it?" can really only be answered by "Will it let me have the conversations I wouldn't normally get to have, but want to?"
...And I think I've gone on far too long.
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