December Blogging Meme Topic #10:
What's been the change about online interaction and/or communities that [fill-in-the-blank verb] you the most?
-newredshoes
The shift to greater brevity of posts (Twitter, Tumblr, etc.) and the relative decline of comment-culture have been the two changes to which it's taken me the longest to adapt. I miss the huge, sprawling comment-thread discussions that you used to get in LJ's golden age; for all I know, there are still some places on the internet where this kind of thing happens, but it does not appear to be here anymore. Like/kudos buttons are fantastic from the standpoint of convenience, but I do feel that they've at least in part led to the relative decline in commenting. I'm not sure what verb to choose here, because disappoints me the most isn't quite what I'm looking for, and neither is saddens me the most. I might have to settle on challenges me the most, because it's true; for a while, I struggled to find my feet on Twitter and Tumblr. LJ never required an adjustment period or sussing-out, as I feel like I hit the ground running from the moment I got here (even with the interface, which I never found particularly arcane). Increased brevity and speed are a whole new world.
-newredshoes
The shift to greater brevity of posts (Twitter, Tumblr, etc.) and the relative decline of comment-culture have been the two changes to which it's taken me the longest to adapt. I miss the huge, sprawling comment-thread discussions that you used to get in LJ's golden age; for all I know, there are still some places on the internet where this kind of thing happens, but it does not appear to be here anymore. Like/kudos buttons are fantastic from the standpoint of convenience, but I do feel that they've at least in part led to the relative decline in commenting. I'm not sure what verb to choose here, because disappoints me the most isn't quite what I'm looking for, and neither is saddens me the most. I might have to settle on challenges me the most, because it's true; for a while, I struggled to find my feet on Twitter and Tumblr. LJ never required an adjustment period or sussing-out, as I feel like I hit the ground running from the moment I got here (even with the interface, which I never found particularly arcane). Increased brevity and speed are a whole new world.