Thursday, 27 December 2007

• Torn etc.

  Thanks for the responses:

  To Kana's point, I think I appreciate the fact that Facebook elicits more responses.  There are just more ways to interact with others beyond a "waiting for a comment" scenario.  Granted, per Robin's point, it can be on a very shallow level - like new apps, personality, music, etc.  But that's why I like it, because it becomes a sort of hub.  Rather than writing a xanga entry about a book, I can just use the iBooks app to write my review for people who care.  And the messaging/wall-to-wall feature makes for much better immediate communication than xanga messaging does.  Plus, who's to say I can't begin to bring some of the "deeper" stuff to my Xanga Notes section, amidst the shallow hubbub?

  Another thing I like about Facebook Notes is that you can Tag people who are in it, so they'll be notified of anything that is relevant/related to them.  Not to mention Tagging folks in photos for quick and fun viewing.

  So then the question becomes, am I blogging merely to get responses?  Well, kinda... yah.  I obviously blog with the intent for others to engage with what I'm writing.  Otherwise, I'd be content to stick with hand-written journals (I have me lotsa those as well!).

  I also think it's interesting to see who actually responded to my last xanga entry.  I can see similarities in the personalities of each of you, heh.  And those who aren't into the Xanga thing, obviously, didn't respond at all.

  I guess I might need to set some sort of guidelines in my mind as to what is Xanga-worthy and Facebook-worthy.  Or maybe my Facebook Notes are strictly for recounting events and other sundries of day-to-day life, while my Xanga is reserved for deeper thoughts.  But such a parsing seems so counter-intuitive to my nature to show all my faces at once.

  Hm... and I'm really curious as to whether the Xanga drought is due to the holidays or is really a trend in general...?  I wonder how Xanga feels about the decline, if in fact it is a company-wode phenomenon at all...

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