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The real social network is the one you create on your own, with people you wish to network with. And it has to be small by design, otherwise it doesn't work. N
by webwanderings 10y ago
The real social network is the one you create on your own, with people you wish to network with. And it has to be small by design, otherwise it doesn't work.
Now, it doesn't matter what you use to create such a network, be that email list, facebook group, whatsapp, or fill in the blank.
No company or platform have been able to "create" such a social network for you. The best they can do, is provide appropriate tools for you to create your network.
And as far as I can tell, email lists still serve that purpose, irrespective of the hype the platforms like Facebook, Slack etc may generate.
- crottypeter 10y ago> No company or platform have been able to "create" such a social network for you. This is not quite true. For many people you go to facebook and your friends are already there ... you friend a few and others friend you. > The best they can do, is provide appropriate tools for you to create your network. or perhaps they "provide appropriate tools for your friends to create your network"
- webwanderings 10y ago> you go to facebook.... As I mentioned in my first comment, you create network with whom you wish to create network with. So it doesn't matter where your friends are (be that Facebook, or at home, just a phone call away); it is you who is going to reach out to them, to create a social network. > provide appropriate tools for your friends to create your network Each individual creates his or her own network. So if someone reaches you first, seeking your company to get you into their network, it is as same as you reaching them, asking them to join yours. My ultimate point is, that the "platform" does not create a social network (for humans). The best they can do, is create bells, whistles and tools. Humans create their own social network.