Me2day : Social network sites
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 by Sean Cho
Friday, 18 September
Social network sites are now more than just an online place for communication and gossip,
but more of an extension of the offline connection of one's relationships.
Well known SNSs like Facebook and MySpace has already become an important part
of many people's daily lives, as they continue thier relationships and stay in track of
whats going on with the people they are connected with, as Dunbar commented and
referred this as 'social grooming'. Twitter, a micro-blogging service emerging as the
latest trend of this social phenomenon attracts more and more users every day,
as it allows people to be able to keep on track of rapidly changing relationships an
thier status and most importantly, its the 'microness' of Twitter that differentiates
itself from other SNSs and eventually, building on a new way of communicating on
networked online.
I have recently become aware of a micro-blogging SNS called Me2day, its a Korean
social network site in a simliar form as Twitter, even though it offers a bit more in features.
The idea is to show the world and your possible will-be-friends of what you're doing right
now, and to find someone who share similar ideas and thoughts as you are then become a friend.
By posting more and more replies to a friend's post, or visiting thier personal page, you
eventually become a 'follower', as you have made enough contribution towards your friends posts to be awared this title. People post a 'follower list' on thier page to show how many followers they have and also, importantly, thier ranks are displayed - so that it encourages people who have stepped down on thier rank to be more active in socializing with thier friends.
Such feature, similar to the follower feature of Twitter, focuses on building on the base
of followers which represents the depth of social connection one has and building on.
Expanding the things they share between the strangers they meet on social network site
such as these are seen that while Social networking sites do provide an excellent field of communication for people on the web, its also a place where people can expose most intimate details of selves of this very moment.
Social network sites are now more than just an online place for communication and gossip,
but more of an extension of the offline connection of one's relationships.
Well known SNSs like Facebook and MySpace has already become an important part
of many people's daily lives, as they continue thier relationships and stay in track of
whats going on with the people they are connected with, as Dunbar commented and
referred this as 'social grooming'. Twitter, a micro-blogging service emerging as the
latest trend of this social phenomenon attracts more and more users every day,
as it allows people to be able to keep on track of rapidly changing relationships an
thier status and most importantly, its the 'microness' of Twitter that differentiates
itself from other SNSs and eventually, building on a new way of communicating on
networked online.
I have recently become aware of a micro-blogging SNS called Me2day, its a Korean
social network site in a simliar form as Twitter, even though it offers a bit more in features.
The idea is to show the world and your possible will-be-friends of what you're doing right
now, and to find someone who share similar ideas and thoughts as you are then become a friend.
By posting more and more replies to a friend's post, or visiting thier personal page, you
eventually become a 'follower', as you have made enough contribution towards your friends posts to be awared this title. People post a 'follower list' on thier page to show how many followers they have and also, importantly, thier ranks are displayed - so that it encourages people who have stepped down on thier rank to be more active in socializing with thier friends.
Such feature, similar to the follower feature of Twitter, focuses on building on the base
of followers which represents the depth of social connection one has and building on.
Expanding the things they share between the strangers they meet on social network site
such as these are seen that while Social networking sites do provide an excellent field of communication for people on the web, its also a place where people can expose most intimate details of selves of this very moment.