Comments on: Coming to grips with ‘The Facebook Effect’ http://bryanperson.com/2009/05/19/coming-to-grips-with-the-facebook-effect/ Social media evangelist Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:26:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Shonali Burke, ABC http://bryanperson.com/2009/05/19/coming-to-grips-with-the-facebook-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-712 Shonali Burke, ABC Wed, 20 May 2009 21:07:06 +0000 http://bryanperson.com/?p=100#comment-712 I had a good laugh when I read your post, Bryan; I've been in (or guilty of) almost all those situations. I became very comfortable with Facebook (which I held out against for the longest time) before "advancing" to Twitter, which pretty much dominates my SM life now. With both, however, I've found myself re-connecting with old friends and conversing more regularly with family than otherwise would be possible, particularly on Facebook. I've also found that since syncing my Twitter status updates to Facebook (never the other way around), I'm engaged with a lot more of my Facebook connections than I used to be. And in some ways, I think several close as well as extended family members feel more connected to me now, than before the advent of these platforms; I know do to them. I've never really been one for keeping the different aspects of my life separate, so I think my online and SM conversations are an extension of who I am IRL. As far as comments on my blog go, family members ain't allowed, unless it's a personal post. :) That's just the way I roll. I had a good laugh when I read your post, Bryan; I’ve been in (or guilty of) almost all those situations.

I became very comfortable with Facebook (which I held out against for the longest time) before “advancing” to Twitter, which pretty much dominates my SM life now. With both, however, I’ve found myself re-connecting with old friends and conversing more regularly with family than otherwise would be possible, particularly on Facebook.

I’ve also found that since syncing my Twitter status updates to Facebook (never the other way around), I’m engaged with a lot more of my Facebook connections than I used to be. And in some ways, I think several close as well as extended family members feel more connected to me now, than before the advent of these platforms; I know do to them.

I’ve never really been one for keeping the different aspects of my life separate, so I think my online and SM conversations are an extension of who I am IRL.

As far as comments on my blog go, family members ain’t allowed, unless it’s a personal post. :) That’s just the way I roll.

]]> By: Heather Philipp http://bryanperson.com/2009/05/19/coming-to-grips-with-the-facebook-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-711 Heather Philipp Wed, 20 May 2009 15:08:59 +0000 http://bryanperson.com/?p=100#comment-711 I enjoy the confluence of communities on all of my social media platforms. And as a performer and media day jobber, I know that my public display of updates and quirk are just fuel for the fodder of connection. That said, I handle uncomfortable and sometimes inappropriate comments, etc. with a good old fashioned delete and have on occassion employed the handy dandy viewing restrictions of Facebook to keep some off of my wall. It works just fine. I take it all with a grain of salt and assume others do, as well and simply don't care too much when they don't. And for my close relationships, I don't substitute online communications for the personal. Nor do I appreciate it in others... though rarely see it in my close circle. Good topic! Thanks. ~ Heather Marie Philipp I enjoy the confluence of communities on all of my social media platforms. And as a performer and media day jobber, I know that my public display of updates and quirk are just fuel for the fodder of connection. That said, I handle uncomfortable and sometimes inappropriate comments, etc. with a good old fashioned delete and have on occassion employed the handy dandy viewing restrictions of Facebook to keep some off of my wall. It works just fine.

I take it all with a grain of salt and assume others do, as well and simply don’t care too much when they don’t. And for my close relationships, I don’t substitute online communications for the personal. Nor do I appreciate it in others… though rarely see it in my close circle.

Good topic! Thanks.
~ Heather Marie Philipp

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