I Hate Social Networks
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Tired of getting friend requests from MySpace, TagWorld, Friendster, TypePad, Skype, AIM, Yahoo!, Chia Friend, LinkedIn, MSN, TextAmerica, Upcoming, Digg, Google, 30 Boxes, Second Life, Plaxo, Zooomr, ICQ, Flickr, LiveJournal, Dogster, dodgeball, Backwash, BuddyBridge, FriendFan, Classmates, Buzznet, ReferNet… not to mention Friend Surfer, friendsand, Friends of Friends, friendsbay.de, Friends of Friends, Friends Reunited, Friendoo, Friendset, Friendsync, Friendity, Friendzy… and a million others… Tyrone J. Walrustitty put the following text on his Geocities homepage:
Dear “Friend,” I don’t want to join [insert Web site name here]. I hate social networks. Hate ‘em! I’m tired of you sending these damn invitations to me. If you do it again, I’m going to stop being your friend - because inviting me to yet another social network that doesn’t interest me simply isn’t a very friendly thing to do. If I’m already on the social networks that you’re already on, I have no problem in connecting with you there. As it stands, however, my tolerance for social networks is turning me anti-social. If I add one more social network to my social network network, I’m truly going to go social on yo’ ass.
Based on this simple idea, Tyrone launched Hermitster, raised $8.2 billion in funding, and sold the property to Rupert Murderock for well over a trillion dollars.
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Federico Paparoni WebLog
November 30th, 1999
at 12:00am
un blog, un sito, una mailing list o forum dove qualcuno la pensa come te. Infatti cercando un pò su Google (perchè rileggendo quello che scrivevo mi sono detto “sono acido io?!”) trovo un bel numero di blog che parlano di sentimenti simili, come tizio, caio e sempronio. Cosa dire in definitiva? Forse uso il Web 2.0 Bullshit Generator e avvio una startup [IMG :)]
Josh Bancroft
July 30th, 2006
at 9:10pm
You forgot Twttr. ;-)
Skeptic
July 31st, 2006
at 11:45am
I couldn\’t agree more…
Thomas Hawk's Digital Connection
July 31st, 2006
at 12:55pm
[IMG I Hate Social Networks] Cartoon courtesy of blaugh.
Digital Impulses
July 31st, 2006
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Here’s what Blaugh has to say about the web-craze labled ‘Social Networking’: [IMG I Hate Social Networks] Top notch, grade lampooning.
CrabApple.cc
August 1st, 2006
at 9:45pm
Finally, a social network for Beth
From the Other Window
August 2nd, 2006
at 10:43am
[IMG I Hate Social Networks] Don’t get me wrong - I loved being able to connect with my friends(ters) way back when. I loved the pictures and messaging and all that. The problem is that these services, when they’re not performing their (basic) task of maintaining social
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August 2nd, 2006
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Chris Pirillo
August 6th, 2006
at 12:44pm
The Most Awesome Social Network Ever August 1, 2006 at 1:19 pm · in Comic · Comments [IMG I Hate Social Networks] Tired of getting friend requests from MySpace, TagWorld, Friendster, TypePad, Skype, AIM, Yahoo!, Chia Friend, LinkedIn, MSN, TextAmerica, Upcoming, Digg, Google, 30 Boxes, Second Life, Plaxo, Zooomr, ICQ, Flickr, LiveJournal, Dogster, dodgeball,
Alt-Ctrl-Del
August 6th, 2006
at 4:22pm
I Hate Social Networks [IMG I Hate Social Networks] Tired of getting friend requests from MySpace, TagWorld, Friendster, TypePad, Skype, AIM, Yahoo!, Chia Friend, LinkedIn, MSN, TextAmerica, Upcoming, Digg, Google, 30 Boxes, Second Life, Plaxo, Zooomr, ICQ, Flickr, LiveJournal, Dogster, dodgeball,
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August 17th, 2006
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September 5th, 2006
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September 7th, 2006
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Bingeboy
September 21st, 2006
at 12:57pm
Where has this blog been my whole life?
unterwegs beobachtet
October 12th, 2006
at 8:05am
Social networking, my ass.Jul 31, 2006 - 09:59 PM [IMG I Hate Social Networks] Dear “Friend,? I don’t want to join [insert Web site name here]. I hate social networks. Hate ‘em! I’m tired of you sending these damn invitations to me. If you do it again, I’m going to stop being your friend - because inviting me to yet
yay
December 4th, 2006
at 2:36am
THANKS! I HATE DOGSTER WITH ALL MY HEART!
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December 16th, 2006
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February 6th, 2007
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ClappingTree's Web 2.0
February 14th, 2007
at 8:12am
survey, especially after doing a Google search on “fatigue, social networks, tired”. Even found a comic at Blaugh entitled “I Hate Social Networks”! I can safely infer that there IS indeed widespread social network fatigue.I Hate Social NetworksData portability had been on my mind. So, I couldn’t agree with O’Hear more. However, I wonder: Couldn’t ZDNet and the four social network leaders interviewed have set the ball rolling and start leading by example? You see, just to cast a vote and to add
JK
February 14th, 2007
at 7:37pm
Couldn’t agree more! Have posted similar thoughts AND a few proposed solutions at my site. Check them out. Also, hope to get more responses to my poll at http://quimble.com/poll/view/5348
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February 26th, 2007
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May 6th, 2007
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confused by the SOCIAL NETWORKING thing?
June 10th, 2007
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Starmony
February 10th, 2008
at 11:03am
I also hate online social networks.
The internet was invented for unsocial geeks, not for those noobs!
Let’s reconquer the web!!!
malawika - blog about blogging and making money online
March 6th, 2008
at 6:54pm
Dave Winer Reduction Long Tail Tall Tale Technorati Tag Overload
Jace Johnston
April 19th, 2008
at 3:42pm
I learned very early in life that out of the many things you can eff with, you do NOT eff with anyone named ‘Tyrone’.
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June 2nd, 2008
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Cat
July 2nd, 2008
at 4:25am
very funny :D , I agree!! :)