metalpeter - 03/27/11 09:49
To be honest the Old Myspace was better then Facebook ever was... The Reason for this is blogs you clicked one button and everyone's blog pops right up you close that page and you see the next blog... The thing with facebook and this is a real example is say MrMike has a post (he has a lot of great ones) but say run into it at 14 hours back if I click on it that link sends me to a new page then I would have to scroll back through 14 hours........ That is why they have the common thread... But all they should do is make that click open a new page and leave the old one behind .... I think though that the way that page works makes it better for say Moe's or Target (yes I follow both) then for a friend that has a blog.....

I also think that Tweeter is going to be an important part of facebook.... Well so is the cell phone you can post a picture from a show or tweet something and if you set it up right it goes right to facebook....

Love the line about have people gone to real life....... There are things you can't really post to facebook...... Wish I could think of a real life example of my case..... Oh wait just thought of.... I wrote a blog about how it is a little bit gay (not a bad thing) if you watch Hardcore porn..... Now on facebook you might not want to post about I know I wouldn't I don't know who looks at my stuff But I know I have 6 cousins I think on there and an aunt but who knows who else since it is a public page..... Again the picture thing

metalpeter - 03/27/11 09:34
Before I read everyone's comments I will say this You should if you haven't seen it The South Park Facebook episode it is pretty funny... Bill Maher bashes Facebook sometimes and he is on it.... The thing that really drives it is "The Tech" what I mean by that is that... Websites know lots of people are on facebook they make it so you can log in with facebook or share what you are doing on that site.... For example Fubar, MySpace, Yahoo (might include Flckr as well) you can log into with facebook so then it can share what you are doing with facebook..... Windows Live has a great way to share pictures on facebook. Now I don't know how the tech works for phones I have heard Warner Bros. Have singed some deal where you can rent movies on facebook not sure when that will happen.... Somehow through Netflix you can watch a movie and post about it might even be with a review or am I thinking of BDlive some kind of blu-ray on line thing......

It is hard to say where facebook is going to go but what it seems like to me is what you often see in Porn is that facebook will become an internet portal.... Say you want to know about The Bills or the sabres or the cowboys or about when movies open... You won't have to go some sight about that team or that thing you go to Facebook and everything you care about you can find there....... What happened with myspace to a band I followed is that they dumped their website for a site on myspace... Myspace was free and In stead of paying for a site every month and they made it sound as if a myspace page could be run by them you don't know how to code and all that stuff.........

jbeatty - 03/26/11 23:15
I have to agree to an extent. I had a facebook account when you needed a .edu address in order to sign up. It was a much smaller thing back then. It was just friends from school and friends that I knew from far away that had access as well. I never worried about any sort of comments I made. I wasn't friends with my mom or aunts or anything like that. Now that I am its more like real life. I have to watch what I say when it comes to certain subjects and it has lost its novelty and exclusiveness. I find myself questioning whether or not to make a snarky retort on someones post. I used to just let loose and say what was on my mind. I have stopped saying much of anything there and just check in to see what is up with other people. But really the people that I want to hear from never seem to say anything there and I just end up calling or emailing them.

Maybe (e:paul) is right there are plenty of people who will feed the facebook frenzy for a long time to come. Myspace died a fairly quick death once Facebook opened the up membership to anyone. I would guess that Facebook is ripe for being the next Myspace but it needs some sort of catalyst to really put the nail in the coffin.

paul - 03/26/11 22:44
I think a lot of people have become terrified of scrutiny for by both employers and family. Look at (e:lilho), as an example. When less people were online, there was less to worry about. Now everyone from your first grade teacher to your grandma is online reading about you, as your actual identity. It makes people self censor more. Remember how estrip used to be before people were afraid to say anything. Remember the internet in general back then?

On one hand I understand this push for everyone to be themselves and their real identity online to promote honesty. The Buffalo News comments would be a perfect example of a place where anonymity makes for an unruly environment. Facebook was the biggest impetus for this coming out of a school setting. I was/am totally into that but I think for a lot of people it stiffles creativity and what they are willing to talk about publicly. One of the benefits of the internet where people had separate online identities from their real identities was the ability to be more open and perhaps different from their real life. Imagine being from a small town.

Ironically, when I created estrip I was rebelling against the anonymity. That's why I am (e:paul) and almost all of the original people were their names. Now I find the anonymous internet more interesting.

theecarey - 03/26/11 21:31
"Is everyone going back to real life?" Interesting question to ponder. Like you, I see less personal updates from friends and more business related updates. I very much enjoy utilizing Facebook as a means to keep on top of various news and information sources, but I would still like to see friends post a few lines about their own lives on a regular basis. I cherish those bits and pieces of their shared lives, especially because I likely wouldn't otherwise have or find the opportunity to maintain contact by other means.
I don't write much there, or anywhere myself, and when I do it tends to be vague despite having my profile set to private.

paul - 03/26/11 21:12
(e:matthew) did something interesting on facebook - he told me he deleted most of his friends, turned his stuff to totally public and now he posts only items anyone can see and does worry about permissions anymore.

vincent - 03/26/11 20:24
Maybe it's the (e:strip) ers moving on to the next big thing as they comprise a good number of my friends. From my perspective it's become the place for Business/Ads/Interactive Deals.

For example, If it wasn't for Death Cab for Cutie posting stuff on their page I wouldn't have know about a small intimate club show that I bought tickets for today. Or the stuff I get from Vegas hotels like the Hard Rock like their "Twitter Tuesdays" where if you book through a link through their tweet you get slashed room rates.

For me I still long for the interconnection with other people. Right now I feel like I stayed too late at the party and everyone else paired off and went home with each other.

paul - 03/26/11 19:59
I wonder if they will make laws about vlogging and driving, lol. I don't think facebook is dying, however, I do think the status update lifestyle of twitter and facebook definitely contributed to the decline in blogging. Its so much easier to come up with tiny, whitty updates or to like or poke something then it is to create full blog entries and responses.

If you are seeing facebook die, it might be the natural online lifecycle of the people you are on there with. There are a bunch of studies about this phenomena. Its not that people are going somewhere else, they just get over the excitement of posting their whole life online. That or they have some bad experience that makes it less positive. Looking back at my blog stats I went through something very similar. Just compare the number of blogs I published in 2004-2005 to 2006-2007.

The thing is there will always be new people who have just discovered being online and they will feed the facebook frenzy for a long time to come.

metalpeter - 03/08/11 19:18
I admit I have never seen a single episode of this series so I don't know who these people are... That being said with out that it is still a pretty powerful video.............

It is to bad about Josh... It seems so unreal even though I know it is real.. He is so young or at least seems that way to me.......

vincent - 02/19/11 15:51
Wednesday 10:00 PM on TV Land. I only started watching it because of Retired at 35.

metalpeter - 02/18/11 16:27
I've wanted to see Hot In Cleveland for some time and some how never see it..... Glad you enjoy it.....

ladycroft - 02/16/11 05:28
they also won a few at the Brit Awards last night!

metalpeter - 02/15/11 16:23
But didn't this band lose in the group category so if they aren't the best group how can they win the Big Prize?? I'm not saying they aren't good but Didn't a bunch of other bands that people have heard of put out go Albums.... That being said they sounded pretty good.. See this years Grammy was about the new and young music as opposed to "The Old Guard" For example I loved the two (Alternative Country or maybe hillbilly Rock or maybe rock-a-billy ) Bands I have never heard of that played songs and then backed up Dilan .........

jbeatty - 02/15/11 10:21
I was really shocked that people were upset that Arcade Fire won. I don't really listen to them a ton or anything but to have never have heard of them is surprising. I certainly don't listen to the Biebster but I know who he is.

In the crowd with Lady Antebellum, Eminem, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry, Arcade Fire just sticks out as the clear winner to me. Nothing against any these artists. Most of them seem more concerned with their image and dance moves than music.

As proof to the Grammys not really being a popularity contest Pat Metheny has won 17 times.

metalpeter - 02/09/11 16:56
I could have the surfing thing wrong maybe it was snow boarding or skateboarding I know I have seen some videos with bands I've never really heard of and those where one of the bands.......

In Terms of Emo I wouldn't even know what makes something Emo or or not but don't think I know much emo music at all.......

vincent - 02/08/11 21:47
That's the beauty of emo Peter ;-) It creates a real EMOtional response. I was a closet emo back in the day, still hold the stuff dear to my heart to this very day. It was just odd to hear a song for the first time, first released "back in the day" in an area that has happy memories for me during the same time period.

The whole SoCal Surfer thing didn't catch me at first, but I can see where you're coming from.

metalpeter - 02/08/11 17:30
Like that song but it is also kinda depressing at the same time I feel like when it plays I should be watching a surfing video or something......