Comments on: Social networking quirks that annoy me (and maybe you too)

Social networks are great, but things like constant updates and site crashes can irk even those of us willing to admit to our addiction.

[SebDavies]

100% agree that apps should be organised better on FB!

[Pete Bardo]

Hey Don, you're an addict. Maybe you should check yourself into rehab? But, other than that, I'd probably agree with you on your comments. My own solution, I only check Facebook maybe once a week, usually resisting invitations for any apps, MySpace maybe once a month, and Twitter once in a lifetime.

Then again, with sites like Facebook and MySpace, downtime is bliss. Most of my friend requests invite me to see their naked pictures on a different website--and their pictures aren't even there anyway. :(

[mikehyms]

Its all about how you manage SNSs and other media - just like RL encounters see
Mariann Hardey's Blog
http://properfacebooketiquette.blogspot.com/

[DoesWhat]

Didn't downtime contribute to Twitter's success?

[dd13reis]

Interesting point. I guess it sort of did. But I also think that if it lasted much longer, Twitter would have become a joke and no one would have paid attention anymore.

What do you think?

-Don

[bwvla]

How about that just once you got into a site all of your friends scream about how thats old school and you need to be on the next thing.

The endless requests of people you don't know that want to be your friend so they can try to sell you something. Can't they screen out solicitors?

Or the endless notifications you get from friends regarding the latest silly application d'jour. Most of these in the guise of some cute game, but really are just designs to float you through as many ad filled pages as possible.

[punterjoe]

I empathize with many of your points, but I have no problems with Google's endless betas. It seems preferable than many unbaked products prematurely rushed to market in a desperate attempt to monetize. Not to get metaphysical here, but some might argue that life is the ultimate beta. ;)

[dd13reis]

You don't think the Gmail beta is a bit much? It's ridiculous -- time to get rid of it and go with the real thing. Unless, of course, if Google has something crazy up its sleeve. If that happens, then I might be more willing to let it go.

-Don

[Jyakotu]

But yet, Google rushed its Chrome browser out of beta just a few days ago. They need to keep this trend going with their other products. After all, GMail seems perfectly stable to me and I use it daily for emails. Time for it to come out of beta, it's been way too long.

[socialnetworkingsoftware]

i agree with the downtime issue...omg, use Rackspace already.
www.megastarmedia.com

[drpr]

It's a bit unreasonable to be upset with a social networking service because you can't find someone you know little about. Why is it Facebook's fault that you know nothing about "Tom Smith" besides his first and last name? Would you be just as angry at the White Pages for your lack of knowledge?

[Alhan_Keser]

The apps are the reason I can't stand Facebook anymore and Gmail still in beta? Is that really necessary?

[Jyakotu]

LOL @ using the GMail logo for Inordinately long beta periods. But that's been bugging me with Google products for awhile now. GMail has been around since 2004 or 2005, if I'm not mistaken, and it's still in beta why? Seriously, it's okay if the final product still has a few bugs in it. That's why companies release different version updates. Google just doesn't seem to get this concept.

[MDoyon]

It drives me nuts when social networks go down... especially when I'm in the middle of doing a million different things on different sites on different computers. BUT, what we have to remember about these networks is that they are FREE to use. If I had to pay for a site that went down an average of 30 hours a year, I would unsubscribe. Many of these social networks are still in the first 2 years of operation. Things will get better...I hope.

Cheers,
MD

[carwaterguide]

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[Maria_1_1]

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