Comments on: Facebooking, and the new tier of communication http://mattmccullough.net/2007/11/21/facebooking-and-the-new-tier-of-communication/ Random nonsense Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:18:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Matthew McCullough http://mattmccullough.net/2007/11/21/facebooking-and-the-new-tier-of-communication/#comment-2956 Matthew McCullough Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:29:17 +0000 http://mattmccullough.net/2007/11/21/facebooking-and-the-new-tier-of-communication/#comment-2956 Obviously email still has its place in the business and academic world, but just to send a quick message with my friends, I go straight to facebook. At this point I feel an email would be too formal. Obviously email still has its place in the business and academic world, but just to send a quick message with my friends, I go straight to facebook. At this point I feel an email would be too formal.

]]> By: Luke Maciak http://mattmccullough.net/2007/11/21/facebooking-and-the-new-tier-of-communication/#comment-2955 Luke Maciak Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:10:34 +0000 http://mattmccullough.net/2007/11/21/facebooking-and-the-new-tier-of-communication/#comment-2955 But Facebook is just a social network. It's a proprietary walled garden. I don't think it's appropriate communication tool. Email is built on top of open protocols and I'm free to use whatever email client, and whatever server I want. Facebook may have an API, but it is far from being open. Social networking is nice to connect with people, and stay in the loop with what everyone is up to. It's great for sharing pictures, organizing events and etc. But if I want to actually have a conversation with someone, I shoot them an email. After all my email client is way better at keeping track of my conversations. That is it's primary function, and the private messaging app on facebook will never be as efficient or full featured as Gmail or Thunderbird. But Facebook is just a social network. It’s a proprietary walled garden. I don’t think it’s appropriate communication tool.

Email is built on top of open protocols and I’m free to use whatever email client, and whatever server I want. Facebook may have an API, but it is far from being open.

Social networking is nice to connect with people, and stay in the loop with what everyone is up to. It’s great for sharing pictures, organizing events and etc. But if I want to actually have a conversation with someone, I shoot them an email.

After all my email client is way better at keeping track of my conversations. That is it’s primary function, and the private messaging app on facebook will never be as efficient or full featured as Gmail or Thunderbird.

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