Someone asked this question the other day on a forum I was browsing and I've been pondering it since.
I don't have anything profound to say about it, but I will share that between my computer and iPhone I do spend a heck of a lot of time on social sites.
The majority of that time is spent networking and interacting for the purposes of growing business relationshipsâ€"because I do happen to have a business online. I also have the handy excuse that social media is a major component of the work I do with clients.
Social media can be addictive and time-consuming and is something done generally in isolation. But the interesting thing about this particular discussion is that the original poster was referring to being less social within social networksâ€"as opposed to out in the "real world."
Essentially they were saying that a great majority of time is spent on your updates, comments, recommendations, etc. leaving less time to interact with others, answer questions and engage in back and forth conversation.
I myself may have experienced this a bit in the beginning, when I was still getting acclimated to how the sites actually worked. But now the most valueâ€"and funâ€"comes out of the actual "socializing" and relationships.
It's also worth mentioning that social media has facilitated many in-person meetings such as "tweetups" and local groups formed through meetup.com and the like.
So I'm curious: Either way, do you feel your use of sites like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc. has caused you to be less social? Do you give yourself a break from it once in a while? Do you obsessively check Twitter 25,000 times a day like I do? ;) Let me know your thoughts.
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Are We Less Social With Social Media?
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