Megan Murray, la autora, lo califica ella misma de “perorata”:
Because the mission is misleading and it’s teaching those with no big picture view (the kind who live and die based on so called best practices instead of personal depth or development) the «successful» way to build a network. When we consider all that’s good and promising about social media, transparency (for all), serendipity, connection and the ability to mobilize quickly when we need to, each of these elements are not shared between the user population and Facebook
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Facebook’s assertions are rarely backed up with actions that match and that’s the why FB is the worst thing ever to happen to social media. They are inauthentic, and lack integrity. They still don’t understand their civic responsibilities.
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What FB is missing is engagement. Engagement is the human element that keeps things from going off the money-grubbing rails. Engagement meaning, a real relationship with the users of the network. A mutual exchange of benefits, ideas, and involvement. That is what true transparency looks like. That is how you create meaningful opportunities for serendipity, and that is how we are able to act as a connected community. What we are now is batteries in the Matrix. Ducks being turned into foie gras conversion opportunities
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I’ve considered leaving a million times. Of late, I’ve been thinking of returning to my blogs and inviting my friends to grab a feed if they are interested in one of them. I know with that route that I’m back to losing hunks of friends. FB has made me a bitter, willing captive. The one thing that is true on this planet is change, especially in the fickle and ADD world of tech. Empires diminish and fall quickly. I honestly don’t expect all of us to be here 2-3 years down the line. I’m really looking forward to the next step in the evolution of social networking, and the time when we mature meaningfully around the offerings and use of social media
Pero no lo ha dejado. Pone como excusa la familia, la distancia… seguramente hablamos de la realidad de mercado. A mí me pasa lo mismo: mi cuenta sigue abierta porque se supone que tengo que ver lo que hay dentro. Y este post está allí enlazado.
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