I expressed my concerns about so much "social networking" helping
spawn a culture of narcissism among other things. Only one person, my
age, agreed with me and then only after the session was over. I don't
think I could work like that myself but I have to admit that I
learned a lot of cool stuff just by watching those who were sitting
around me. One of the folks who was constantly busy--live blogging to
phillyist.com in this case--was a woman who wrote a blog post last
week stating that there is now an overall expectation that people
will talk during movies because everyone is so used to constant
input. She said point blank that no one can sit still and be quiet
for an hour and a half! She was defending herself because she had
been repeatedly shushed at the Ritz. She writes a weekly column on
manners, of all things! I thanked her for using some of my photos in
the past couple of weeks and she went back to pecking on her keyboard.
I did have a good time, learned a lot, ate tons of free food and met
some nice folks as well as some very attractive men. It was well
worth my time.
Frank
On Jul 14, 2007, at 12:31 PM, Dan Myers wrote:
Unfortunately Frank, I do not see how that much multi-tasking is
good for anyone. It brings on such high stress, tension, and can't
be good for the economy of the planet. I would not be impressed if
I saw the sight you were describing, I would feel pity. I am glad
you still had a good time though and free food is always great!
Dan Myers
On Jul 13, 2007, at 7:46 PM, Frank wrote:
I grabbed a about a dozen Earthlink WiFi one-day free passes at
BlogPhiladelphia today. If anyone wants to try it out for a day,
write to me offlist and I'll send you the info you need.
By the way, the event was really worthwhile for anyone who is
interested in social networking sites as well as how to integrate
other technologies into a blog or web site. I am 53 and consider
myself pretty savvy technologically. I was amazed at how theses
folks in their 20s can multitask so seamlessly. There were people
all around me uploading pictures to flickr, messaging to twitter,
writing code (working), chatting with their friends and live
blogging, all while fully engaged in the ongoing discussion.
Everyone I met was very friendly and willing to share information.
Also, the event was free with way too much free food. Thanks to
the GPTMB!!
Frank
--
to the power of breathing,
Dan Myers
Intuitive Masseur
215.901.0899
