Comments on: While we were out… http://www.theonlinesocialnetwork.com/blog/?p=185 Going meta on the meta Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:37:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: lordandrei http://www.theonlinesocialnetwork.com/blog/?p=185&cpage=1#comment-1017 lordandrei Sat, 23 May 2009 16:08:51 +0000 http://www.theonlinesocialnetwork.com/blog/?p=185#comment-1017 This is an excellent question. I believe the 'social networking' is a tool. Similar to writing letters, going to bars, sending flowers. It is a component of how one finds and/or maintains relationship. It isn't the only tool; but it can be a useful tool; especially when those relationships may be over large distances or the person in question is limited in their ability to use tools. In my case when my wife was injured in her accident; this left me (us) very little time to socialise in person. "Online social networking" was a way to remotely keep up with what was going on in people's lives; find a way to communicate the things going on in our lives, and interact with people when we couldn't see them in person. This is an excellent question. I believe the ’social networking’ is a tool. Similar to writing letters, going to bars, sending flowers. It is a component of how one finds and/or maintains relationship.

It isn’t the only tool; but it can be a useful tool; especially when those relationships may be over large distances or the person in question is limited in their ability to use tools.

In my case when my wife was injured in her accident; this left me (us) very little time to socialise in person. “Online social networking” was a way to remotely keep up with what was going on in people’s lives; find a way to communicate the things going on in our lives, and interact with people when we couldn’t see them in person.

]]> By: MLE http://www.theonlinesocialnetwork.com/blog/?p=185&cpage=1#comment-877 MLE Mon, 18 May 2009 07:26:11 +0000 http://www.theonlinesocialnetwork.com/blog/?p=185#comment-877 So, just curious: how do you think "doing social networking" differs from, is similar to, and relates to "maintaining friendships/relationships?" So, just curious: how do you think “doing social networking” differs from, is similar to, and relates to “maintaining friendships/relationships?”

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