Matthew Liptak | January 15, 2010
This went way beyond what I ever thought could happen with social networking, but taught me how important the protection of our virtual reputation is. I was brought to the realization that as social networking becomes popular, so does fanatacism of these sites. Certain members are taking the websites so seriously, they are missing the point of the big picture. These sites were established to broaden networks and create a fresher, funner way to possibly meet people outside of the internet all well growing a community of friendly users. What the fanatics do is take this one step further and almost try and overprotect a system they had no hand in setting up.
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Tags: cult, fanaticism, fanatics, foursquare, Linkedin, social media cult, social networking
Matthew Liptak | December 30, 2009
I read an article that defined the psychology of tweeting and Facebooking and buidling networks on social media websites. It compared these actions to that of compulsive shoppers, buying something just to satisfy that craving or rush of getting something new, even if they didn’t need it. Adding friends, becoming a member of millions of groups, tweeting tons of useless tweets is not to please the users network, but to satisfy this addiction of staying on top and accomplishing a daily task. I
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Tags: addiction, dependency, facebook, foursquare, social media, social networking, tweeting, twitter
