Comments on: Facebook and the Working Adult: Fad or Revolution? http://gigaom.com/collaboration/facebook-and-the-working-adult-fad-or-revolution/ Fri, 25 May 2012 08:48:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Business Networking News « The Wow! Report http://gigaom.com/collaboration/facebook-and-the-working-adult-fad-or-revolution/#comment-61337 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:48:11 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/12/facebook-and-the-working-adult-fad-or-revolution/#comment-61337 [...] How Facebook is capturing the Executives.. a story about how/why facebook seems to be capturing the business networking community [...]

]]> By: Ahmad Tarek http://gigaom.com/collaboration/facebook-and-the-working-adult-fad-or-revolution/#comment-61336 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:22:43 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/12/facebook-and-the-working-adult-fad-or-revolution/#comment-61336 Facebook is very popular in our workplace, it is the first page every one open here when he opens his computer.

Actually it made me connect to my old school friends who I didn’t see 10 years ago… It is really a perfect service.

]]> By: Micahville » Blog Archive » Don’t Make A Facebook Mistake: 3 Questions http://gigaom.com/collaboration/facebook-and-the-working-adult-fad-or-revolution/#comment-61335 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:51:48 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/12/facebook-and-the-working-adult-fad-or-revolution/#comment-61335 [...] wrote an article about this trend: For now, with business-minded applications like Zoho coming aboard, Facebook is [...]

]]> By: Barbara Saunders http://gigaom.com/collaboration/facebook-and-the-working-adult-fad-or-revolution/#comment-61334 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:46:20 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/12/facebook-and-the-working-adult-fad-or-revolution/#comment-61334 1984. Me, too. Because we were the “Orwell class”, the senior class that graduated the year my cohort entered kindergarten dedicated their yearbook to us. We passed it forward to the class of 1997, whose members, I suppose, is the Facebook target demographic!

]]> By: lamarguerite http://gigaom.com/collaboration/facebook-and-the-working-adult-fad-or-revolution/#comment-61333 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:49:04 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/12/facebook-and-the-working-adult-fad-or-revolution/#comment-61333 I am a big Facebook fan. I use it for everything, to publish my blog, to find and connect with people in environmental groups, to make business connections, to try out the coolest, latest applications, to present myself to potential business partners, to say hi to my friends, to plan social events, to scheme new business ideas, . . . I find the possibilities endless. Facebook is like the Apple of social networking, super easy to use, clean, inviting. I registered on LinkedIn but never got very far with it. It feels too cold, too business like. There is more to people than just a business persona. I like to be known and know people, as whole, not just robots. I predict great things for Facebook, both for consumer and business applications.
From Marguerite, blogger, startup enthusiast, at http://lamarguerite.wordpress.com

]]> By: chacko http://gigaom.com/collaboration/facebook-and-the-working-adult-fad-or-revolution/#comment-61332 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 11:36:07 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/12/facebook-and-the-working-adult-fad-or-revolution/#comment-61332 I moved from Orkut to Facebook recently. Mainly because the UAE government decided to ban Orkut due to some groups. I think facebook is more mature.

]]> By: Lori Ferguson http://gigaom.com/collaboration/facebook-and-the-working-adult-fad-or-revolution/#comment-61331 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 18:21:19 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/12/facebook-and-the-working-adult-fad-or-revolution/#comment-61331 I joined Facebook as an undergraduate–in my thirties. I failed out after my freshman year of college way back in 1988-89, and health problems forced me to return to school to be educated in a career I can do despite my disabilities. I just graduated with a BA in English–from the original school I failed out of, a coup for me finally getting over my personal Waterloo–and will be entering their Master’s in English Generalist program this fall so I can teach in a community college after graduation, as my ubiquitous “day job” to my future career as a novelist and screenwriter.

Facebook has given me a way to communicate with my classmates and find out that I have more in common with these much younger students than I thought. While I am shocked by some things that I see–pictures of underager’s I know at parties with alcohol in hand–I’ve found some of these young adults are quite intelligent and socially cognizant, and I have found quite a few that I would like to work with in the future. I spent time today writing to two fellow graduate students–one who is soon leaving for school in San Diego and out of easy contact range–and I find the use of this easy messaging system helpful when my fibromyalgia keeps me at home and not able to socialize in person.

At first, I was upset when I discovered Facebook was expanded beyond the college site that it used to be, allowing everyone to join, but I am seeing that I will find good contacts for writing and filmmaking outside of my enclosed school network and I am grateful for this forum. I agree that MySpace does “assult the eyes and ears,” and while I enjoy it, I like Facebook better for the ease of use, the applications and it’s overall organized appearance.

I do have to agree also–Facebook can be a time-drainer if one isn’t careful! I’ve been sucked in for hours at a time when I’ve only meant to spend a few minutes, but I feel the time I spend there is worth it because it is an investment in networking and what I find out by what I add and how I express myself I learn more about myself in the process–a great asset in career success.

]]> By: Rex Dixon http://gigaom.com/collaboration/facebook-and-the-working-adult-fad-or-revolution/#comment-61330 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 17:09:22 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/12/facebook-and-the-working-adult-fad-or-revolution/#comment-61330 class of ’84 rocks! :)

I wrote a piece off of Om’s article yesterday. I don’t know why it’s taking off either, but unlike some of my older friends, I’m embracing it and running with it. As you may know, I’m working for Lending Club as their Director of Social Media Content. Without Facebook, I’d be still doing the day gig and blogging.

So what is the appeal? I don’t really know. It is working, and as I said yesterday, in my post – those that want too can complain and moan and groan about it “not” being a real business. For others, they will be smart and grab the bull by the horns and make the most of it.

A lot of times in life, it’s not figuring out why something works, just go with the flow and you’ll be much better off.

Rex

]]> By: dinis correia http://gigaom.com/collaboration/facebook-and-the-working-adult-fad-or-revolution/#comment-61329 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:23:27 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/12/facebook-and-the-working-adult-fad-or-revolution/#comment-61329 I’ve been wondering during the week the exact same thing – all my friends and co-workers ara now joining Facebook.

I don’t think it’s as well suited to business networking like LinkedIn; still, it’s starting to become *the* social netowkr for adults.

]]> By: Neil Ford » Blog Archive » More Facebook coverage http://gigaom.com/collaboration/facebook-and-the-working-adult-fad-or-revolution/#comment-61328 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:05:35 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/12/facebook-and-the-working-adult-fad-or-revolution/#comment-61328 [...] Web Worker Daily considers Facebook and the working adult. [...]

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