Comments on: The new British class sytem: Facebook http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/02/the-new-british-class-sytem-facebook/ by Jeff Jarvis Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:54:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Silvana http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/02/the-new-british-class-sytem-facebook/#comment-362862 Silvana Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:39:58 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/02/the-new-british-class-sytem-facebook/#comment-362862 Everything's turning digital or virtual, that's right. It kind of reminds me to a song called Virtual Insanity... Facebook has more succes than Myspace(or related websites) because it does not only let people get to "choose"/"classify" their friends but also lets them to virtually interact with them as in the form of "poking", something similar to reality. And when it comes to competitiveness, is it getting digitalized too? Individuals feel more 'connected' to the world by keeping in touch with other people, basic human nature. And perhaps with that 'need of connection' comes other social syndromes as status, etc. it was a nice post :) Everything’s turning digital or virtual, that’s right. It kind of reminds me to a song called Virtual Insanity…

Facebook has more succes than Myspace(or related websites) because it does not only let people get to “choose”/”classify” their friends but also lets them to virtually interact with them as in the form of “poking”, something similar to reality. And when it comes to competitiveness, is it getting digitalized too?
Individuals feel more ‘connected’ to the world by keeping in touch with other people, basic human nature. And perhaps with that ‘need of connection’ comes other social syndromes as status, etc.

it was a nice post :)

]]> By: Nasser Gurang http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/02/the-new-british-class-sytem-facebook/#comment-362779 Nasser Gurang Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:43:08 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/02/the-new-british-class-sytem-facebook/#comment-362779 Pathetic....call yourself a serious media commentator but then you compare numbers of facebook 'friends' with Nicholas Coleridge - a man who fronts up a stable of magazines that undermine journalism by only putting to print articles that are positive for the companies that advertise within the stable. Flick through and have a look at the blatant product placement. It's shocking to think this is the kind of journalism you support...... Pathetic….call yourself a serious media commentator but then you compare numbers of facebook ‘friends’ with Nicholas Coleridge - a man who fronts up a stable of magazines that undermine journalism by only putting to print articles that are positive for the companies that advertise within the stable. Flick through and have a look at the blatant product placement.

It’s shocking to think this is the kind of journalism you support……

]]> By: Andy Howell http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/02/the-new-british-class-sytem-facebook/#comment-362747 Andy Howell Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:18:59 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/02/the-new-british-class-sytem-facebook/#comment-362747 Rod, of course I delete things ... but I don't seem to be able to stop people sending me invitations at an alarming rate! Rod, of course I delete things … but I don’t seem to be able to stop people sending me invitations at an alarming rate!

]]> By: La popularidad de Facebook » El Blog de Enrique Dans http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/02/the-new-british-class-sytem-facebook/#comment-362675 La popularidad de Facebook » El Blog de Enrique Dans Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:31:23 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/02/the-new-british-class-sytem-facebook/#comment-362675 [...] (03/11): Pues no, parece no era una impresión mía. Según Smart Mobs, que cita a Jeff Jarvis, está claro que lo de Facebook en UK va para fenómeno sociológico con todas las de la [...] [...] (03/11): Pues no, parece no era una impresión mía. Según Smart Mobs, que cita a Jeff Jarvis, está claro que lo de Facebook en UK va para fenómeno sociológico con todas las de la [...]

]]> By: Rod http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/02/the-new-british-class-sytem-facebook/#comment-362674 Rod Sat, 03 Nov 2007 08:21:09 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/02/the-new-british-class-sytem-facebook/#comment-362674 Andy "What I want is some kind of filter that saves me from all of this trash - and probably saves my interest in Facebook at the same time." You have a filter, its the delete button. I'd love to discuss this more, but I have to go invite Jeff to be my friend... Andy “What I want is some kind of filter that saves me from all of this trash - and probably saves my interest in Facebook at the same time.”

You have a filter, its the delete button. I’d love to discuss this more, but I have to go invite Jeff to be my friend…

]]> By: Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » The new British class sytem: Facebook http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/02/the-new-british-class-sytem-facebook/#comment-362673 Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » The new British class sytem: Facebook Sat, 03 Nov 2007 07:49:41 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/02/the-new-british-class-sytem-facebook/#comment-362673 [...] Buzmachine These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web [...] [...] Buzmachine These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web [...]

]]> By: Mark Dykeman http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/02/the-new-british-class-sytem-facebook/#comment-362658 Mark Dykeman Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:52:12 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/02/the-new-british-class-sytem-facebook/#comment-362658 I love this line: "We have turned into a nation of social-stamp collectors." I love this line: “We have turned into a nation of social-stamp collectors.”

]]> By: Andy Howell http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/02/the-new-british-class-sytem-facebook/#comment-362656 Andy Howell Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:04:37 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/02/the-new-british-class-sytem-facebook/#comment-362656 The growth of Facebook, during the last six months, has been truly amazing. In the UK it has really taken off - for example - amongst political networks and political elites. It's power is there for all to see, But you can also see the seeds of the demise of Facebook - I've no reason to believe that something else won't be around soon. The open API is a great thing. Or is it? Am I the only one being plagues with zombies, virtual fish and all kinds of other nonsense that I don't seem to able to get rid of. Yes I can choose not to play this movie quiz or so on - but I still have to trawl through a mass of rubbish that I don't want. What I want is some kind of filter that saves me from all of this trash - and probably saves my interest in Facebook at the same time. The growth of Facebook, during the last six months, has been truly amazing. In the UK it has really taken off - for example - amongst political networks and political elites. It’s power is there for all to see,

But you can also see the seeds of the demise of Facebook - I’ve no reason to believe that something else won’t be around soon.

The open API is a great thing. Or is it? Am I the only one being plagues with zombies, virtual fish and all kinds of other nonsense that I don’t seem to able to get rid of. Yes I can choose not to play this movie quiz or so on - but I still have to trawl through a mass of rubbish that I don’t want.

What I want is some kind of filter that saves me from all of this trash - and probably saves my interest in Facebook at the same time.

]]> By: Ridiculous People [Dan Collins] http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/02/the-new-british-class-sytem-facebook/#comment-362652 Ridiculous People [Dan Collins] Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:39:33 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/11/02/the-new-british-class-sytem-facebook/#comment-362652 [...] Jeff Jarvis: In today’s Telegraph (and this month’s Vogue), Conde Nast UK head Nicholas Coleridge admits that he’s trapped in the new British class system: Facebook. I know people – adults, that is, busy people with jobs – who spend two or three hours every single day tending their virtual roster of acquaintances, “poking” people, adding applications, trawling friends’ lists of friends to find new ones to poach, or approaching complete strangers to boost their score.The second half of 2007 has seen the renaissance in England of social competitiveness. Who has more friends on Facebook, me or you? Or, more pressing, who has the most glamorous friends on Facebook? We have turned into a nation of social-stamp collectors. [...] [...] Jeff Jarvis: In today’s Telegraph (and this month’s Vogue), Conde Nast UK head Nicholas Coleridge admits that he’s trapped in the new British class system: Facebook. I know people – adults, that is, busy people with jobs – who spend two or three hours every single day tending their virtual roster of acquaintances, “poking” people, adding applications, trawling friends’ lists of friends to find new ones to poach, or approaching complete strangers to boost their score.The second half of 2007 has seen the renaissance in England of social competitiveness. Who has more friends on Facebook, me or you? Or, more pressing, who has the most glamorous friends on Facebook? We have turned into a nation of social-stamp collectors. [...]

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