Friend connections - January 8th, 2009
I’ve been working a lot. Working at work and working at home on friend’s projects. It’s been nice to have some time this week to devote to working on these personal jobs, getting fit for March’s Triathlon and “playing” guitar. If anyone read my earlier post about the guitar thing it’ll be quite apparent that i’m no guitar player, but practice makes perfect, hey? I’ve been listening to the triple J ‘Like a version’ albums, they’re ace, and being mostly acoustic is really invigorating me to get back into it a bit more seriously.
It’s also been interesting to get into the Facebook scene. I’ve been using it mainly as a way to see how all my old school friends are fairing with their marriages and children and houses and adult life, but i’ve been using it much more as a serious communication tool lately. It’s funny how when you’re not such an active participant of a social media circle such as the facebook that people rarely contact you, as if they know that you’re unlikely to respond efficiently to communiqué. But as you get take a more active involvement and start showing behaviour that obviously says ‘i’m here more often’, people begin to reach out more often. It’s crazy how closely it mirrors real-world friend circles. I suppose that’s what it’s there for and is a bit of a no-brainer really. Social media really does follow standard social conventions, it’s just been interesting to observe first-hand how quickly you are accepted into the fray.
I’ve been avoiding being particularly active on other social platforms simply because i like to keep my communications focussed on a smaller collection of channels, but i’m sure there’s a way to connect Bright Kite / iPhone / Twitter / LinkedIn / Flickr / Facebook blah blah blah… in a much more automated way with one single interface for input and many distribution channels. Its always seemed a bit harder than it needed to be in the past, but i haven’t really looked that hard for a while. The new iLife suite seems to be better connected with these online spaces with standard interfaces built in to deal with geotagging, flickr & facebook uploads and back-to-base connections to your desktop library, and if standard desktop channels are going to be that connected then i’l likely to be much more active accross multiple channels.
Anyway, i’d better get back to work, i just wanted to get something down as i’m trying to pay a bit more attention to this blog again. It’s been a while.
My new Si Scott print. A Birthday present, much appreciated, and just perfect.