Dr. Vino gets social networking! (sort of) Join in - be my friend!
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Web 2.0. How many have heard that already? It’s borderline cliche.
Anyway, I’ve taken the plunge on three social networking sites. Be my friend, follow me, or whatever their jargon is. Here are the sites:
1. Twitter. Be my friend. I can’t decide if this is a revolution in micro-blogging or a complete waste of time. So far I’ve learned various things such as: one woman was PMSing, another guy hates his job, another guy just finished 18 holes of golf, somebody else is at the farmers’ market (BREAKING!), and yet another guy is pinging his DNS server or some such. I have revealed trivialities as well such as my confusion thinking New York State cider was different from mere apple juice. OK, I’m probably not doing the best sales pitch and, indeed, I’m kind of undecided about the whole thing. Be my friend and convince me of its virtues! One beauty of Twitter is obvious since all postings are limited to 140 characters: Blowhards not allowed.
2. StumbleUpon. Be my friend. SU is sort of the Russian roulette of web surfing–except without the guns and death. Sign up for it, select some preferences, and SU generates new websites for you to explore at random every time you click “Stumble!” Or you can explore what your friends like, which may be safer and more rewarding.
3. Open Wine Consortium. Be my friend. OK, not as catchy a name as Facebook. But it is like a Facebook for wine geeks. Post comments on your friends’ walls and join the various networks to discuss aspects of wine, particularly issues of interest to wine bloggers and those in the trade. There was even a brief discussion (now, oddly, closed) about the logistics of a possible wine bloggers conference later this year. Join the fray.
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On April 14th, 2008 at 1:54 pm ,Weston wrote:
I’m not big on the Web 2.0 “telling the whole world about my personal life” hell Im 24 and I refuse to create a facebook account.
The Openwine sounds cool, but wouldn’t drinking wine and talking about it person to person make for a more entertaining night?
On April 14th, 2008 at 8:26 pm ,eJournalist in the Making » Blog Archive » Wine bloggers head to Twitter wrote:
[...] Dr. Vino, of Dr. Vino’s Wine Blog (one of my favorite daily reads that doesn’t have to do with journalism), had some chuckle-worthy commentary on his reluctance to join Twitter. I can’t decide if this is a revolution in micro-blogging or a complete waste of time. So far I’ve learned various things such as: one woman was PMSing, another guy hates his job, another guy just finished 18 holes of golf, somebody else is at the farmers’ market (BREAKING!), and yet another guy is pinging his DNS server or some such. I have revealed trivialities as my confusion thinking New York State cider was different from mere apple juice…(read more) [...]
On April 15th, 2008 at 8:13 pm ,Dr. Vino wrote:
Hey Weston,
I’m with you on the whole personal life thing. But I think Twitter has the potential to be more than just “what I’m doing now.” It can be for sharing quick links to interesting stories or posts, asking quick questions, and humor! (a joke in 140 characters or less)
Still figuring out OpenWine but not all wine geeks are always in the same physical space…
Thanks for the link, eJournalist in the making!
On April 18th, 2008 at 2:42 pm ,Sarah wrote:
Tyler, when are you going to join facebook so I can join your network and write on your Fun Wall things like “OMG, LOL I’m drinking a Picpoul!”