Comments on: The Ebb and Flow of My Online Communities http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2009/07/ebb-and-flow-of-my-online-communities.html Learning in Libraries and Loving It Fri, 04 May 2012 00:51:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Iris http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2009/07/ebb-and-flow-of-my-online-communities.html/comment-page-1#comment-1373 Iris Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:57:15 +0000 http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2009/07/the-ebb-and-flow-of-my-online-communities/#comment-1373 GROUP HUG! GROUP HUG!

]]> By: Chadwick http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2009/07/ebb-and-flow-of-my-online-communities.html/comment-page-1#comment-1371 Chadwick Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:14:30 +0000 http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2009/07/the-ebb-and-flow-of-my-online-communities/#comment-1371 Well put Iris. And Tom, I freaking LOVE you dude. Even if we don't hang in the same networks as often, that does nothing to make you periphreal to me as far as out friendhship is concerned. :) Same with you Iris dear. It is very interesting to watch it all evolve. My OSN experiences have been very similar to yours, although Twitter meant more to me than the blogging community ever did. Maybe because Twitter wasn't 100% professional. My blog is strictly about work and Twitter was about all aspects of my life. But then Twitter started failing - A LOT. When I found FF I realized how much I had missed being able to discuss things, in detail, with friends, whihc are not related to work. It could alsso be that about the time I started using FF I was also very burnt out at work and jaded about library consortial politics in general. So, I jumped out of the scene for a while here. Now, I'm entering a new phase of my career. One I'm excited about. And I am sure that I'm going to cycle back and start participating in the library networks again. None of them are perfect, they are merely mediums whihc allow us to stream our lives and connect with others doing the same. Thanksfully many of us get to share in the life streaming and as part of that we participate in the good AND the bad. Hopefully, like with most good friends, we get to see more of the good and can let the bad slide cause we like each other so much. :) You're always welcome in my life streams Iris/Tom. *hugs* Well put Iris. And Tom, I freaking LOVE you dude. Even if we don't hang in the same networks as often, that does nothing to make you periphreal to me as far as out friendhship is concerned. :) Same with you Iris dear. It is very interesting to watch it all evolve. My OSN experiences have been very similar to yours, although Twitter meant more to me than the blogging community ever did. Maybe because Twitter wasn't 100% professional. My blog is strictly about work and Twitter was about all aspects of my life. But then Twitter started failing – A LOT. When I found FF I realized how much I had missed being able to discuss things, in detail, with friends, whihc are not related to work. It could alsso be that about the time I started using FF I was also very burnt out at work and jaded about library consortial politics in general. So, I jumped out of the scene for a while here. Now, I'm entering a new phase of my career. One I'm excited about. And I am sure that I'm going to cycle back and start participating in the library networks again. None of them are perfect, they are merely mediums whihc allow us to stream our lives and connect with others doing the same. Thanksfully many of us get to share in the life streaming and as part of that we participate in the good AND the bad. Hopefully, like with most good friends, we get to see more of the good and can let the bad slide cause we like each other so much. :) You're always welcome in my life streams Iris/Tom. *hugs*

]]> By: Iris http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2009/07/ebb-and-flow-of-my-online-communities.html/comment-page-1#comment-1359 Iris Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:00:16 +0000 http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2009/07/the-ebb-and-flow-of-my-online-communities/#comment-1359 Tom, what you mean is, you've never known someone who could butcher a sentence like I can? :P<br /><br />And yes, Anna, I certainly don't regret any of the networks I've been a part of. Looking back over the post, I realized that I elided two kinds of "fraying"... the one where the whole group sort of morphs and changes and becomes something new, and the kind where the group continues on, but my own center changes slightly.<br /><br />Anyway, the anthropologist in me enjoys watching how these things work while the "nostalogist" in me wishes nothing would change. Ever. Tom, what you mean is, you've never known someone who could butcher a sentence like I can? :P

And yes, Anna, I certainly don't regret any of the networks I've been a part of. Looking back over the post, I realized that I elided two kinds of "fraying"… the one where the whole group sort of morphs and changes and becomes something new, and the kind where the group continues on, but my own center changes slightly.

Anyway, the anthropologist in me enjoys watching how these things work while the "nostalogist" in me wishes nothing would change. Ever.

]]> By: Anna Creech http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2009/07/ebb-and-flow-of-my-online-communities.html/comment-page-1#comment-1358 Anna Creech Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:59:38 +0000 http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2009/07/the-ebb-and-flow-of-my-online-communities/#comment-1358 My online social networks and interfaces have shifted on a regular basis ever since I first got an email account in 1996. While it's sad to see people fade away from certain online presences, or to be the one fading, my life has been enriched by all of the different social networks I have been a part of, and wouldn't want to give up any of those experiences. I say, live for today, because tomorrow you may be moving on. My online social networks and interfaces have shifted on a regular basis ever since I first got an email account in 1996. While it's sad to see people fade away from certain online presences, or to be the one fading, my life has been enriched by all of the different social networks I have been a part of, and wouldn't want to give up any of those experiences. I say, live for today, because tomorrow you may be moving on.

]]> By: Tom http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2009/07/ebb-and-flow-of-my-online-communities.html/comment-page-1#comment-1356 Tom Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:55:20 +0000 http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2009/07/the-ebb-and-flow-of-my-online-communities/#comment-1356 I think that may be the first time anyone has told me that I am non-peripheral to thier non-tool-related sense of network. I'm touched. I think that may be the first time anyone has told me that I am non-peripheral to thier non-tool-related sense of network. I'm touched.

]]> By: Iris http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2009/07/ebb-and-flow-of-my-online-communities.html/comment-page-1#comment-1355 Iris Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:43:01 +0000 http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2009/07/the-ebb-and-flow-of-my-online-communities/#comment-1355 Peripheral to the FF-only crowd, perhaps, but not to my non-tool-related sense of my network. Besides, you sat right in the VERY CENTER of the circle I was in at the LITA social. So there. :-) Peripheral to the FF-only crowd, perhaps, but not to my non-tool-related sense of my network. Besides, you sat right in the VERY CENTER of the circle I was in at the LITA social. So there. :-)

]]> By: Tom http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2009/07/ebb-and-flow-of-my-online-communities.html/comment-page-1#comment-1354 Tom Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:40:09 +0000 http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2009/07/the-ebb-and-flow-of-my-online-communities/#comment-1354 I was never able to overcome my issues with FriendFeed, which, I guess, means I've become peripheral. Fine, maybe I'll see you in the next big social networking gizmo :-) I was never able to overcome my issues with FriendFeed, which, I guess, means I've become peripheral. Fine, maybe I'll see you in the next big social networking gizmo :-)

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