The social network I’m enjoying most at the moment is Facebook. And for a very simple reason: it isn’t centred around accumulating a list of strangers and calling them friends. When I initially signed up for Facebook, I allowed it to rifle through my contacts and see who else I knew was already a member. Interestingly, it showed up a list of people I’ve spoken to in the past – Darren Rowse from ProBlogger, Mick Fealty from Slugger O’Toole, a number of publicists I’ve worked with for Unreality TV and many more.

I’ve enjoyed the way Facebook allows you to keep up to date with friends and colleagues. OK, the new applications are getting a little bit annoying, but I reckon that’ll settle down once the novelty wears off!

I really like the fact that you don’t have to accept everyone as a friend. Using a social network this way keeps it relevant and that’s where the most value comes out of a social network like Facebook. I wonder if someday people will print their preferred social networking addresses on business cards. You can bet that’s probably happening already.

Connecting With Me On Facebook

If we know each other and you want to hook up on Facebook, here’s my Facebook profile page.

Other Social Networking Sites

What other social networking sites have you used, and which do you prefer? I’m on LinkedIn, but I have to say it’s not nearly as interesting as Facebook. Plus any site with a premium subscription model turns me off right away. *cough* I’m looking at you Friends Reunited…..