Saturday, 2 September 2006
Social Software Ain't Social 
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Nick Carr had a nice post about social software, and Greg Linden followed up on it, saying social software is too much work. Even though I created and run Simpy, the social bookmarking service, I have to agree. Greg's post had a great anonymous comment:
I'm with Nick and the critics on this. It's not even about quality, it's about "why"? Why do I need to use these sites? And even if I do use them, why would I use them every day?
Most people want to spend less time in front of a computer, not more. They want to find a way to spend more time actually interacting in-person with their current friends, not more time making lists or finding new friends via a web site.
Those who know me know I often complain about the short 24-hour days, and I'm not alone. I always have too much to do, and too little time. My todo list is always long. My whiteboard is never clean and white. This madness has to end. End of the post.
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