SNS Woes
This class is turning out to be another learning experience to say the least. Last semester, in Dr. Lowell’s class, I felt like I was caught in a whirlpool, going round and round, unable to catch my breath. I finally got my footing, though, and once it was all over could sigh with relief and the realization that I had learned a lot and had been places I’d never been before. Well, learning about and doing an ethnography is starting to stir that whirlpool back up for me. I have tried twitter, then decided to go with Facebook for my SNS. However, I am having problems finding “friends” and interacting much with it. I haven’t joined any groups. It was interesting, though, because one group popped up; I suppose because the town I live in is the name of the high school here. My wife teaches there. It was a group of alumni and it was very interesting to read the list that went something like…”You know you’re a __________High School Grad when……. I called my wife over to look at it and she was so relieved that she hadn’t made the list as some teachers had.
Anyway, I know I need to be more involved in the space in order to be part of the culture. I’m just not gettin’ it. Another interesting thing happened this morning, though. I checked my hotmail and there was a message from”Angie” inviting me to join her
“MySpace”. I checked her profile, thinking she was probably in our class. I didn’t think I had created my own MySpace account. Her profile said she is from Florida and no mention of Morehead. At any rate, I accepted her invitation and found that I really didn’t have a MySpace. So, I created one. Then I tried to accept her invitation and was told she didn’t accept invitations from people she doesn’t know. Go figure……..
That reminds me of something else that happened on Facebook. A picture of a member of our class always appears on my Facebook page. It says he is in my area or something like that. Anyway, I’ve tried to add him as a friend twice. The last time I did it, I was told I was going to get “kicked off” Facebook if I sent an invitation again.
If any of you have any suggestions for me, I’d love to hear them and get help with this new culture!
