Comment Summary

(Optional)What do you like or dislike most about social networking?
#	Response Date	Response Text
1	Jul 7, 2009 1:21 PM	one more thing to do. lack of filtering
2	Jul 7, 2009 1:22 PM	the annoying little pop-ups that go along with it
3	Jul 7, 2009 1:22 PM	Takes an allocation of time.
4	Jul 7, 2009 1:22 PM	I have not found it beneficial in our business yet. But I am staying open to the impact and need for it.
5	Jul 7, 2009 1:23 PM	To impersonal for developing necessary level of professional trust. I am an engineer doing very advanced design analysis of jet engine parts. I'm not about to trust someone because they sent me a smiley face (facebook) or claim to have read relevant books (LinkedIn). The interaction is superficial.
6	Jul 7, 2009 1:24 PM	Keeping up with friends and family.
7	Jul 7, 2009 1:24 PM	Just need to know how to utilize all these tools for business purposes.
8	Jul 7, 2009 1:24 PM	This is all nonsensical fad driven substanceless networking predicated upon self-gratifying self promotion. But, then again, I’m an ISTP.
9	Jul 7, 2009 1:24 PM	It has the potential to distract from both business and personal effectiveness if not controlled by the end user.
10	Jul 7, 2009 1:24 PM	It keeps you up to date with others if used for quick reference. However, too much time can be spent on these social networks when there is more important work to be completed.
11	Jul 7, 2009 1:27 PM	They make it very easy to share what's happening in your life.
12	Jul 7, 2009 1:27 PM	too many eyes to see. I don't accept many of my co-workers invites to be their friend on sites. I feel that some information is private and not for all the world to see.
13	Jul 7, 2009 1:28 PM	The amount of time wasted
14	Jul 7, 2009 1:28 PM	too much private info can be shared
15	Jul 7, 2009 1:28 PM	Too much time to spend at night to keep up with all communications.
16	Jul 7, 2009 1:29 PM	It's superficiality - nothing deep or meaningful to it. And Twitter especially is "in the moment" - I have to be telling someone something constantly RIGHT NOW!
17	Jul 7, 2009 1:29 PM	That everyone sees everything you put on the site. I do not see the point of knowing everything someone is doing. Who cares?
18	Jul 7, 2009 1:31 PM	I think the larger issue is the growing demand for immediate information and access to everyone. As a City Manager, I find a growing demand for much quicker responses and instant access by the citizens in my community. This is the huge impact that technology such as "Twitter" is having on my job.
19	Jul 7, 2009 1:31 PM	It is extremely time consuming and I don't have alot of discretionary time that supports the need. On the other hand, it does make networking with others you may have lost touch with much easier. I can see the clear advantages when there is a need.
20	Jul 7, 2009 1:32 PM	I don't twitter, I have yet to use Facebook even though I did sign up for it because of a friend. I don't have time for it. If I want to talk to someone I will call them. I use e-mail for work as a way of documentation and to send information to people who don't really need to talk to me.
21	Jul 7, 2009 1:34 PM	hearing about the mundane
22	Jul 7, 2009 1:34 PM	It is an easy way to stay in contact with large groups of people.
23	Jul 7, 2009 1:35 PM	Takes too much time to stay "up to date."
24	Jul 7, 2009 1:35 PM	Like the connections without as much personal effort. Dislike the potential business/personal crossover.
25	Jul 7, 2009 1:35 PM	The repercussions that come with things that you post, whether or not it was intentional or unintentional. And what others can and will do with that information.
26	Jul 7, 2009 1:36 PM	Key issue/question is finding time to use and maintain, respond and follow various netwworks...have had better user experience connected to blogs of signfiicance and import to current profesisonal responsibilities..
27	Jul 7, 2009 1:38 PM	I'm fine with telephone, cell phone, email and in-person communications at this point, and don't really care to jump on every new bandwagon. I guess you could call me a 'late adopter'.
28	Jul 7, 2009 1:40 PM	I think they can be a good thing; however, the way most are used and administered, there are still quite a few risks for networks and computers as well as users that seems to still "weigh more" than the benefits.
29	Jul 7, 2009 1:44 PM	What I like is the ability to connect with people and resources professionally very quickly. It would have taken a lot longer to do so without the social network of Twitter. What I dislike are the high maintenance, self-important people who feel the need to share EVERY waking thought, who tweet "good morning" and "good night", and who seemingly do not realize that some personal details are best left unsaid.
30	Jul 7, 2009 1:46 PM	Email and telephone are good enough for contacting friends.
31	Jul 7, 2009 1:46 PM	Like keeping in touch with others that I have met at professional conferences - also family and friends
32	Jul 7, 2009 1:46 PM	I use it to keep up with what is going on with my clients. The downside is that it can sometimes be overwhelming, too much information. However, overall I find it valuable.
33	Jul 7, 2009 1:46 PM	I like that I have connected with some people I would not have otherwise. I dislike that I remain connected to people who are not important to me.
34	Jul 7, 2009 1:47 PM	Dislike the fact that is not a necessarily "safe" environment for individuals. Many scams and unwanted guests out there.
35	Jul 7, 2009 1:47 PM	Don't have time for people sending me junk that says I will ho to hell if not sent to 10 people. I will stay with email and FAX
36	Jul 7, 2009 1:48 PM	Seems to promote negative gossip.
37	Jul 7, 2009 1:49 PM	too impersonal - I like speaking to people in person or write letters......old school
38	Jul 7, 2009 1:50 PM	that people want to write abt the fact that they're cleaning their nails and others spend productive time responding to it!
39	Jul 7, 2009 1:52 PM	love the immediacy and the short intro. Can link to longer info, but only if short info interests you. Can link to pictures, stories, blogs, videos TIMELY.
40	Jul 7, 2009 1:56 PM	As a tool for business it is too time consuming for the value (or lack thereof) to a busy executive. There are other less timeconsuming ways to keep up with changes important to your business. It is kinda' like the days of 4 tracks, 8 tracks and cassettes (oh Lord, I did NOT just say that did I). One will prevail, but which of the social networking medias will it be?
41	Jul 7, 2009 2:11 PM	Discovering new experts, tools, information sources and applications
42	Jul 7, 2009 2:18 PM	Social networking can add a human face and human speak with valuable professional knowledge to previously remote, faceless businesses. What can be distracting and tedious is wading through --or filtering out--all the inane, valueless posts.
43	Jul 7, 2009 2:18 PM	amount of time people spend on it. think it will be helpful for my business but haven't gotten into it yet...more to come
44	Jul 7, 2009 2:19 PM	It promotes an unhealthy focus on self and ultimately separates people rather than bringing them together in a meaningful way.
45	Jul 7, 2009 2:19 PM	Social networking blurs the line between work and home. Should staff be able to use during office hours?
46	Jul 7, 2009 2:30 PM	Dislike the public disclosure of private information which could lead to identity theft, lose of job opporortunity or personal embarrasment. I discourage the use of these to my wife and children to no avail.
47	Jul 7, 2009 2:30 PM	I like facebook. I use it as a way to keep in touch. Twitter is not useful to me since it has way too much white noise.
48	Jul 7, 2009 2:32 PM	I don't know a whole lot about social networking personally. My view is from the perspective of a mom of an 11 year old girl. Texting with friends is the current huge thing. We have a handle on that and can view everything she sends and receives. Once they are aware of Twitter and the other types of networking sites, it'll be an area we can't keep track of what she'll be viewing because I don't know if any of these sites have a safeguard for young kids or not. I don't think it's really "social" because isn't social a face-to-face interaction, not typing to a picture on a screen? It's inevitable of course because you can't hold back technology. It's scary what can be sent nowadays even if the receiver doesn't want it, or forwarding information about someone without them knowing at all. I was never one to jump on the next fad or "just die" without the latest piece of electronic equipment or software. I don't like it or dislike it (INFP here). I usually step back and figure it out a little more before accepting that as any kind of benefit to me. I hope this helps.
49	Jul 7, 2009 2:34 PM	To me LinkedIn is a good way to make business/professional connections. In my personal life I tend to not be socially gregarious and so far don't feel the need to join Facebook, Twitter etc.
50	Jul 7, 2009 2:34 PM	I find Facebook distracting as much as useful and so wouldn't add any more sites.
51	Jul 7, 2009 2:34 PM	Like: It helps to keep the important element of high touch in a world with enormous high tech. Nothing to dislike about social networking. It must be great for those who use it a lot. For others like myself, we appreciate that social networking is optional...there if we desire to expand our social interaction. And like the telephone...you can choose to use it when you need it.
52	Jul 7, 2009 2:39 PM	The same things I like and dislike about networking in general - sometimes you "meet" an important and valuable contact and sometimes you get stuck with a bore. The big plus n social networking for me is the "ambient knowledge" it gives me about people I care about. I see two or three updates a week from nieces and nephews that I would otherwise only hear from once a year - when I do see them in person we can skip all the daily things that have happened and get right to meaningful discussions.
53	Jul 7, 2009 2:42 PM	Too time-consuming and not important
54	Jul 7, 2009 2:49 PM	Can become a sinkhole for time if not used judiciously. Twitter has the advantage that being verbose is impossible.
55	Jul 7, 2009 2:51 PM	The hype - it will become commonplace but not as important or disruptive as currently made out to be. One day tweeters, linkers, and the lot will stop talking about themselves or their own ideas and actually accomplish something tangible and of value. Social networking will atrophy on its own when people realize the words we tweet about, the accomplishments we link in to, and the online personalities we present are merely written representations of what we believe to be our idea selves in the fanatical vortex of today’s business and personal “virtual” marketplace. The majority of true social networker junkies that I have met, or secretly observed, are unable to prove their wonderfulness with genuine action.
56	Jul 7, 2009 2:53 PM	It seems to eat up and consume a lots of folks time, it makes one sit in front of the computer longer, it lets folks 'hide' behind a computer instead of communicating in person
57	Jul 7, 2009 2:53 PM	I don't like short bursts of useless information social sites are better suck as Linkedin b/c they allow for meatier content.
58	Jul 7, 2009 2:56 PM	Not appropriate for work environment. In a social environment, my belief is for more personal interaction versus electronic communication/networking.
59	Jul 7, 2009 2:57 PM	It makes me feel like I am standing on a stage nude!!! I don't like everyone reading what I wrote.
60	Jul 7, 2009 2:59 PM	time consuming to generate a response to multiple postings
61	Jul 7, 2009 3:11 PM	The only thing that I don't like about Social Networking is when people use it as a way to not face to face or telephone communicate with others.
62	Jul 7, 2009 3:20 PM	I like being able to easily share photos with family who are far away. Great way to exchange ideas with a large grou of people. I don't like that so many people spend so much time documenting so many details of their lives. A few big life announcements is great, but how do they get anything else done?
63	Jul 7, 2009 3:21 PM	It is a time waster for executives with more important things to do.
64	Jul 7, 2009 3:27 PM	I love connecting with lost people, but hate how much time I waste on it.
65	Jul 7, 2009 3:28 PM	In becoming more familar with it I can see it will have an impact on how a lot of future meetings and "grapevine" infromation may flow. Right or wrong that is.
66	Jul 7, 2009 3:34 PM	takes a lot of TIME
67	Jul 7, 2009 3:36 PM	I like the convenience, though I've only used LinkedIn so far. What I don't like is the lack of personal (face to face) interaction. Call me old-fashioned! Thanks for including me......Judy Wallace
68	Jul 7, 2009 3:42 PM	not interested in it
69	Jul 7, 2009 3:45 PM	there's too much of it, the communication is often artificial and impersonal, in effort to save time i think a lot of it creates wasted motion. However, this is techno
70	Jul 7, 2009 3:54 PM	I think it's important to remember there is no singular formula for social networking, everyone and every business can use it different to best suit their needs and or the needs of their customers.
71	Jul 7, 2009 3:54 PM	I dislike the feeling of vunerability. I feel I am electing to violate my own privacy if I participate too much. Additionally, it seems that many good ideas and systems eventually become corrupt and twisted over time. These social networks may be no different. For instance, a hot topic -- credit cards -- they used to be good for many reasons; but, people using them (and companies administering them) eventually found ways to twist their advantages and now one has to watch each and every little thing about them so as not to get caught in a disadvantaging situation instead. There are plenty more examples of good gone bad over time. That's what I'm afraid of with the social networking on such a large scale. On the flip side, I've connected with some old friends. I'm relative new to facebook and linked in. I think that if I am conservative with their use, don't take them too seriously, and make modest attempts to protect my privacy that I may be able to fly under the radar of most schemes. Let's hope so.
72	Jul 7, 2009 3:57 PM	Persoinnaly no but it will be for busienss once we figure it out
73	Jul 7, 2009 3:57 PM	It's useful for professional networking, job searching, supporting others in job searches. I have no interest in it for personal use - other methods are much more effective and private.
74	Jul 7, 2009 4:05 PM	Good for people who have time, excellent social networking>
75	Jul 7, 2009 4:06 PM	I don't understand how people have so much time that they can tell their "friends" when they just want a cup of coffee! Email keeps me busy enough just deleting all of the jokes people send around.
76	Jul 7, 2009 4:07 PM	The amount of time people seem to spend raising the unimportant to the significant.
77	Jul 7, 2009 4:19 PM	I dislike the importance others place on social networking sites. People spend way too much time on their virtual relationships and not enough on those around them.
78	Jul 7, 2009 4:29 PM	Twitter is for Extraverts to have another outlet to talk (exhibitionists) and for Introverts to listen to others unbeknownst to the speaker (voyeurism).
79	Jul 7, 2009 5:01 PM	I love getting information/news the second it happens via my network. Also, I love being able to ask my network for help on something and immediately have a response.
80	Jul 7, 2009 5:26 PM	lack of privacy--especially important when clients want confidentiality and then see your presence on a social networking site
81	Jul 7, 2009 5:31 PM	Connections are direct, constant.
82	Jul 7, 2009 5:36 PM	If doing for an organization, you must find where this fits in your strategic plan. Otherwise, it can be an overwhelming and distracting activity.
83	Jul 7, 2009 5:57 PM	Keeping up with trends and information for my business and just learning about what others do
84	Jul 7, 2009 6:11 PM	I dislike it and just use email with specialized lists of addressees.
85	Jul 7, 2009 6:23 PM	i love being able to find out how people are doing without having to contact directly
86	Jul 7, 2009 6:24 PM	Like - ease/simplicity of connection & community, dissemination of information Dislike - extraneous clutter (quizzes, games on FB), but that can be avoided
87	Jul 7, 2009 6:29 PM	It is fun to see what people are saying, but I don't believe most of it.
88	Jul 7, 2009 6:35 PM	Signed up for Twitter but don't see any usefullness for it right now. Have not made any updates after initial signup
89	Jul 7, 2009 7:31 PM	Quick updates on close friends and lots of content in one location
90	Jul 7, 2009 8:40 PM	especially in the workplace, it is a black hole of time wasting
91	Jul 7, 2009 9:51 PM	feels like in relationship with the computer not the person.
92	Jul 7, 2009 10:16 PM	The ones that are clearly related to business, such as Linked In and InHouston, I find very helpful. Things like Twitter seem to me to be a complete waste of time. Why would someone want to waste their time following a celebrity, they don't know, as opposed to spending time with a real human being they can actually connect with! Can you guess I am a Feeling person?!
93	Jul 7, 2009 11:07 PM	I've not joined in on Twitter yet. I have used Facebook and at times it can become a distraction just keeping up with friends and the happenings. Linkedin I use on a daily basis and more for career orientation.
94	Jul 8, 2009 5:17 AM	As an introvert, I like being able to use writing, art, photos, etc., on the web to network and meet new people. At the same time, since anyone can access it, including employers, it can be a problem if one is not very discreet.
95	Jul 8, 2009 6:53 AM	1. It gives an opportunity to showcase our products and services. In other words it is a great marketing tool 2. If used properly, a networked community can benefit from each others knowledge, experience and wisdom. However it should be so structured that not much time is wasted and members get a 'value add'
96	Jul 8, 2009 11:31 AM	Don't do it; don't know.
97	Jul 8, 2009 12:43 PM	Consumes time, much like e-mail. I have doubts that Twitter would enrich my life.
98	Jul 8, 2009 1:17 PM	I like keeping up with events and thoughts of friends that I don't see everyday.
99	Jul 8, 2009 1:46 PM	I find no use in knowing the scattered thoughts of people on a day to day basis. I am personally bored silly by small talk and Twitter appears to be nothing other than small talk.
100	Jul 8, 2009 2:11 PM	It's so hard to stay on top of everything that I find it very stressful and tend not to use it as it can be used. I prefer face to face or at least telephone interactions as it satisfies my need for more personal contact.
101	Jul 8, 2009 2:48 PM	I believe that the people that are the most successful at communicating their ideas are the most productive people. Also, I believe that social networking is vital for communicating personal and business needs and services throughout the community. Therefore, tools of Linked-in, Facebook, or Twitter can help those people communicate more effectively, then I think that those tools will help. However, I don't think that Linked-in, Facebook, or Twitter, etc.. will ever become the best fit for everyone. Also, I believe that person to person contact and e-mail communication will continue to dominate.
102	Jul 8, 2009 2:50 PM	I don't have a specific opinion on social networking other than I haven't had time to try it out and don't have plans at this point to start. I have no trouble staying in touch via phone (cell & land), email, texting, internet.
103	Jul 8, 2009 3:20 PM	It keeps people from actually interacting with each other on a personal, face to face basis. Information is transferred to rapidly and one tends to lose emotional value in interactions.
104	Jul 8, 2009 3:54 PM	Too time consuming.
105	Jul 8, 2009 3:55 PM	How do people have time to log in and write down all that stuff....it seems a bit random -- I guess that's the point.
106	Jul 8, 2009 5:41 PM	to many
107	Jul 8, 2009 5:57 PM	There are a growing number of social networks now, and I simply cannot keep up with everyone through multiple sites. I do not have the time to constantly search for the right person at the right place, in order to communicate. I have a strong desire to continue my streamlined method of communicating to everyone through the single - however old-fashioned - medium of email, in order to minimize the time and effort it takes to stay in touch, do business, etc. As a borderline introvert/extrovert, I slide way over to the introvert side of the scale when it comes to the need and/or desire to become or remain apprised of the ongoing activities and information about everyone I possible know. I stay in touch with those to whom I am close in some regard, and I simply do not care otherwise. It frustrates me to be constantly diluged by the onslaught of invitations and solicitations to join and "meet" people in numerous networks. I love technology, but this is one area that I truly am beginning to dislike!
108	Jul 8, 2009 8:39 PM	Like the ability to easily stay in touch with people across great distances.
109	Jul 8, 2009 10:11 PM	Time consuming; impersonal; too public
110	Jul 9, 2009 3:33 AM	importance to have such kind of this
111	Jul 9, 2009 2:17 PM	Too much mondaine information
112	Jul 9, 2009 2:59 PM	Too many notifications taking up space in my email account.
113	Jul 9, 2009 10:22 PM	What I like is the ability to find people I know, or in a field of expertise I need. I have been able to keep up with other's careers through social networking. I have also had recruiters and clients review my qualifications from linked in. My sons use facebook as their social circle and keep in touch with a large group of friends, including our foreign exchange sons. It is an essential for kids, teens these days. I don't like to spend much time on it because it is a time eater and can result in a lot of surfing for in consequential stuff. That is probably what I dislike about it.
114	Jul 10, 2009 3:21 PM	Dislike: See as excuse to not truly socialize (personally) with individuals
115	Jul 10, 2009 4:16 PM	What I like most is the asynchronous, but close to real-time, interaction. This along with the ability to add photos, comments, etc., social networking builds a consumer-minded communication media that allows users to set their own level of interaction. It provides a huge reservior of data to be mined - which is a business like and a personal dislike.
116	Jul 10, 2009 6:53 PM	Like--ability to build a network and locate people with whom I have lost contact with. Dislike--how many different platforms there are and the need to continuousl update them. Also very annoying when people send totally irrelevant messages like "I'm sitting at a stop light." Who cares???
117	Jul 10, 2009 7:04 PM	I'm very private and find it invasive. It seems quite self indulgent to think others care about every action you take, no matter how small and insignificant. People must have WAY too much time.
118	Jul 10, 2009 9:53 PM	Addictive quality.
119	Jul 12, 2009 5:23 PM	I like being able to quickly check in. I don't like how technology invades my life.
120	Jul 12, 2009 11:14 PM	I like to be able to keep up with people who are important to me but do not wish to be clogged with information that I just have to delete
121	Jul 13, 2009 1:17 PM	I believe that it will eventually be used for marketing purposes. People may provide more information than they would in other settings. This could be used by unscruplous individuals. Just my take on it.
122	Jul 13, 2009 2:19 PM	Finding the time to use these tools is a challenge. In the rare instances I do find time, it is nice to keep up with people I haven't spoken with a long time.
123	Jul 13, 2009 6:06 PM	I have trouble keeping up with e-mail let alone the social networks I have signed up for. So far the biggest perk for me has been getting in touch with folks I lost contact with over time. I agree that it just takes more time and I am beginning to suspect it is adding a bunch of spam to my e-mail accounts!? It seems that we are replacing pen pals with computer contacts.... Nothing really so new as the enabling techology; pen and paper to the www.
124	Jul 13, 2009 11:05 PM	I like staying in touch with old friends and colleagues, and learning what they are doing now...sometimes 20 yers later. I had hoped Twitter would help me on a social justice project but it's limitations are crazy making. We'll use cellphones and a blog to communicate.
125	Jul 16, 2009 4:02 PM	Like: know more people easily Dislike: Time consuming
126	Jul 23, 2009 5:35 PM	like: ability to move/influence large numbers of people quickly Dislike: someone telling me they had a latte at Starbucks and it was good
127	Jul 28, 2009 6:51 AM	There are too many alternatives....