derekl_1963

A friend recently posted how she has just joined Facebook - so I thought I'd post something I wrote a while back:

LiveJournal, Facebook, and Twitter - a comparison.

LJ is like a weekend at a remote cabin with friends - plenty of time to talk, work on things, and hang out, but it takes some effort to get there and plumbing is a bit dodgy.

Facebook is like an evening at a VERY LOUD COLLEGE PUB. Lots of bright flashing disco lights, everybody is buying everybody else shots, AND LOTS OF LOUD MUSIC. But it's a popular spot and easy to get to. Nevermind you can't actually have a conversation among the noise and distractions... After all, isn't the club scene about being seen in cool places with cool people?

Twitter is like Facebook, but the party is being held in an church basement. There's no booze, no music, no disco lights... All the ambiance of cold pancakes with no syrup. But the party is being hosted by the kewlest kid in town so everyone wants to be there - but the main activity at the 'party' is calling everyone else on your cell phone's speed dial and holding 20 second conversations about what a wonderful time they are having. In between your own conversations, you endlessly overhear one end of the conversation of everyone standing close to you. When you get to the end of your speed dial, you start again from the top.

Feel free to share, but do give credit. :)