"In 2007, a college student explained to me that he preferred Facebook to MySpace because MySpace (in his view) was for emo kids who liked Death Cab for Cutie and Facebook was for clever kids who liked words. “The Facebook interface is minimalist and not stupid or smeared with fingerpaint like MySpace,” he said, if I remember right. “It leaves room for wit.”"It is interesting to think that Facebook is more about the use of words--especially the clever use of words. How important is the status update in Facebook? Does it show connection to the group? Does it show engagement with the Social Network Site? Does it show a willingness to communicate with others which the other more static aspects of the profile do not?
15 February 2009
The Medium - Being There - The Subtle Art of the Facebook Update - NYTimes.com
The Medium - Being There - The Subtle Art of the Facebook Update - NYTimes.com:
