Comments on: Destination, or workflow component? http://blog.paulwalk.net/2008/04/19/destination-or-workflow-component/ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:23:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: paul walk’s weblog » Blog Archive » Why I suppose I ought to become a Daily Mail reader http://blog.paulwalk.net/2008/04/19/destination-or-workflow-component/#comment-1277 paul walk’s weblog » Blog Archive » Why I suppose I ought to become a Daily Mail reader Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:25:51 +0000 http://blog.paulwalk.net/2008/04/19/destination-or-workflow-component/#comment-1277 [...] have already characterised Facebook as a a walled garden. I don’t feel particularly inclined to advocate the use of Facebook to support activities in [...] [...] have already characterised Facebook as a a walled garden. I don’t feel particularly inclined to advocate the use of Facebook to support activities in [...]

]]> By: Vashti http://blog.paulwalk.net/2008/04/19/destination-or-workflow-component/#comment-915 Vashti Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:15:48 +0000 http://blog.paulwalk.net/2008/04/19/destination-or-workflow-component/#comment-915 Yep, I think that's exactly it, I agree with you that Facebook is a walled garden (although it is a walled garden with a lot of different smaller gardens within it), when you look at it from a workflow point of view. And not just because, as in your case, Twitter is easier to embedd in other virtual tools you are using, but also because, as in my case, I am not able to access Facebook whilst in my workplace, so it is quite literally walled off. From a social point of view, Facebook, for me and possibly other people, is actually embedded in my social world (by this I mean both communication with friends and also arranging nights out and events), in a virtual-real network which includes My Space, Facebook, event websites, events and actual human contact, all of which feed into each other... Yep, I think that’s exactly it, I agree with you that Facebook is a walled garden (although it is a walled garden with a lot of different smaller gardens within it), when you look at it from a workflow point of view. And not just because, as in your case, Twitter is easier to embedd in other virtual tools you are using, but also because, as in my case, I am not able to access Facebook whilst in my workplace, so it is quite literally walled off.
From a social point of view, Facebook, for me and possibly other people, is actually embedded in my social world (by this I mean both communication with friends and also arranging nights out and events), in a virtual-real network which includes My Space, Facebook, event websites, events and actual human contact, all of which feed into each other…

]]> By: paul http://blog.paulwalk.net/2008/04/19/destination-or-workflow-component/#comment-914 paul Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:51:32 +0000 http://blog.paulwalk.net/2008/04/19/destination-or-workflow-component/#comment-914 Hi Vashti, I noticed that you were a Fb power-user! Love the photos :-) My issue with Fb is how it doesn't engage with the rest of the <i>virtual</i> world - so I think it's an interesting point you make about the effect of Fb reaching out into the <i>real</i> world. Hi Vashti,
I noticed that you were a Fb power-user! Love the photos :-)

My issue with Fb is how it doesn’t engage with the rest of the virtual world - so I think it’s an interesting point you make about the effect of Fb reaching out into the real world.

]]> By: Vashti http://blog.paulwalk.net/2008/04/19/destination-or-workflow-component/#comment-913 Vashti Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:39:56 +0000 http://blog.paulwalk.net/2008/04/19/destination-or-workflow-component/#comment-913 I think the usefulness of Facebook depends on how you are engaging with it. I happened to join Facebook around the time I left my e-learning job, so although I have former work colleagues as Facebook friends, I don't use Facebook as part of my workflow, but instead for social reasons. As a social tool, it's very useful, not just for keeping up with old friends, but also for contacting people very easily, keeping up with forthcoming music events, and setting up small groups of friends to organize things for events. Most of all, I've found that a lot of people I knew very vaguely around my local community have become better friends since we have had access to each other's Facebook updates and accounts, allowing for informed conversations about people's activities and lives when you see them in real life. I haven't yet used Twitter, but I do get the impression it's been very useful for people in the world of e-learning and conferences, whereas though I know Facebook isn't for everyone, it can be a really enjoyable social tool with effects that reach out beyond the internet... I think the usefulness of Facebook depends on how you are engaging with it. I happened to join Facebook around the time I left my e-learning job, so although I have former work colleagues as Facebook friends, I don’t use Facebook as part of my workflow, but instead for social reasons.

As a social tool, it’s very useful, not just for keeping up with old friends, but also for contacting people very easily, keeping up with forthcoming music events, and setting up small groups of friends to organize things for events. Most of all, I’ve found that a lot of people I knew very vaguely around my local community have become better friends since we have had access to each other’s Facebook updates and accounts, allowing for informed conversations about people’s activities and lives when you see them in real life.

I haven’t yet used Twitter, but I do get the impression it’s been very useful for people in the world of e-learning and conferences, whereas though I know Facebook isn’t for everyone, it can be a really enjoyable social tool with effects that reach out beyond the internet…

]]> By: Brian Kelly http://blog.paulwalk.net/2008/04/19/destination-or-workflow-component/#comment-893 Brian Kelly Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:14:40 +0000 http://blog.paulwalk.net/2008/04/19/destination-or-workflow-component/#comment-893 Hi Paul - yes, I'd agree, regard Facebook as a destination, rather than a service which can play a significant role in a workflow. I use Facebook as a way of aggregating information status updates, messages, photos, from my contacts - which, incidentally, I now sometimes view using the Chirp screensaver. This provides a serendipitous view of what my contacts are doing - more fun than a display of my photos, which I'll be familiar with. Hi Paul - yes, I’d agree, regard Facebook as a destination, rather than a service which can play a significant role in a workflow. I use Facebook as a way of aggregating information status updates, messages, photos, from my contacts - which, incidentally, I now sometimes view using the Chirp screensaver. This provides a serendipitous view of what my contacts are doing - more fun than a display of my photos, which I’ll be familiar with.

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