I think a big part of my lack of interest with online phenomena is the fact that I don't really spend all that much time on my computer. If I'm having a lazy day, I'd really much rather watch a movie than screw around online. Don't get me wrong, I've been obsessed with a number of different, useless websites. I don't think there was a day in the summer of 2010 that I didn't see what other people texted last night... but still, I always feel behind every one else.
Case in point: #whatshouldwecallme
I recently added a Tumblr account to my (slow)growing presence online and was incredibly excited to find a wildly amusing Tumblr to follow known as #whatshouldwecallme. I sat on my couch for hours laughing to myself about stupid little things like this:
Looking Back On This Semester
When I heard my front door open I was pumped that I could share my new find with my roommates. One would assume that as farmers, they don't spend a whole lot of time delving into the depths of the internet.
One would be wrong.
"Yeah, you've never heard of that site before?"
I was crushed. I'm never the person who shows a fresh YouTube video to a room filled with anxious on-lookers. I am always the girl who tells jokes that everyone has already heard. I am just constantly a step behind what's "cool" and "trendy".
But I've recently decided that I'm kind of okay with being the last person to see sites like this. I'm okay with not understanding how Twitter works (#sincewhenisanumbersigncalledahashtag?) and I'm really okay with not knowing of yet another site upon which I will waste hours that could otherwise be wasted.
I admire all you avid bloggers, tweeters and linkedin folks out there... I just can't keep up with ya.
I am literally in the exact same position as you as far as my networking skills go. I did not have a Facebook until years after my friends did, and do not have any other social networking sites attached to my name. My blog group recently made a Twitter, and it was the first time I had ever been on the site. I, too, find #whatshouldwecallme absolutely hilarious and have found myself on numerous occasions on the site hitting next for hours. I do not see a problem with my lack of an online presence. I believe that networking is a good idea and I am glad that I am beginning to familiarize myself with the cyber world; however, I am still a firm believer in a pen, paper, and a book, and do not want to become so dependent upon the internet that I begin to use it to identify myself, which I think a lot of people in our society do. So good for us for keeping it real!
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way. It actually sounds like you are way ahead of me in the social networking realm. I don't have a Twitter account and I still have no idea what the difference between Tumblr and Stumbleupon is. I guess I could easily find out, but to be honest I really don't care. I, too, would rather watch a good movie or read a good book than spend hours messing around online. Then again, stalking people from high school can be addicting. I agree with Sarah that it is good to have some exposure to the cyber world, but I am also happy to keep my distance from it (aside from these class blogs...).
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