Comments on: Twittering Addicts And O.S.M.O.S.I.S. Sufferers

By: Jake

Jake — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 04:31:21 +0000

woah… facebook on my website!? Cool…

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:53:07 +0000

wow i love that video!!!
i am such a twitter addict its not even funny.
i guess i am a internet socialite.
wow never thought i’d say that!

By: Stephen Hurlbut

Stephen Hurlbut — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:31:19 +0000

I think I can sort of relate to the wanting to grasp little tid bits of information about people, but I think the main reason I joined Twitter is to create an open conversation with people. I can chat with those people I watch on youtube or have met various other ways. I do think it is ridiculous to go out and narrate every bit of your life(I’m eating oatmeal:P), but sort of the point to write out things that come to your head that maybe you want others to comment on.

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:39:10 +0000

oh yes. You can really get lost on the internet with stumpleupon. Bryan (my brother) finds the craziest sites all the time.

By: boontok

boontok — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:01:11 +0000

Now that you’ve said what you need to say can I be critical?

It seems that you presented what are not two separate categories, rather, one (OSMOSIS) is a gateway to the other. I believe there is a healthy amount of giving and receiving that can take place on the interwebs. You incorporate it in your routine in a healthy amount… you know, you consume a bit here and there and you share a bit here and there. But what happens to a person’s life when they are consumed by the amount of information they both give and receive… to the point where their day-to-day life (laundry, work, face-to-face interaction with others, a sure grip on reality, etc.) is diminished by trying to sustain their “virtual lives”?
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Nice post Jake. You are a master of words.

By: angelInstead

angelInstead — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:37:02 +0000

Maybe I’m so sick that I don’t realize I’m sick, but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with Twitter. Sure, if it becomes an obsession than it’s a problem – but isn’t it the same with everything else? If used in moderation Twitter and other sites of the sociosphere are fun features that keep you connected to the virtual world, entertained and in step with modern technology and progress.

By: Angela

Angela — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:54:23 +0000

Though I am not on twitter, and now am convinced never to join, that video was hilarious.

and I will admit I fall under the O.S.M.O.S.I.S. category

stumpleupon and facebook have definitely determine my status as a student. aka slacker.