Comments on: 43 Things – YASNS With a Point http://www.distracto.net/2004/12/43-things-yasns/ Short-lived Obsessions with Interesting Things Sat, 08 Jan 2011 03:55:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: B.A.R. http://www.distracto.net/2004/12/43-things-yasns/comment-page-1/#comment-13 B.A.R. Fri, 24 Dec 2004 16:37:17 +0000 http://blog.distracto.net/?p=13#comment-13 Are you kidding? I would be honored!! :) That would be fantastic! I'll take whatever I can get a short, couple paragraphs, whatever would wonderful. Thank you! B.A.R. www.badassreviews.com Are you kidding? I would be honored!! :) That would be fantastic! I’ll take whatever I can get a short, couple paragraphs, whatever would wonderful.

Thank you!
B.A.R.
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]]> By: Frank Pape http://www.distracto.net/2004/12/43-things-yasns/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Frank Pape Fri, 24 Dec 2004 15:34:12 +0000 http://blog.distracto.net/?p=13#comment-12 Well, I certainly have reservations about the effectiveness of business contact trading. Though that's not what 43 Things is about -- I was just using jigsaw as a comparative example. I'll be glad to write something up for you once I've had time to form a more solid opinion on 43 Things. Sound good? Thanks for the comments! Well, I certainly have reservations about the effectiveness of business contact trading. Though that’s not what 43 Things is about — I was just using jigsaw as a comparative example. I’ll be glad to write something up for you once I’ve had time to form a more solid opinion on 43 Things. Sound good? Thanks for the comments!

]]> By: B.A.R. http://www.distracto.net/2004/12/43-things-yasns/comment-page-1/#comment-11 B.A.R. Thu, 23 Dec 2004 22:55:50 +0000 http://blog.distracto.net/?p=13#comment-11 Business contacts. I don't see that working very well. The higher the level of the contact to your business/industry, the less likely you'd be willing to dump their information on a public database. I work with some pretty highlevel people, and discretion is what keeps them. But regardless, would you consider writing a review? Or could we post your post as a guest reviewer? Regards, B.A.R. www.badassreviews.com Business contacts. I don’t see that working very well. The higher the level of the contact to your business/industry, the less likely you’d be willing to dump their information on a public database. I work with some pretty highlevel people, and discretion is what keeps them.

But regardless, would you consider writing a review? Or could we post your post as a guest reviewer?

Regards,
B.A.R.
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]]> By: Frank Pape http://www.distracto.net/2004/12/43-things-yasns/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Frank Pape Sun, 19 Dec 2004 17:55:12 +0000 http://blog.distracto.net/?p=13#comment-10 Well, perhaps you're right. I certainly doubt I'll be using 43 Things more often than del.icio.us. But it seems like there are a couple things it still has going for it. For one, the connections are slightly more meaningful than "I know you" or "I work with you". There is a greater level of common interest established that might be strong enough to build on. Actually, considering your words and thinking about it a little more, it seems like my original "con" might actually be a strength. Allowing arbitrary group formation hopefully serves to keep them at a manageable size. Also, each "thing's" blog gives its participants the ability to create a shared journal their progress. That could help build a sense of community and ownership around that particular thing. I consider 43 Things a community blog tool rather than another FOAF site. Maybe that's the edge it needs. I guess time will tell :) Well, perhaps you’re right. I certainly doubt I’ll be using 43 Things more often than del.icio.us. But it seems like there are a couple things it still has going for it.

For one, the connections are slightly more meaningful than “I know you” or “I work with you”. There is a greater level of common interest established that might be strong enough to build on.

Actually, considering your words and thinking about it a little more, it seems like my original “con” might actually be a strength. Allowing arbitrary group formation hopefully serves to keep them at a manageable size.

Also, each “thing’s” blog gives its participants the ability to create a shared journal their progress. That could help build a sense of community and ownership around that particular thing. I consider 43 Things a community blog tool rather than another FOAF site. Maybe that’s the edge it needs. I guess time will tell :)

]]> By: Liz Lawley http://www.distracto.net/2004/12/43-things-yasns/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Liz Lawley Sat, 18 Dec 2004 22:37:34 +0000 http://blog.distracto.net/?p=13#comment-9 I agree that social networking tools are much more useful when they're a feature of somthing that serves a useful purpose, rather than an end in themselves. That's why tools like Flickr and del.icio.us have been so successful. However, I'm not yet sold on 43 Things. Again, the tool is shaped around the "hey, look, I'm part of a group!" approach. How does it help me actually accomplish something? I don't want to know everyone interested in learning X...that's still too broad an approach (remember how quickly the groups got out of control in size over on Orkut? how useful is a group of 1500 people, really?). In contrast, Flickr, del.icio.us, Meetup and the like allow both structured and informal group-forming, and allow connections based on content interests as well as real-world socializing. I agree that social networking tools are much more useful when they’re a feature of somthing that serves a useful purpose, rather than an end in themselves. That’s why tools like Flickr and del.icio.us have been so successful.

However, I’m not yet sold on 43 Things. Again, the tool is shaped around the “hey, look, I’m part of a group!” approach. How does it help me actually accomplish something? I don’t want to know everyone interested in learning X…that’s still too broad an approach (remember how quickly the groups got out of control in size over on Orkut? how useful is a group of 1500 people, really?).

In contrast, Flickr, del.icio.us, Meetup and the like allow both structured and informal group-forming, and allow connections based on content interests as well as real-world socializing.

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