Web 2.0 Is Better With Friends

Posted on Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

I just signed up to StumbleUpon, I have been using del.icio.us more and more recently, I occasionally Digg worthy sites and I have a small MyBlogLog community. Sites and services like this are great fun, useful and part of the whole web 2.0 experience. Having been pretty quiet online, save for this blog and a few comments I make on others’ blogs, I am not really a member of any community. This means that I have been missing out on one of the main ingredients in this social Internet: friends.

I’m not complaining about being lonely, I just want someone to share my bookmarks with, someone who might enjoy articles that I digg, someone to guide my stumbling, even a few more members in my MyBlogLog community. So go on, add me, make me your friend on any of the above and let me share more of my experiences with you.

It’s not all selfish though, I want to see what you have bookmarked, what you digg, what you like to stumble. I’d like to join your community, read your blog and be your friend too. Web 2.0 is the social web and I want to play a bigger part in it.

While we are on this topic, if you have any tips for how to use these services not to increase traffic, but to get a better experience of the web, please leave me a comment. I’d be very interested to hear how you use any of the sites I mention above, or whatever your favourite web 2.0 site is.

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Comments

  1. 1April 12th, 2007 at 11:51 pm

    Nyssa Says:

    I don’t use any of those (at the moment anyway). I find it hard to stick to something when it comes to “communities”… normally I forget about them, to be honest hehe. Maybe when I go back home and have more time I will try getting into them a little bit more. :)


  2. 2April 13th, 2007 at 12:21 am

    Phil Says:

    Hi Nyssa,

    I’ve found that all of the things mentioned above have been useful or interesting without being part of the community side of things, especially del.icio.us, I have loads of interesting articles saved there now!

    I wanted to get into the community side of things more as this is what web 2.0 is really based on (in my opinion). The success of these services is based on interaction and communication between members and I wanted to start that off now!

    Let me know if you do join up to any of them.


  3. 3April 16th, 2007 at 11:50 am

    Nyssa Says:

    Well, I’m on MyBlogLog, StumbleUpon and del.icio.us already. :)


  4. 4April 28th, 2007 at 12:04 pm

    Rory Says:

    I’d be happy to help out, Phil. I’m pretty much in the same position. I have an account at all the social sites you mention, but I’m not harnessing them as I could be. I’m also not sure what the best way of doing so is.

    But, hey, our paths are bound to cross. I shall seek you out and request your friendship, and let’s see what comes from it.


  5. 5April 28th, 2007 at 1:58 pm

    Phil Says:

    Thanks for joining my MBL community Rory. You’re right, I’m sure we will cross and I’ll be sure to look out for you!


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