James - I have never used Facebook so could you explain the hiding,
soundingboard etc.?
On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 11:26 AM, James Davies <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I think if it does have an effect it shd be a tool that's utilised in terms
> of promotion. The problem is surely the pollination of all poetries being
> connected to one another or even more widely just everyone you know or don't
> on Facebook but especially in Myspace. I am loosely connected to Openned and
> very much so to The Other Room. Alex Davies (no relation) of Openned fame
> does a Facebook for our reading series to promote events and I know people
> take notice of the events there check out their responses etc. I think the
> myspacing is less likely to do so. It seems to me that Facebook has many
> problems politically - such as hiding, being a sounding board and
> encouraging pointless phatic conversation but if used in moderation and with
> purpose is also designed so that people do communcate. By design I think the
> pictures and the fact that Facebook is basically email where everyone can
> see everyone elses emails is very open. I would say that the choosing of
> 'friends' (which is perhaps the most disgusting misuse of a word i can think
> of) is important so that one is only 'friends' with poets and only of a
> particular bent else it just becomes a personal email. I haven't got a
> Facebook by the way. It's too addictive isn't it? I would like it to work
> and would really liek to hear others ideas on how it's worked/not worked.
>
> I am currently having a cup of coffee
>
> This is my picture. I am standing by the photocopier photocopying the Mrs
> Sharma letter.
>
> James
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> Message Received: Sep 24 2008, 10:09 AM
> From: "Bridget Khursheed"
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> Subject: Poets on Myspace
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> I would be interested to hear of others' experience on Myspace,
> Facebook or any other social networking forum.
>
> Good? Bad? Useful?
>
> I read one poet's contention on the former that nobody was likely to
> stroll over to his page by accident. Has this been your experience?
> (Not mine by the way! having been both the destination of strolls and
> a stroller!)
>
> Is it actually worth putting listings up?
>
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