tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023495.post5882327979568688693..comments2023-08-09T08:58:25.557-05:00Comments on The Sociology Blog: Social Media is About Sociology not TechnologyChad M. Gesserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04037260701468899555noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023495.post-1486473300193770542009-04-16T23:02:00.000-05:002009-04-16T23:02:00.000-05:00I think, that as humans, we take the tools and mor...I think, that as humans, we take the tools and morph them to suit our own uses. In the process, they become less about technology and tools and more about a fully functional community. The tools take on lives of their own.<br /><br />MySpace now has the feeling of a dirty, seedy bar, one that you might go to if you were only looking for the "not so right" things. A case in point is a friend of Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07873424369222681528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023495.post-24246868845718087732009-04-15T09:20:00.000-05:002009-04-15T09:20:00.000-05:00I disagree with Social media only being about soci...I disagree with Social media only being about sociology. It is true that social media impacts the way people interact with each other and is changing the way relationships flow, but on a broad view, I disagree with the notion in the article that you reference that "tools are tools." <br /><br />Technology created the current social media trends and continues to drive social media as technology Jack Wilsonhttp://twitter.com/k4sacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023495.post-21996812338427886522009-04-10T18:21:00.000-05:002009-04-10T18:21:00.000-05:00I think that social networking tools are beginning...I think that social networking tools are beginning to replace face to face contact. I don't think that's something that's going to change. I do support networks like facebook because although you may not call someone or see someone you used to before, you can talk to someone on facebook that you normally wouldn't call. these tools are a good way to keep in touch with a whole bunch of people. Heather McCartynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023495.post-12822138280038726242009-04-09T17:24:00.000-05:002009-04-09T17:24:00.000-05:00I think that they do because that is one of the wa...I think that they do because that is one of the ways that my wife and I communicated while i was in Iraq. Also, when family and friends dont talk in a while it is easy to look on their page to see how they have been doing and what all is going on. Robert AskinsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com