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The Misnomer of Social Networking

Ari Herzog

It is a fallacy to suggest social networking is about networking, opines Jeff Hurt. Identity comes first, relationship building second, and networking with the community third. Social networking sites are social identity sites. 40 Days and 40 Nights Without Social Networking.

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The Digital Gap

Ari Herzog

“About three-in-ten adults who live in rural communities (31%) report that they own a desktop or laptop computer, a smartphone, a home broadband connection and a tablet computer. Related Stories Clean Your Social Connections The 4 Social Networks I Use Most 10 Videos of the Week. ” – Pew , May 2019.

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The Digital Gap

Ari Herzog

“About three-in-ten adults who live in rural communities (31%) report that they own a desktop or laptop computer, a smartphone, a home broadband connection and a tablet computer. Related Stories Clean Your Social Connections The 4 Social Networks I Use Most 10 Videos of the Week. ” – Pew , May 2019.

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Meet the Fediverse

Ari Herzog

Mastodon, Pleroma, GNU Social, PeerTube, Friendica, and Hubzilla are among the more popular social networking services that collectively form the Fediverse. Mashable applauded privacy controls and community standards. The Verge appreciated the network growth. I admit I never heard of it until this week.

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Meet My New Dumb Smartphone

Ari Herzog

I didn’t care about social networking but I did need my Google calendar with me. AriHerzog is a digital marketing and government professional seeking a position in community affairs. It was fine for talking but texting only worked when the messages were strictly text. I couldn’t receive pictures.

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Why I Want a Dumb Phone

Ari Herzog

I wouldn’t use the phone for facebooking, tweeting, instagramming, or other social networking — but I’m doing that less and less on my current HTC phone so I’m not worried. This is about not needing social networking or cloud applications 24/7. I can play music on the phone. Comments Cheers.

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Approaching Strangers Through Foursquare

Ari Herzog

But I returned to the Foursquare community last winter and now share my check-ins on a daily basis. Isn’t that how social networking works? This privacy intrusion is why I deleted my Foursquare account two years ago. I didn’t want the world to know where I was unless I explicitly told them.