Best Alternatives To the Big Name Social Media?

rueger writes "Over a couple of years I have actually found Facebook pretty useful and/or entertaining. It has certainly allowed me to stay connected with a lot of people with whom I otherwise would have lost track, and for all its weaknesses it was handy for sharing links and such. This week, though, the privacy escapades have pushed me (and a lot of other people) over the edge. If Twitter's 140 characters aren't enough, LinkedIn is too business-oriented, MySpace too ugly, and Buzz — does anyone even use Buzz? What social media options are out there for all of those non-uber-techy folks?"

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Twitter's 14 Sockpuppets

[tepples]

To me, the 140-character limit of Twitter is more than offset by the conciseness of the information it thusly transports. I find it actually very stimulating to be limited to 140 characters.

If only we could impose the same limit on Erris, gnutoo, ibane, and the rest of the gang.

Re:Big name = other people

[TheLink]

Yeah, the fledgling little posts of various AIs are amusing to observe on Slashdot right? ;)

Re:"Outside"

[countertrolling]

I got Windows... but they break even if you throw a cupcake at them.