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Best Alternatives To the Big Name Social Media?

Posted by timothy on from the use-anklebook-myface-and-pffft dept.

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?"

2 of 451 comments (clear)

  1. FB, MS, Tw? Yuck. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Facebook, MySpace, Twitter? Yuck. Use the real web.

  2. Give up already! by Phroggy · · Score: 0, Troll

    If the whole rest of the planet isn't using it, what's the point? Facebook is what we're stuck with. Get over it.

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