My latest goofing around online is on AIM Lifestream. Yep, you read right. There is a very simple explanation – privacy.
Tweeter is simply just noise right now. I absolutely detest their new retweet (RT) feature. It’s annoying and I definitely don’t want my stream filled with tweets of people I don’t follow – it was tolerable before but now the retweets appear as a tweet from the original source. In other words, your entire stream may be filled with tweets of people you don’t follow. Then there is the List. Really, who has the time to go through all that? I got on Twitter to learn from people I admire, engage in conversations with peers and friends, not to be bombarded with broadcasts and advertisements. The only time I now use Twitter is to ping someone or people to ping me. Visit a wet market (similar to farmers’ market in the US) in Singapore and you’ll know what I mean when I compare Twitter to it. Twitter is now a BIG global fish market.
Facebook, on the other hand, is jambalaya. They have no clear business model – it keeps changing not based on their or user needs, mind you, but based on their competitors – Twitter, Buddypress and the like. Simply idiotic. And then suddenly what you thought you privately shared on Facebook is no longer private but very much public. I’ve lost track of their idiocy. Then you have to deal with accepting or rejecting “friend” request from people you know – but don’t want to know too much about – as well as from strangers – which is fine as long as they aren’t weirdos or axe killers. With their new changes, your stream is again filled with comments, photos, infos of “friends of friends” you absolutely care nothing about and simply don’t want them on your stream. Yes, I’ve very little tolerance for incompetents and foul-mouthed individuals – deceitful at work as competent because of their excellent a$$ kissing abilities while others are simply B. It’s a free world and people may choose how they lead their lives or how devoid of decent human beings they wish to be. But surely, I should have the choice to decide who I can eliminate from my stream as well? That’s not asking too much, is it?
Comparatively, AIM Lifestream gives me the option to be very selective in sharing my thoughts, photos, live chats with and who may comment on those. Having said that, it’s yet to be seen how soon I’ll be bored with it or how fast AIM will change their features. But, I’ll enjoy the service while it lasts.
I’m quite done Lifestreaming tonight….for now.
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