Comments on: Social Media Addictions http://stephaniemcculley.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/social-media-addictions/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:48:03 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: How Much is Too Much? « PRotocol http://stephaniemcculley.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/social-media-addictions/#comment-8 How Much is Too Much? « PRotocol Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:25:02 +0000 http://stephaniemcculley.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-8 [...] Stephanie McCulley made a great point in a recent blog about the addictive properties of virtual social networks. Not only do they allow us to keep up-to-the-second on gossip and social circles, but they provide us with a way to escape from our daily lives.   [...] [...] Stephanie McCulley made a great point in a recent blog about the addictive properties of virtual social networks. Not only do they allow us to keep up-to-the-second on gossip and social circles, but they provide us with a way to escape from our daily lives.   [...]

]]> By: Liz Harney http://stephaniemcculley.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/social-media-addictions/#comment-7 Liz Harney Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:50:49 +0000 http://stephaniemcculley.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-7 Stephanie, Signing up for all these social networks, Facebook, PR Open Mic, and all the rest, is like flirting with addiction. I completely agree with you when you said how time consuming they are and how much they make you want to use them for procrastination purposes. I find myself falling prey to them all the time. The one benefit I see, however, is like you mentioned, try to use them for something constructive, like staying in touch with employers or old friends. I think it's all about finding that delicate balance between work and play. But hey, why not do both?! Liz Stephanie,
Signing up for all these social networks, Facebook, PR Open Mic, and all the rest, is like flirting with addiction. I completely agree with you when you said how time consuming they are and how much they make you want to use them for procrastination purposes. I find myself falling prey to them all the time. The one benefit I see, however, is like you mentioned, try to use them for something constructive, like staying in touch with employers or old friends. I think it’s all about finding that delicate balance between work and play. But hey, why not do both?!

Liz

]]> By: tiffanyderville http://stephaniemcculley.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/social-media-addictions/#comment-6 tiffanyderville Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:19:10 +0000 http://stephaniemcculley.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-6 Stephanie, I'm glad to hear that you are enjoying your journey into social media! It is a great way to join contemporary conversations about public relations. You will be up-to-date on issues for your job interviews, you can develop a network of professional contacts before even looking for a job, and you might even be recruited based on your social media use! I think there are many benefits. On the other hand, social media is time consuming, and it's important that you keep the other commitments that you have in life. Tiffany Stephanie,

I’m glad to hear that you are enjoying your journey into social media! It is a great way to join contemporary conversations about public relations. You will be up-to-date on issues for your job interviews, you can develop a network of professional contacts before even looking for a job, and you might even be recruited based on your social media use! I think there are many benefits. On the other hand, social media is time consuming, and it’s important that you keep the other commitments that you have in life.

Tiffany

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