Here's an interesting article describing Japan's tendency for anonymous social networking. The article describes how despite Google's best efforts, YouTube has become a place to parade your pet rather than yourself, and how on Mixi, you're unlikely to "socialize" with anyone you don't already know.
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Ha ha - I just found this. Awesome. Selling snowmen to the Japanese. People buy...I'll try it if I can get my hands on it....Not quite as bad as Nakashima Mika's version (honestly what could be?), but...OH wait a minute...it is damn pricey for just a three pack....This might actually be good. I look forward to giving it a try....Congrats on getting photo of the week in the current...well done Danny!! I'm sold! (-:...Good point. Maybe he had a senior moment....I thought the pictures were great! Nice review. :-)...But if he's Catholic...where's that put HIS work ethic? Ha ha. What wins out?...
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Wow great article thanks. I have to say I'm kinda with the Japanese on this one. I did the facebook and myspace thing for a while but quickly hid my profile because of all the ridiculous friend requests from people with whom I had nothing in common and outright harassment. These sites are just so vague and broad I don't see the point - frankly my experience was that the unifying element was a kind of desperation for sex or friends. I mean, seriously, those things called "friends" are just links to a page having thousands of them means absolutely nothing.
I reckon things like jSoc, where people come together for a reason and shared interest are a far better way to go.