Comments for Jesus Navarro

Comment on Facebook Filter by jnavarro

jnavarro — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:07:56 +0000

I just didn’t want to look like a jerk to these people.

Comment on Facebook Filter by egoogins

egoogins — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:27:13 +0000

If you could have eliminated that many people from your facebook then why didn’t you? Is there any positive effect to them remaining friends with you?

Comment on Chat Roulette by jnavarro

jnavarro — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:40:01 +0000

I would agree that chat roulette’s potential comes from the fact that you can actually meet random people and possibly get some sort of experience you wouldn’t otherwise get. Like the reading said, social networking sites more for upholding relationships that already existed. Though it’s possible to meet new people to it, its very unlikely. But with chat roulette there’s no way to uphold any previous relationship unless you happen to pair up with the same person over and over again.
So its primary purpose, despite what it’s really being used for, is to just meet someone you’ve never seen before. Whether or not you actually become friends is something else, but that’s also part of the “gamble.”
Sometimes you win, but you may also win the jackpot.

Comment on Chat Roulette by dmurthy

dmurthy — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:56:19 +0000

Jesus,

A very interesting post indeed. I thought you made some very thoughtful observations.

I was particularly curious on whether you thought part of chatroulette’s potential value was to expose us to new thoughts, communities, or knowledge we would not have come across through more conventional social networking. Furthermore, does the anarchic nature of the site also put it in contrast to more corporatized social network sites like Facebook, bebo, etc.?

Comment on My Second Life dude by dmurthy

dmurthy — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:40:21 +0000

Thanks for posting this Jesus! It is nice for the class to get a look at what you had described in class. Perhaps you can relate some of these experiences to our readings? Thanks again.