Comments on Tales of the Trees: Too Connected?

I am mildly obsessed with Facebook and blogs. I ca...

2009-10-23T06:55:50.947-07:00

I am mildly obsessed with Facebook and blogs. I can't help it. I blame the computer for making it so easy to get to!!!

Hi, my name is Jane, and I have a connectivy probl...

2009-10-21T07:50:38.080-07:00

Hi, my name is Jane, and I have a connectivy problem.

Maybe we can start an online support group.

I'm right there with you with AOL and you'...

2009-10-20T22:50:39.762-07:00

I'm right there with you with AOL and you've got mail!!! I have 5 emails!! One for school & work, one for just friends & fam, one for junk mail, one for the good junk mail, and one for my blog. I didn't think anyone else had more than two. Glad to know I'm not alone. I think life was simpler without all this stuff, that's why I try to go a day here and there without it..or days like I have with my blog.

I can't help myself, I check any account I hav...

2009-10-20T20:04:45.579-07:00

I can't help myself, I check any account I have all the time, even if I don't get a phone alert, I think maybe just maybe there's a new e-mail in there. Craziness! =)

This is exactly why I only have a blog and email. ...

2009-10-20T19:25:55.388-07:00

This is exactly why I only have a blog and email. I don't do Facebook, mainly because I like to rebel, But also because I don't have the time. Where do you people find the TIME for all this???

I've thought about that often, too. I, too, re...

2009-10-20T18:24:03.457-07:00

I've thought about that often, too. I, too, remember the good 'ol AOL days. I was addicted. Snow days? SCORE...I get to stay home and IM all day. :) It was great.

I have so many accounts, too...early this year I deleted MySpace...that was a step. It felt good, but sometimes I miss it. (Why, I don't know, since I still talk to all those people -everywhere else-). But while simple might be nice at times, I NEED to stay connected. :) It'd be too boring if I couldn't.

Oh lordy yes we are all too connected. Haven't...

2009-10-20T17:08:06.083-07:00

Oh lordy yes we are all too connected. Haven't you forgotten your phone and it might as well been your underwear that day? I also have nearly 4 email accounts and the usual social networking sites and the "professional" one that I don't know how to operate.

Kind of strange that our society is moving in a way that we all MUST know what everyone else is doing/thinking/going to be doing/had for breakfast/etc.

I suppose it's just about balance and moderation and the instant gratification of information access.

The only thing I have given up is MySpace but the others have staying power in my life.

Times have certainly changed and we are able to st...

2009-10-20T16:59:15.651-07:00

Times have certainly changed and we are able to stay connected with so many. I am thankful however for the way that God has connected my life with so many great women (like you) through blogging...it's just the coolest thing!

P.S. I just got an iPhone and I am loving it!!

P.P.S. Thank you so much for your email...so sweet! I'll be writing you back soon...

Gosh I was AOL obsessed! I couldn't get enough...

2009-10-20T16:43:30.519-07:00

Gosh I was AOL obsessed! I couldn't get enough of it! I just think about all the relationships/friendships...with of course only people I actually already knew...but were created!

I had xanga too!! My page doesn't exist though I never canceled it.. I kind of wish I could find those postings I did and keep them! Do you know?? haha

I have myspace..but I got bored with it. I think I logged on the other day for the first time in 6 months..and that is only bc i got an email saying someone sent me a message.

I think facebook and blogging are the best :)

Yes, I feel people are obsessed with the computer ...

2009-10-20T16:07:30.181-07:00

Yes, I feel people are obsessed with the computer these days. They're more into blogging or twittering than spending time with their family. I check my personal email every 3 days since I don't have much important mail on there. I don't do Twitter and don't do much on MySpace because of school. I have a FB account because most of my family is there. It's nice because some live far away.

I think you have to reevaluate things every so often.

Yeah...I have a professional networking account, a...

2009-10-20T15:22:41.157-07:00

Yeah...I have a professional networking account, as well as all of those you mentioned! I try to condense them, but they all have some tiny thing about them that I like, so I can cancel them!

Balloon boy was in my town so I heard within minut...

2009-10-20T13:15:22.744-07:00

Balloon boy was in my town so I heard within minutes of the media. I'm with you, not sure if social networking is a great thing or an evil thing. Still not going to stop me though.

My friends make fun of me for being so attached to...

2009-10-20T12:17:08.301-07:00

My friends make fun of me for being so attached to facebook and blogging, but I love it and that's what matters!!! I don't think anything is wrong with it!

LOL at the AOL memory. I was the same way. I used...

2009-10-20T12:13:56.578-07:00

LOL at the AOL memory. I was the same way.

I used to be addicted to soap opera message boards. I would spend WAY too much time on them discussing episodes/rumors/spoilers/etc (judge me, if you must, lol). However, I actually met some of my best friends on those sites. People that I met through soap operas are people that I still talk with several times a month on the phone and go on Girls' Weekends with.

I have a MySpace, but I hardly use it anymore. Facebook and Blogger are my staples, plus a work email and personal email. While I may spend too much time on them, I also feel like I know more about what's going on in my friends' and family's lives than I used to.

Think of it this way.... at least you're connecting with real people. It's better than being obsessed with something that isn't real, imo, lol.

So glad to hear I am not alone with all the 'c...

2009-10-20T12:05:49.663-07:00

So glad to hear I am not alone with all the 'connectivity'... I think the worst part, for me, is that checking all of these sites is basically all I do at work. I hardly have time to actually work because I'm so busy sending tweets or checking random status messages.. Lol

i'm right there with you and all these other l...

2009-10-20T11:38:29.312-07:00

i'm right there with you and all these other ladies. i also have a connectivity problem ;)
i check everything, mostly just at work though. i blog like it's going outta style, i can't help it though....it's an addiction.

I think I'm a little too addicted. I check twi...

2009-10-20T11:23:10.209-07:00

I think I'm a little too addicted. I check twitter and e-mail accounts before I even get out of bed in the morning. It's just become part of my routine and I can't break it.

I just totally had high school flashbacks of "...

2009-10-20T10:46:32.538-07:00

I just totally had high school flashbacks of "WELCOME!!" logging onto AOL. Too funny!!

I started feeling overwhelmed about my connectivity last month. I have deleted everything but my blog, personal email and work email. I do have a facebook, but I rarely use it and don't put pictures up. I felt like it was turning into quantity v. quality and that while I was maintaining contact with tons of people, it wasn't really meaningful to me. So, I pared it down and kept the stuff I really loved!

My parents continually were on the hunt to minimiz...

2009-10-20T10:35:43.532-07:00

My parents continually were on the hunt to minimize the amount of time I spent on the internet in middle school... so they would turn up the volume all the way on our big giant home computer.. so when I logged into AOL it boomed "YOU'VE GOT MAIL!" and shook the windowframes.

Which is why my laptop is ALWAYS on mute unless I am watching a video or listening to music at that exact second.

As far as sites I used today, I have my blog and Twitter, which are a secret to my real life. Then there's facebook, which is only for my real life.

This past month I've been on twitter more than the past 9 months combined... I definitely need to take a break from it. Not healthy.

But I'd never delete any of them - I enjoy them too much!

Oh my word... I have been feeling the same way lat...

2009-10-20T10:19:37.011-07:00

Oh my word... I have been feeling the same way lately. I never use Myspace and I hardly ever "tweet" anymore so I am thinking of getting rid of it all together. Never ever Facebook and Blogger... but really, do I have to check for status updates every 10 seconds?!

I can totally relate...who didn't love the &qu...

2009-10-20T10:18:59.618-07:00

I can totally relate...who didn't love the "You've Got Mail" sound. :)

I loved it when we first go AOL and had to laugh o...

2009-10-20T10:17:03.185-07:00

I loved it when we first go AOL and had to laugh out loud when you said you were dissapointed when the guy didnt say you had mail, I was the same way haha. I do think sometimes the internet and blogging/twitter/facebook take up too much of my time but oh well. It makes me happy and entertains me :) what can I say. Love your blog by the way. You are constantly making me laugh.

Ha! I so agree! If I could only have those wasted ...

2009-10-20T10:12:49.284-07:00

Ha! I so agree! If I could only have those wasted hours back that I spent checking the facebook status of 'friends' that I've only met once...oh, what I could do with all that time.

I'm laughing so hard b/c I was thinking the ex...

2009-10-20T09:51:42.139-07:00

I'm laughing so hard b/c I was thinking the exact same thing last night. And that even though I thought those things I have no desire to give any of them up.

I totally feel the same way. Sometimes it eats mor...

2009-10-20T09:50:45.454-07:00

I totally feel the same way. Sometimes it eats more of my time than it should - that's for sure!