Jersey Shore Meets Social Media (Just my Take)

Jersey Shore Meets Social Media (Just my Take)

Okay so Google + is public, and the it seems that some people just love it, and then some people don't. That is completely understandable, what I am puzzled by is the sheer hate I am seeing in some posts. What is causing that? Honestly it does remind me of bad episode of Jersey Shore. Why all this commotion about a which social media platform is the ONE! Maybe I over simplify things but the way I see it, if you don't like Google +, don't engage on it, stick with what you like, but don't waste my time being negative and well, some are downright mean. Life is too short to try and force your will or opinions on others. Understand I am not talking about well thought out, well written opinion pieces here, I am talking about the "smack" ala Jersey Shore comments that I have seen from some.

Personally I am a Twitter user first and foremost, however I also enjoy FB, Linkedin, and (oh no he isn't) Google +, as well as Delicious, SU, Tumblr and a host of others. Oh and not to mention to my ActiveRain family, irreplaceable! Some I use more often than others and some for specific reasons, but nowhere will you read anything from me talking smack about one or the other. As I have said before, keep the Internet free, free to use and engage on whatever level you want, on whatever platform you want. Is that so revolutionary?

I guess what is confusing me the most is that some of the really bad comments are coming from individuals who on other posts preach peace, love, dove. How can you on one hand endorse freedom of expression and on the other bash a platform that you dislike. I guess you can because that is the heart of freedom of expression, but really am I the only who sees this as counter productive.

Quite frankly, I am not impressed with the FB changes and am finding myself using Google + more and more, but that is me, and I am not blogging or commenting about how FB is dying etc, besides my most commonly used platform continues to be Twitter, and I don't see that ending anytime soon.

I guess in the end I just don't understand the need some people have for making things so dramatic, if you like it, use it, if not , don't. After all we are in a economic crisis worldwide, do you think which social media platform you like has all that much importance on the truly important issues of the day?

Which brings me to my final point, if utilizing a particular social media platform can positively affect the world in a certain way, say helping to reduce childhood hunger, do you really care which platform is successful in such an endeavor? Isn't the end result the important thing? Come on people, lighten up, life is too short for such pettiness.