Vague versus "frank" status updates

December 30, 2008 / Filed under: Social Networking

I hate vague status updates! You know, those social network users who haven't updated in a long time, and finally chime in something like this:

Jen can't believe it's happening.

... or:

Jen hopes it works this time around.

What are you talking about!? It kills me because I want to know what is happening but the update is so vague, it's impossible to decipher.

Perhaps I'm more "frank" when I update my status. I tend to just say exactly what's on my mind - no deciphering needed. Some of my followers like this approach; others can't stand it. For example, it's not uncommon for me to say something like this:

Eating potato chips.

You can't get more dry than that. Yet I don't feel I need to sugar-coat my updates. What you see is what you get. I'm not hiding behind any "online persona." I don't feel the need to over-glorify my updates with fancy verbiage or self-inflating ego.

But that's just me. Everyone is different.

Comments/Mentions

# 1god at 12/30/2008 11:04 pm cst

Mark is wondering what he will post next.

# Gar_cia at 1/7/2009 5:26 am cst

"I don't feel the need to over-glorify my updates with fancy verbiage or self-inflating ego." That sentence pretty much sums up your online life! Whether its at the Ogilvie, spilling the Windex refill bottle or spending quality time at Target -- we get the everyday Matthom. Simple & to the point!

# Matt Brundage at 1/15/2009 9:48 am cst

I only "friend" people named Frank who are known to post vague updates. That way, I get the best of both worlds.