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I have a slight understanding of what each service is..
Twitter – update your status
Digg – Share news stories
Delicious – Social bookmarking
Basically, these are all web-social services, right?
But I’m the most “tech-savvy” out of my friends (which isn’t saying much). None of them even know what an RSS reader is. Many of them have never heard of Flickr.
So it isn’t like my friends and I will trade Twitters or anything. Digg, I’m kind of missing the point of, but it must have some logical use, because it’s hit it big. Delicious is pretty popular, but what’s the point of social bookmarking if you don’t have any friends that will contribute to the social part? I already use Google bookmarks. Should I give Delicious a shot?
I want your opinions. Would Twitter, Digg, or Delicious really benefit me in any way if none of my friends use any of the mentioned services?
The whole point of social networks is to share ideas and build “friendships” (I use that in the loosest sense of the word).
You talk about your existing friends, but these sites are good for connecting you to other like-minded people.
Twitter is great for you to keep up with friends and certain topics.
Digg helps you find and share cool news stories.
Delicious as a bookmarking service helps you leave a trail to good links for people who think like you do.
If you’re ONLY trying to connect with friends you know, have them all sign up to Twitter. If your goal is to interact on the web with others, use the other two as well