This semester we have been discussing in our internet and social media class about blogs and other forms of social media and how progressive and beneficial they are for people and companies. As I was browsing through some blogs on the subject matter I came across a blog by Jim Tobin who is actually taking the opposite side on the matter. His blog is called Social Media is a Waste of Time, Part I. It is very rare for someone to argue against social media and its productiveness, especially when being in a class where the very purpose is to show and explore the emerging social media technologies. On his bog, Jim Tobin states, “Social media is a distraction. Social media is a time waster. Social media is unproductive.” I think it is definitely a purposefully controversial blog for many of the people who have and will read it.
Personally I do not agree with everything he has written about. He states that blogging is a waste of time and does not check anything off of your to-do list, but in fact having read his blog helped me to write my own in response and has checked off my blog for the week in this class. Not only this but the things he lists that are a waste of time such as watching television and talking to friends are only true to an extent. Otherwise these are very significant ways of idea and creativity growth. Whether we love it or hate it, it has sparked an emotion within us which has inspired us to think, much like his blog has.
