tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13056456.post4448713889660463271..comments2024-01-15T05:15:23.238-05:00Comments on New York SBDC Research Network: Creating a Third Placereneemariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13980690441990333453noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13056456.post-38311049836776844252007-05-21T11:16:00.000-04:002007-05-21T11:16:00.000-04:00I don't see why not, though I'm curious to know ab...I don't see why not, though I'm curious to know about the social side effects of these online-based relationships. I attended an all-day seminar last Friday on the use of "Web 2.0" (not super-fond of that phrase) applications in libraries. The presenter told a story of going to Amsterdam on holiday. There, he ran into a guy (another American) who's one of his long-time Flickr buddies. They'd never met, but had interacted online with each other so much that they knew each other's faces. However, their face-to-face meeting was dominated by taking photos of each other, which were thereupon placed on each other's respective Flickr pages! It was as if that were the only means by which they could interact.Darrin Conroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16316395196859150730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13056456.post-56570613702409304522007-05-17T11:26:00.000-04:002007-05-17T11:26:00.000-04:00A lot of Net savvy folks might say that a chat roo...A lot of Net savvy folks might say that a chat room or website or game place is their Third Place. My nephew has several online friends from several different countries with whom he plays in complex game situations. He has never met (in person) or spoken with (by phone) these people, but feels as if he knows them well. Frequent visitors to chat rooms or other Net-based forums might say the same about the people with whom they interact. So my question is this - can your Third Place be a Net-based or Net-focused location, even if it is not a physical location?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13056456.post-45985612307430325162007-05-15T10:43:00.000-04:002007-05-15T10:43:00.000-04:00I was watching the ABC news Thursday night. Anchor...I was watching the ABC news Thursday night. Anchor Charlie Gibson was in Seattle and he interviewed someone from Starbucks. The woman mentioned the coffee shops becoming a Third Place. The tables are round, because, even when one's alone, one (apparently) does not FEEL so alone. <BR/><BR/>Of course, my favorite (fictional) Third Place is Cheers.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com