Today I did something I often swear I won't do and that's gave both Mumbrella and Laurel Papworth's Blog a read. Really all I was left with was annoyance. For those of you who aren't obsessed with the microcosm that is Sydney focussed social media you're probably unaware of the blogtastic face off that's occurred in recent days between the two sites. Needless to say they don't like each other much and they have public blogs... wackiness ensues! \o/
For me Social Media is about the social and not the media. I don't work in PR, I don't work for a digital agency. I have the occasional appearance in traditional media but I don't use Twitter for a living and I don't attend networking events for anything but personal interest as a Nerd Girl. This is why really I am not an avid follower of either blog or ‘personality’ attached to each site. Generally I don't accept requests for network additions from people I don't know, and while I know a fair number of self styled Social Media Experts this is more to do with their ability to down pints and make comic references than their job title.
So why today did I read their blogs, why today do I feel it necessary to comment here?
Firstly because a lot of people have been posting links on Twitter about the whole Laurel v Tim ... noise for several days and I like to get my information from the source.
But mostly the reason that I was curious was because of a comment made to me at Girl Geek Dinners Sydney last week. A friend of mine was looking increasingly uncomfortable about a discussion of a mutual female acquaintance. I asked why my friend appeared so uncomfortable and was told this was because she was now paranoid about being labelled a bully after Laurel’s comments online and the wave of very public response that has followed.
