Comments on: Is World of Warcraft a Social Network http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/is-world-of-warcraft-a-social-network Laptops, Netbooks, Gadgets - News and Reviews from the Geek perspective! Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:21:57 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: bob joneshttp://www.geekwithlaptop.com/is-world-of-warcraft-a-social-network/comment-page-1#comment-64878 bob jones Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:29:35 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/is-world-of-warcraft-a-social-network/#comment-64878 In a way I guess you could say it is. To me a social network is really any type of interaction between a number of individuals... In a way I guess you could say it is. To me a social network is really any type of interaction between a number of individuals…

]]> By: john veneziahttp://www.geekwithlaptop.com/is-world-of-warcraft-a-social-network/comment-page-1#comment-44255 john venezia Fri, 23 May 2008 06:24:43 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/is-world-of-warcraft-a-social-network/#comment-44255 I think that adds to the whole idea of it. That guy hired by Yahoo was a Guild-master in WoW.Yeah, WoW is such a time-vampire. You can't just play for 30 minutes. lol I think that adds to the whole idea of it. That guy hired by Yahoo was a Guild-master in WoW.

Yeah, WoW is such a time-vampire. You can’t just play for 30 minutes. lol

]]> By: john veneziahttp://www.geekwithlaptop.com/is-world-of-warcraft-a-social-network/comment-page-1#comment-44254 john venezia Fri, 23 May 2008 06:22:54 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/is-world-of-warcraft-a-social-network/#comment-44254 http://www.siliconera.com/2006/03/25/world-of-warcraft-as-a-resume-builder/ http://www.siliconera.com/2006/03/25/world-of-warcraft-as-a-resume-builder/

]]> By: Lorehttp://www.geekwithlaptop.com/is-world-of-warcraft-a-social-network/comment-page-1#comment-21148 Lore Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:43:00 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/is-world-of-warcraft-a-social-network/#comment-21148 I have been playing WoW over 3 years now. Prior to this I changed games on nearly a monthly basis. The biggest single factor keeping my interest is the social interaction. My guild members and I know each other's personal lives as well as our game stats. I have seen many people come and go... nearly everyone comes back eventually.It is without question another form of social networking. I have been playing WoW over 3 years now. Prior to this I changed games on nearly a monthly basis. The biggest single factor keeping my interest is the social interaction. My guild members and I know each other’s personal lives as well as our game stats.
I have seen many people come and go… nearly everyone comes back eventually.

It is without question another form of social networking.

]]> By: Pikehttp://www.geekwithlaptop.com/is-world-of-warcraft-a-social-network/comment-page-1#comment-17749 Pike Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:12:50 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/is-world-of-warcraft-a-social-network/#comment-17749 Definitely agree with you on that one, I know plenty of people who would have stopped playing the game long ago if they hadn't made friends there.You get to a point in the game where you're no longer doing pure questing and leveling and you find yourself doing more instances-with-the-guild, or even just standing around in a city chatting to the guildies.Yup. It's a social network. Definitely agree with you on that one, I know plenty of people who would have stopped playing the game long ago if they hadn’t made friends there.

You get to a point in the game where you’re no longer doing pure questing and leveling and you find yourself doing more instances-with-the-guild, or even just standing around in a city chatting to the guildies.

Yup. It’s a social network.

]]> By: Jameshttp://www.geekwithlaptop.com/is-world-of-warcraft-a-social-network/comment-page-1#comment-16851 James Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:08:33 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/is-world-of-warcraft-a-social-network/#comment-16851 The problem with WOW is that it sucks away your life. You can't play it for 5 minutes at a time like you can with HALO. I've lost many people in my life to that game. Ha.Second Life--though I've not played either--seems addictive. People quit their real jobs to become wedding planners for Second Life. It sounds ridiculous, but it happens. The difference, I have found thus far, between WOW and 2nd Life, is that you continuously lose money in WOW and you have the opportunity to make money in Second Life, although you can buy things as well.You should have fun researching further. :) The problem with WOW is that it sucks away your life. You can’t play it for 5 minutes at a time like you can with HALO. I’ve lost many people in my life to that game. Ha.

Second Life–though I’ve not played either–seems addictive. People quit their real jobs to become wedding planners for Second Life. It sounds ridiculous, but it happens. The difference, I have found thus far, between WOW and 2nd Life, is that you continuously lose money in WOW and you have the opportunity to make money in Second Life, although you can buy things as well.

You should have fun researching further. :)

]]> By: Jeremyhttp://www.geekwithlaptop.com/is-world-of-warcraft-a-social-network/comment-page-1#comment-13895 Jeremy Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:15:36 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/is-world-of-warcraft-a-social-network/#comment-13895 It definitely is. The whole point of the game is to level up by killing stuff and doing quests. And most of that is done in Parties full of strangers or Guild Members. You've got to work together with other people to accomplish things.It's more so a new type of social networking than it is a myspace-like social networking thing. Social Networking 2.0, if you will. It definitely is. The whole point of the game is to level up by killing stuff and doing quests. And most of that is done in Parties full of strangers or Guild Members. You’ve got to work together with other people to accomplish things.

It’s more so a new type of social networking than it is a myspace-like social networking thing. Social Networking 2.0, if you will.

]]> By: GWLhttp://www.geekwithlaptop.com/is-world-of-warcraft-a-social-network/comment-page-1#comment-13875 GWL Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:35:03 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/is-world-of-warcraft-a-social-network/#comment-13875 Which is my point, it's maybe the game which first attracts you, but it's the social aspect that will keep you there.Thanks for the comment Which is my point, it’s maybe the game which first attracts you, but it’s the social aspect that will keep you there.

Thanks for the comment

]]> By: Annahttp://www.geekwithlaptop.com/is-world-of-warcraft-a-social-network/comment-page-1#comment-13865 Anna Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:40:36 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/is-world-of-warcraft-a-social-network/#comment-13865 I think thats what they've relied on really, to be honest. Because I quit for awhile, and the only reason I went back was because I had missed the friends that I had made while playing the game. The questing, and instances (although when you get up to TK and SSC, it's nice being ranked so high up) aren't what you miss from the game. It's the people. I think thats what they’ve relied on really, to be honest. Because I quit for awhile, and the only reason I went back was because I had missed the friends that I had made while playing the game. The questing, and instances (although when you get up to TK and SSC, it’s nice being ranked so high up) aren’t what you miss from the game. It’s the people.

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