Formspring.me
I’ve held off on formspring for a really long time. Not because it doesn’t seem like an awesome site, but because 1) I’m not a celebrity, why would anyone want to ask me a question and 2) I’ll feel silly with a profile and no questions.
But the internet bandwagon is a terrible temptress and so the fear of missing out + a critical mass of other nobodies have given me the courage to try it out.
Some things I hate about it:
- The stream of “anonymous questions” leads me to believe that I’m talking to myself. I tweeted this recently and got the reassurance that I have at least one friend: http://www.formspring.me/melodymccloskey/q/360049253
- I feel vain using it. Because I have so few question askers I want to talk more with them. Y’all are asking great questions, I want to get down off this pedistal so we can have an actual conversation! (this is probably my own fault, that’s what blogs/conferences/facebook/real life is for)
Some things I love about it:
- Easy to use.
- It’s changing the way we interact. I get a shot at asking some pretty amazing people a question. This might actually happen because that’s the one purpose of the site. Several years ago hardly anyone had had access to folks doing awesome things. How awesome. Yay.
- It’s gratifying to have people ask you questions about things you’re doing. My company is the only thing I think about all day every day, talking about it and the experience is really fun. I’m not sure more than my mom wants to hear about it, but I’ll answer her “anonymous” questions all day
- I refresh the site more than once a day…it’s managed to bring an element of addictiveness which is valuable to understand as a person trying to build an awesome web site.
Have you checked it out? If so send me a link to your profile and your feedback so far. Or ask me a question! http://www.formspring.me/melodymccloskey
