I like to think I’ve a decent sense of humour. In fact I’m regularly criticised for maybe not taking some things seriously enough. My favourite TV viewing is comedy, whether that’s stand-up, sitcoms, movies - whatever. And I’ve got a reasonably eclectic taste – Eddie Izzard is probably my favourite stand up and Outnumbered my current favourite sitcom.
But I just don’t get Gavin and Stacey. I’ve tried, I’ve really tried – the series, the Christmas specials, the lot. But I just don’t find anything funny in it. But everyone else seems to and it’s won loads of awards. So I’ve got to ask – is it me? Have I got a ‘funny gene’ missing somewhere or is there something I’m just not getting?
I’m beginning to feel the same about Foursquare. I’ve had a play with it and lots of people whose opinions I respect rave about it. But for the life of me I can’t get excited about its potential for my own or my clients’ social media usage. On the client side I can see uses for certain types of clients, but I somehow feel I’m ‘forcing’ the client to the technology – a most definite no-no.
As for my personal use, I have a very simple reason to use social networks – to meet interesting people then engage and share with them. I don’t really see how Foursquare’s functionality adds anything I can’t already get.
But, like Gavin and Stacey, it might just be that there’s something I’m missing. So please enlighten me – about comedy or geolocation.
Steve Downes, Juice Digital, Manchester
