It's an interesting question and one that can yields answers of varying importance. In regards to myspace, I rarely leave comments or reply to other peoples comments. Part of this is laziness and another part is my hatred of the forced politeness that most people slip into, a kind of bland, useless exchange that hurts my brain. On the other hand it's good for arranging meetings that can't be done by phone, for example the time that my friend Archie and I were fishing at Lake Moondale and we decided to steal McCluskies half barrel of moonshine that his lopsided cousin had made and I made a comment concerning Archies sister and he punched me in the mouth, which caused my phone to tumble in to the lake, which then forced me to use myspace to confirm a dinner date for later that evening. In these situations, Myspace can be a blessing and also a welcome change from crickle crackle phones. My myspace friends list consists of friends and some acquaintances , all met in person and all whom have been confirmed as the online aliases they claim to be.
The same cannot be said for my Xbox Live friends, a mix match bag of people from most parts of the globe and none of these people, excluding my friend moonface, have been met by myself in person. Does this make them any less my friends? Perhaps. Would I invite L33t Snip3r or Bloodangel_69 to my son's 3rd birthday?A chilling thought. Fictional son aside, my Xbox Live friends tend to send me more messages and various requests through the television than my flesh friends. Could this be because I consistently meet in person with my most gripping and likeable flesh friends? I believe so.
The issue of privacy is an engaging one and allow me to use an analogy to communicate my thoughts to you. When a person decides that they are going to become a member of any number of Italian American crime families, they take an oath and then burn a picture of the holy saint. This oath pretty much states that they are entering a different world now and that by entering this world they have to deal with the consequences of their actions within that world. So if Johnny decides that he is going to go back on his word to another member of the family and decides to take the truck full of expensive fur coats to a different salesman, he must be prepared to face the consequences of his actions. The same reasoning applies to the internet. If you wish to put photos of yourself on the internet, then you must be prepared for the consequences. Besides, you can put a filter on that stuff anyway. So do I block my photos on Myspace? Of course not. Everyone wants to, maybe even needs to , see my photos of a stuffed toy raccoon playing a guitar with a violin bow.
Forums and chat rooms would probably have to be my most used form of socialising. The bubbling brook of postdom! Constantly repeating your hatred of Host leaving servers to boost your post count. Making your sick Battlestar Gallactica signature that has Starbuck stabbing a Cylon with a samurai sword. Ahh the sweet smell of victory. I rambled.
Till next time.
GS:11,545
Monday, March 17, 2008
Monday, March 10, 2008
Introduction!
Greetings all
I've been told this is my blog to be kept for New Communications Tech. Part of this is correct, but there is another part that will become clearer to you as the weeks progress, like a kind of Lost vibe going on, you dig? I've recently become free from a terrible Achievements addiction, I have COD4 to thank for that, spewing life back into my gamer score ravaged hands. I currently sit at a shameful 11,345 and I have a feeling that my boat will be moored in the waters of Achievement inadequacy for quite some time, at least until GTA4 comes and banishes my old friend Perky (code word for COD4, this is one of those signs that you should probably observe and then note) hastily from my disc drive.
On to more pleasing topics, when will Radiohead tour? My old friend Gerald tells me Spring, but I found his tone to be misleading. Possible set list? Far too wearying a topic to even consider at this point, but recent concerts have yielded positive results. Song advice for this week, faithful Night Owl of the Blog World? Battles- Tonto.
On to more Academically pleasing topics, we discussed the ever raging battle between Myspace and Facebook today. I found myself at a crippling disadvantage, having never experienced the apparent delights of Facebook. My experience with Myspace is a mixed bag. On one hand I enjoy the ability to keep a minimal amount of contact with people whom I will most likely never engage in face to face conversation again, banishing them to some sort of foggy net- friends cavern, occasionally throwing comments their way. But on the other, far more bitter hand, I find the constant bulletins detailing my gruesome death at the hands of some sort of mirror jumping she-demon quite disconcerting. I have so far forwarded zero of these apparent doomsayers posts and have received none of the mentioned wounds or life failings that my non-compliance with the bulletins apparently will invoke. I am in the clear it would seem.
bye
I've been told this is my blog to be kept for New Communications Tech. Part of this is correct, but there is another part that will become clearer to you as the weeks progress, like a kind of Lost vibe going on, you dig? I've recently become free from a terrible Achievements addiction, I have COD4 to thank for that, spewing life back into my gamer score ravaged hands. I currently sit at a shameful 11,345 and I have a feeling that my boat will be moored in the waters of Achievement inadequacy for quite some time, at least until GTA4 comes and banishes my old friend Perky (code word for COD4, this is one of those signs that you should probably observe and then note) hastily from my disc drive.
On to more pleasing topics, when will Radiohead tour? My old friend Gerald tells me Spring, but I found his tone to be misleading. Possible set list? Far too wearying a topic to even consider at this point, but recent concerts have yielded positive results. Song advice for this week, faithful Night Owl of the Blog World? Battles- Tonto.
On to more Academically pleasing topics, we discussed the ever raging battle between Myspace and Facebook today. I found myself at a crippling disadvantage, having never experienced the apparent delights of Facebook. My experience with Myspace is a mixed bag. On one hand I enjoy the ability to keep a minimal amount of contact with people whom I will most likely never engage in face to face conversation again, banishing them to some sort of foggy net- friends cavern, occasionally throwing comments their way. But on the other, far more bitter hand, I find the constant bulletins detailing my gruesome death at the hands of some sort of mirror jumping she-demon quite disconcerting. I have so far forwarded zero of these apparent doomsayers posts and have received none of the mentioned wounds or life failings that my non-compliance with the bulletins apparently will invoke. I am in the clear it would seem.
bye
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