Hello again, my social networking friend!

Ok, I admit it…I suck at collecting friends on Facebook! I tried. I really did, but there’s only so much poking and invitations to join some group you’ve never heard that a person can take, ya know? It’s overwhelming! Read the full story

I thought about calling this post “social media cartoons part 2″, but then I realized that was lame and stupid, as all I’m posting is a colorful graphic example of an internet social circle. Where do YOU fit in???

Sure, you have your Myspace friends and you’ve joined a few pointless Facebook groups, and now you go on Twitter and tweet about your bowel movements on a daily basis, but where are the lines drawn? Is it narcissism when you feel the need to tell the world about your life? Are people exhibiting stalker-like behavior if they follow your ramblings? Is anyone even READING this???

In the pre-internet days, you had to be WORTHY of other people’s time, or at least have a soapbox to shout from. Now we have virtual shoutboxes where anyone can clog up our minds with their drivel. They don’t even need a cause, or really any point at all. It’s a shame.

There was a time when great authors wrote great books, but now the philosophy and literature section of my local bookstore has been reduced to a few throwaway paperbacks written by self help gurus because, one would suppose, we need help. Is modern psychiatry trying to justify it’s existence by telling us that we are not ok and, therefore, must be helped? Do we really NEED to be normal???

I think I’m heading for a 21st century meltdown…

Ok, boys and girls, it’s time to have some fun! I’ve collected a few social media cartoons just for laughs to lighten up all the doom and gloom we’ve been reading on the news lately.

As with any social commentary, there is a ring of truth in each social media cartoon, especially the pulitzer prize one. I can imagine that one happening some day, don’t you agree? And we already have news soundbites, so why not investigative tweeting??? Seems like a logical next step, right? Oh dear!! You better be prepared!

Here are a few of my favorite…

That’s all folks!!

Ok, I’m going to try this again. I just created a shiny, brand new Twitter account today and it’s so empty I can feel the breeze blowing through it. Help me!

Obviously, I’m appealing here for some followers, so I don’t look like some uber twit just tweeting to myself all day long. I wonder if someday we’ll see late night ads about sad lonely twitterers who need to be saved from their obssession?

Anyway, until such time that I can make my own infomercial, please follow me on twitter. I beg you!!!

 Anyone remember an old Atari game called “Dig Dug”? Anyone??? You had to move the little guy underground and pump creatures full of air until they exploded. Yeah, that was fun times!

But now, in the era of virtual reality, everyone wants to get their digg dug, ‘cuz it’s cool to be popular. I always sucked at the popularity game. My friends only used me because I was the first kid on the block to bring home a Nintendo system. Super Mario became my best friend on those lonely nights staring at the glowing tv screen in the dark.

Nothing much has changed. Social networking sites like Digg are now becoming overrun with people just trying to get their sites seen and pestering everyone to be their friend in hopes that they’ll dig you. I’ll digg you if you digg me, man!

I miss the comfort of Mario, and Luigi with his wobbly legs. At least they never asked for anything in return…

So, I was making my way through the BST section of the DP forums, as I do everyday due to my lack of productivity (see the PS3 post), and I noticed a site for sale featuring celebrity twitterers, twitters, uh…twits. I’ve been seeing more of these celeb twitter behavior patterns lately, what with Ellen gushing on about all her bazillion followers every night, and Ashton letting the world know every second his wife takes a dump or has a lady cramp, but this was on a whole new level of dumb.

The site was organized so you could pick out your fave famous twit and see what they are up to every waking minute. What struck me as ironic was that these celebrities claim to want privacy, and even tweet about the paparazzi harrassing them, yet they become the attention post whores of the modern era from the comfort of their own home.

And it doesn’t matter who it is, but they all seem to be using twitter as just another form of promotion. One celeb only seemed to post about this cause or that one, while another (ok, it was William Shatner!) wants everyone to watch all his latest Star Trek appearances and then visit his daughter’s shopping website.

Now, I’m fairly certain that if I told you to visit someone’s website through a tweet that I would be ignored as a spammer, but if Capt. Kirk tells you to check it out, then hey! Let’s go!! Right?? I can just picture all the big celebrities endorsing products on Twitter already. Oh, the joy to follow!!

This may seem harsh to you, but I found the whole thing quite boring after 10 minutes. Sure, I succumbed to the burning passion of curiousity and looked around for a bit, just because I NEEDED to know what these famous people had going on that was soooo important that we all had to become their unabashed followers, but after a few minutes it was apparent that this was not a place where the intellect flourished.

All the celebrity twits were either plugging something, like one big spamfest of the rich and famous, or else they were engaging in what looked just like the fast and furious text messaging world of teenagers which, in the case of Miley Cyrus, actually makes sense. Either way, it became all rather ho-hum once I realized that none of these people had anything interesting to say.

It’s too bad. I was kinda hoping Britney Spears would chirp to us about the meaning of life. Now THAT I would tweet, er…twat…uh, whatever!

In the third post in my series celebrating the season of love I’ll address the fear that some people face that there may not be someone out there who is compatible with you. That is simply not true at all! No matter how awkward you may feel, there will always be someone else who feels the same way you do.

Using a free online dating site is NOT a scary thing! They have members from all walks of life, from different religious backgrounds and even mature daters who are just entering the singles scene for the first time after being in a long term relationship for years. 

Being single again after many years with one person can be a horrifying thought to some people, but finding compatible dating partners is not as difficult as you may assume it is. All you have to do is use the great matchmaking tools available to you on the site and you are well on your way to finding love again. Don’t be afraid any longer! Take charge of your lovelife!

Ok, let’s face it. You know how hard it is to find that special someone these days. You’re either too busy to search yourself or you’re stuck with Mom trying to play cupid by hooking you up with that nice person from the grocery store.

Well, it doesn’t have to be that way. There is a free UK dating site that caters to the love life of those living in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. It doesn’t cost anything to register and the website is packed with features like advance search filter, online chat function, winks and the ability see who’s checking you out.

There’s even a cupid matchmaker service (way better than good ol’ Ma!) that will match you based on your own criteria! Let them do the work for you! There is also a resourceful dating site blog that can be very helpful when learning about what to look for within the online dating scene. No lounge lizards, please!

So, check out the I’m Yours dating site service to find singles in England or anywhere else in the UK that you reside, and stop being alone! Remember to always make time for love in your life!

I really feel like the morons of the world are gaining territory. They are winning. If you have an IQ above a mosquito, there is no hope for you and you should just abandon all thought and leave now. It’s time to give up the good fight and move on.

I say this because I have just been subjected to a round of reality shows, due to the fact that I was stuck in bed sick with the flu and this was the only thing on TV. I have some form of mutant cable that only seems to give me the stupid channels and I was happy to numb the pain by giving these shows a chance.

The intro was a typical celeb love-in where the hosts were gushing on about some celebrity something or other. Do we REALLY need celebrities flaunting their riches and affluence at a time when people are stealing groceries to survive????

Then came Paris Hilton in some show with a group of fame whores all vying to be her fake friend. Do these people honestly think they’ll end up on her speed dial after the cameras stop rolling?? Of course, Ms. Hilton is the biggest fame whore of them all, so it came as no surprise when I noticed in the closing credits that she herself created the show.

Next came the Hey Paula show with Ms. Abdul and her wonderfully flaky persona. People seem to think she is a lush or on some sort of drug binge, but it’s clear the woman just needs to SLEEP, dammit! She’s a workaholic insomniac. NOT a good combination of maladies.

I finally ended the night with the girl next door fantasy time with Hugh and his babes. Of course, for him it really IS reality TV, but for every other guy on the planet it’s still just one of those fantasies that will never come true. There’s only so much silly-con and bubbery that I can take, so I shut it off and drifted away to my own la-la land.

If you haven’t seen the movie Idiocracy, then I suggest you watch it soon, because that’s where our future is headed. We are becoming massively dumber and the idiots are taking over. Don’t say I didn’t warn you…

So, you’re travelling along the countryside, killing a monster here and there, and you meet a few friendly folk along the way, which eventually leads to forming a guild of like-minded souls. Now, what’s a good Warcraft leader to do when it comes to organizing this motley crew of WOW addicts? Well, I’d suggest you get serious and get yourself some good guild website hosting.

Not only will that give you the power and speed you need to make quick changes and then get back in the game, but you can also get amazing WOW guild templates that would bring an orc to it’s knees! Plus, they offer forums, raid progression tracking, unlimited DKP pools, control over members, one easy login and much more! You can get all that at a cheap price even a troll could love! Only $4.95 a month, or less if paid by the 6 or 12 month plans.

Time for me to go kick some monster butt! Later!