Social networking. The more of it you do, the less real socializing you get done.
Recently two major developments have happened in the world of “Twitter-Facing,” with Facebook yet again redesigning their site main site and Google almost simultaneously launching Buzz.
Facebook, much like every website that wants to keep a steady traffic count, updates their site design every now and then.
What I find interesting is that every time they do it you hear users complain about how they “ruined” it, and they usually keep using Facebook anyway until the next update, when they complain again.
Websites constantly tweaking the layout of their pages is a good thing. It’s how they evolve to become more streamlined and more elegantly display content. So just keep that in mind the next time you make your status “lol Facebook sux now!” after it takes you five seconds longer then usual to find the Farmville tab.
More interesting is Buzz, which Google launched to try and further their goal of completely controlling how we communicate on the Internet.
Buzz is pretty simple, you just set up a profile with a picture and then post something like a status update, and then people can comment on that. It’s essentially a more streamlined version of a Facebook wall.
Buzz is nothing special really, just a slightly cleaner social site for you to worry about updating.
So why am I writing a GC about it then? Simple, if you’re reading this then you have nerd like properties. Your body is most likely rich in “Nerdium,” therefore you have a decent understanding of the Internet.
This is where I show you to use those powers for evil. First thing you do is Buzz something like “Who likes ice cream?” People you follow, still not fully understanding this new service, respond with comments like “I love it!” or “Can’t get enough of it!”
You then go to your original post and hit the edit button, replacing “ice cream” with “rape.”
I have given you this gift. Now go use it.<
Dr. StrangeBuzz or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Inanity.
