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Current mood:  content Category: MySpace
 Funny how time flies. It seems like it was just yesterday
when I asked my coworker, Daniel, what happened to his
band's website & forum, and he told me that they shut it
down, then said "Have you ever heard of Myspace?"
The answer was no, I hadn't. But he told me that's
where everyone was online now. Over the next few
months, after I'd checked it out, I used to mock him,
and another of our coworkers who was on it, for
wasting their time with it. I thought it was stupid,
which is odd, since back then I was a rather frequent
poster on several online message boards, which is not
much different from posting on Myspace. So why was
I such a snob?
Eventually, Daniel announced that he was quitting
and moving to another state, and I figured that Myspace
would probably be the easiest way to keep in touch with
him. So I signed up. That was in August, 2006. And, as
they say, the rest is history.
 It's been a fun ride. I know there are folks who
only add people that they really know, & I
understand that. But, to me, that seems like such a
wasted opportunity. I think that the best thing about
the internet is how it makes the world smaller, &
gives us the opportunity to interact with people whom
we normally wouldn't. I've got "friends" from all walks of
life. Flaming homosexuals, and extreme right-wing
conservative Christians. Teenagers & middle-aged
folks. Muslims, Buddhists, atheists, & 1 Scientologist.
People from all across America, & countries as far
away as Amstedam, Japan, South Africa, & Israel.
I think it's great. True, I'll probably never actually
meet most of them (although I have meet some, and
talked to a few on the phone, &, with one exception,
the experience was always pleasant), but it's fun to
get to know people like this.
I've also enjoyed the many discussions I've had during
blogs, my own, and others. Even when they've
occasionally got a bit, shall we say, "heated."
But all good things must come to an end. Basically,
there's just not enough hours in the day, & I find
myself getting too far behind in keeping up with
everyone. I log in, there's a dozen blogs I haven't
read, but don't have time to get to get to. So I
decide to wait until the next day, & then there's
a dozen more, & it just adds up. I hate to say that
I look @ my friend list, currently @ 310, & there are
several people that I don't quite recognize. I used to
be very good @ staying in touch with everyone but,
again, I just don't have the time anymore, with all
of my other online activities. So, something has to
give...
 I signed up to Facebook back in 2007, & have
come to find that much easier. I don't have to
make much of an effort to keep up with people,
because the way the status updates & automatic
notifications work, it just lets me know what
people are up to.
It's like, when I log in to Myspace, I feel like I
have to do stuff. Read blogs, leave comments,
respond to comments, send messages, comment
on pictures, etc. So if I don't feel like doing that,
I just stay off, which is how I end up falling behind.
With Facebook, I can just log in, have it open in
an extra tab on my browser, & look in whenever I
feel like it. Actually I use a browser called "Flock,"
which has a widget built into it that logs FB right
into my home page, & updates the Friend Activity.
The one downside is that folks don't blog much on
FB. But I've signed up to both Blogspot & Wordpress,
write my new blogs on that, then post a link on FB.
Up until now I've been posting everything on each site,
but it's too much trouble to have to keep checking each
one.
So I'm simplifying my online time. I'm just going to stick
with FB and Blogspot. I'm semi-retiring from Myspace.
I'm not quitting altogether, or deleting my account.
I've got too many folks on here that I want to
keep in touch with, whom are, so far, not on FB.
So I'll be checking in from time to time, to look @ pics.
and occasionally read blogs.
So I'll be around, but I won't be posting any new
blogs here, or commenting on a regular basis. I've blocked
my account from accepting any new friend requests, &
turned off my email notifications, except for private
messages, & comments on my page. So if you need to
get in touch with me that way, you can.
Otherwise, I'm hoping most of you (yes, YOU), will just
sign up to Facebook, as well.
.. J.R. LeMar's Profile | Create Your Badge .. Adios, as-salaam-alaikum, & shalom
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