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20070629 Friday June 29, 2007
You Heard It Here First: Facebook is AOL 2.0 Computers

Remember, you heard it here first.  Not here or here.  Although using their terminology, MySpace is AOL 2.0 and Facebook is AOL 2.1.

And to get a jump on things:

Seriously, there are too many social networks and they don't all aggregate together.  People are already burning out and consolidating.  This is creating a social network class system.  The hype is waning and I'm sure AOL 3.0 is coming soon.

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20060907 Thursday September 07, 2006
Facebook Users Prove They're Idiots Humor

I'm an arrogant bastard.  Let's just get out of the way.  No need to tell me because I already know.  It's one of the burdens of usually being right.  Now, on with the show.

I've always had a strong dislike for those social networking sites like myspace.com and facebook.com.  I've considered them the AOL of the new century.  i.e. a place where really novice users go because they don't know any better.  AOL earned its infamy when they connected their users to the internet many years ago and USENET was flooded with with n00bs and "me too" emails.  There was nothing that AOL offered that wasn't available somewhere else, for free, and was better.  Still, it was very popular because it catered to new and inexperienced users.

AOL's popularity has waned as the general population gets more tech-saavy.  Today, if you want to find the most clueless people, you can find them at social networking sites trying to make "friends."  I try to understand why these sites are popular and the only reason I can find is that they are "easy."  These sites offer nothing new or unique but they are trendy and let you play music on your page.

Today there are news stories about a Facebook revolt over so called "News Feeds."  Apparently, Facebook users are shocked - shocked! - that if you post lots of personal information about yourself on a public web page that everyone can see it!  Oh, the pitiful life of a n00b!  Now the lazy stalkers can track your every move instead of just the vigilent ones.  RSS: Really Sinister Syndication

Facebook's response is also amusing: "we agree, stalking isn’t cool"  Sounds like that should be your company motto since MySpace already has, "MySpace: not just for pedophiles anymore!"

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