ELEVEN 22

For all practical matters, I am a social outcast. Not in the conventional sense of the term, but rather the social network world of the Internet. A 9rule member that I enjoy e*star LA has a great post and visual about social landscape entitled — Where on the Online Map.

I’ve thought about trying to meld into the social fabric of the net, it just hasn’t worked to date. I either have turned into my parents and can’t stand it (as in the case of My Space), or i just don’t have a group of friends whose like to form networks. Maybe its because of children, they tend to nullify a lot of free time and energy.

The closest I have come is 9rules, the members are what I would describe as cognitive, creative and interesting. Its more about content than glitz, its more about discussion than drama. I like it, and with luck maybe I’ll get the golden ticket and be a member. Or maybe not, whether it happens or not I still get to enjoy it and participate, so its cool.

So social network wise, I am a social pariah and I am okay with that. Besides what I find vastly more interesting than which social network a person belongs to is what browser they use, what search engine and what blog they run. I think you can learn a lot more about a person from those criteria than any social network they might belong to.

For what its worth: Firefox, Google, WordPress

Tags: 9rules, Bastard, Conventional Sense, Firefox, Free Time, friends, Glitz, Golden Ticket, Google, Members, old, Online Map, Parents, Search Engine, Social, Social Fabric, Social Landscape, social network, Social Outcast, Social Pariah

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This post is tagged 9rules, Bastard, Conventional Sense, Firefox, Free Time, friends, Glitz, Golden Ticket, Google, Members, old, Online Map, Parents, Search Engine, Social, Social Fabric, Social Landscape, social network, Social Outcast, Social Pariah