The last few months have been long hours at the office, equally long list of friends that I had to meet up with but the list that really impressed me, was the list of updates on our very own "facebook"...Ooops, did I spell that correctly...actually I did. So before I continue with this blog, let me get this posted on my FB wall "Wow- I managed to spell correctly"...As stupid it may seem, we all are the creators of this stupidity called "overtly socially networked". Not long ago, a dear friend of mine actually bought a horse on his farm and better still sold the horse cause he wanted to get a pelican...real dwarfy little virtual world where millions of neurons (read "brain") collide to make the inventors of these very social sites feel proud...As you reading this and before you plan to throw a pillow using your facebook app, I got protection...This time it ain't virtual but just some kick *ss logical reasoning :-)
I relate to these social networking sites but getting overtly social is when I believe the bricks start falling. Do you know of that site called 'orkut' - poor fella right? He had users who were overtly fascinated of being social that the smaller things in life too became a reason to share. Orkut was touted to be the next big think to the messenger and today its dying a slow death..In a few months, it will be history. Before I forget, do you recollect www.chatting.com; it was probably the first social site that scorched the eagerness of several romeos who were looking for the virtual juliet...Today, it still exists but all you need is to link up with a juliet who has a scorching hot number with a easy going price. I'm not sure if this also could be due to the fact that fascination is temporary and needs to be continually re-inforced..The theories of Maslow, Hertzberg never fail to impress - there is always a need to see beyond..In the early 90's, slambooks, it was then the era of tele-calls, emails, messenger, sms, and now social websites. Each of these had its impact on us but the ones that have survived the test of time are where the end user has used the protocol appropriately.
I probably in this post have been more dramatic than real; my sentences are plagued with lingo and abbreviations that have been learnt over a period of time; emoticons that let you know how I feel and most of all tickling that ego of yours since you "just threw a goat on me in FB'.. When everything gets digitized, the need to stay in touch is narrowed down to binaries and thats what is happening today. Coffee shops that once bristled with activity fo friends playing catch up of late has been haunts for business meets, family beverage time etc. I'm not sure if we can fully attribute this to the power of the virtual world but it definitely has done its bit.
As I write this blog, I get an sms which reads "got a FB app on my Nokia Bro - dude its awesome"...we just got more virtual...actually, we are all now actors in a virtual world. The more we get engulfed into these social networks, the lesser will be the people touch..
the next time you throw a goat remember, you throwing one more social networking platform out of your farm..and this time its your real farm. Actually, if you really love farming this much, think again, we probably have a large expanse of untravelled world - get there, meet the farmers and enjoy the spirit of farming together!
Adios amigos my Facekut buds!
