social networking craze

I forget how or why I started thinking about this but it suddenly struck me how much we all project our lives onto the Internet for everyone to see. I work for a social networking company so it isn’t exactly news. And the nerd in me likes seeing the different ways in which social media have integrated with one another and all the little user interface changes that can instantly better how a page works. But then every once in a while, I hear my parents’ voices in my head screaming “OMG your name shows up on Google!” and then worry about past and potential psychos in my midst that I’m unaware of. Because when I think about it, you can basically find my thoughts, my photos, at times my whereabouts, what I’m currently doing, what I’m reading, music I’m listening to, my work experience — all online. Granted it’s sort of the blogger thing to go. Heck, it’s just the thing to do period. Especially with the increasing popularity of Twitter, the transparency of a person’s life has been taken to a whole other level. Which is kind of scary but at the same time I somewhat thrive on it. Specifically when it comes to my friends that are into the same technologies. It’s a great way to be and feel connected in some daily way because as we get older, we inevitably become busier. But obviously technology shouldn’t and can never take the place of seeing a person face-to-face. Another important and obvious statement: stalking is bad. Just thought I’d put that out there.

And on that note, I joined a new social network yesterday called Readernaut. You can add books that you’ve finished, are currently reading, plan to read or have abandoned. You can also update your progress on a book and then directly tweet from their site (nerd moment: I love that integration!). Click here to view my page and follow me if you like.