Wow we ask for information and we get it... and we get it the way we want it... and apparently I want it lots of ways. As a matter of fact, there are some ways I don't want it and now I feel obligated to get it so I don't miss out on it. Alas, and then when I don't get it... I long for it... to be in someones top 10, entourage, or recommendation!
Today, the last straw... I got "invited" to PLAXO PULSE. Now, I love Plaxo, I've been Plaxoing for at least 4 years... but not they have a social site too, and it once again wants to suck in all my friends/colleagues from my address book, from LinkedIn, from facebook and myspace and hell from my play group if I'd let it. I want to find my friends and yes I want to expand my network... but how the heck do you keep up with it all? I feel guilty if I don't read my "wall" or "sticky notes" and respond in a timely manner. OH and another thing... they almost all have some suckage to them. MySpace: The search feature blows, come the f on you have ALL THAT information stored but you won't let me search for it in an intelligent way. Facebook, could it be any uglier - nuff said. LinkedIn, OK so we're all hooked up now, and um now what? BORING that's what! It's not just the social sites either, it's widgets and readers and flickers and youtubes. Yes, I upload all my baby pics and vids, oh AND I still have a shit load of email to weed through... It's taken up so much of my time I don't even blog anymore!
I like variety, I like innovation, but right now I want it all and I want it in one place.
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