Not that you asked but...
In real life I have friends, many people I stay in touch with, and I think I do a pretty good job of it. But in the virtual world of connections and links and "community" I am a total loser, capital L. I have accounts (or identities or whatever lingo label is applied to one's membership these days) on MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn (see link over on the right there, below my profile), Netflix, Amazon (look further down below my profile for another link), and many more. Did you even know that? Apparently between 4 and 9 people know these things. Actually, let me correct that, between 1 and 5 people and 4 authors and bands know I exist in online communities. I even have, nominally, another blog. But that qualifier word in there, that's the trouble--my presence in these places tends to be nominal.
Even with Netflix, from whom I have rented nearly a thousand movies since the service began, I have a strictly business interaction. Nope, no movie reviews or comments from me, and merely one friend. ME, who loves to write reviews! Who loves to share opinions and recommendations for fabulous movies! So I'm going to launch a campaign to attract virtual friendships. Okay, virtual versions of my real friendships. I wouldn't want to go and branch out, meet new people (shivers). ;-)
I'll start with this: Are you a Netflix subscriber? Will you be my (and David's) Netflix friend?
1 comment:
Alas, my Netflix account is no more. I still remember when you 1st explained to me how it worked...sitting across the ELCS office...when you (what's the phrase?) still lived in Houston!!! Sad face.
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