Well if that didn’t scare you off then perhaps this blog
thing may actually work out. First off, I profess to know very little about start-ups, or
the latest app, or even the basics behind blogging. I still don’t understand how
I am legitimate enough to air my own views through blogging. But I digress. I
do understand that tech knowledge will come with time, but I am anxious and
excited to get the ball rolling. Whereas I used to gorge myself on gossipy,
girly pop culture sites, trust that Sarah now has me on a streamlined diet of
tech blogs. In the interim, however, I’ll remain that weird kid at the table
typing away at her five-year-old Dell PC and answering her flip phone that
beeps like a Tamagotchi. And yes, I can feel your judgment. 
down pat: analyzing the business merit and the industry appeal behind these new
ideas while also revealing the humanity in the people that strive to achieve
the next big thing. I just observe people and read vibes. Perhaps I’m leery of the tech overhaul- where a
person becomes little more than a Twitter handle, and can hide behind a blog
instead of speaking and voicing their opinions. I can already see the change in
little tweaks and twinges- an example being Facebook’s new UI. I know, I know,
groans all around- why are we talking about this again? Well, Facebook is
priming itself to be the ultimate social media site, if it isn’t already. And I
hate the new version. (This coming from a self-declared Facebook stalker.)
clean and direct, but the new version also represents a fundamental truth-
there’s no mystery left, nothing to discover about someone. In the older
version, a person’s profile view centered around who they are: likes,
interests, movies, music. Now, the first thing I learn when I click on a
profile is who a person knows and what he or she does: who writes on their
wall, what updates Friendfeed lists, etc. It’s a disconnect, a person’s
individuality replaced with their network and a hungry sense of self-promotion.
The Wall abides.
many interesting and creative people in person. Yes, the control does still lie
with the user and promotion is commonplace in our culture. In fact, I just added
Friendfeed- although not because I feel I have enough legitimacy to throw my updates out
there in bold script, but because I would be out of the loop if I didn’t. I’m still
not entirely comfortable with that level of promotion. But I will be. I guess I’m
just old-school across the board, not only in my outdated gadgets.
Mad Men this week. I’m new to the
show this season, right now as it inches towards its apex of exposure. Sounds like a familiar scenario. Nevertheless, I like the show. My nostalgic memaw side is pretty keen on the idea of business conducted through
handshakes and handwritten notes. And three-martini lunches. So if Mad Men can get down with Twitter, then
I suppose I can embrace my new techie side and get down with Facebook.
Eventually.
