Are You Worth More Than a Burger?

This week Burger King started a new campaign called the Whopper Sacrifice campaign. Basically you'd get a free whopper any time you "sacrificed" 10 of your Facebook friends.

I thought it was hysterical and noted on one Linked In Group chat that the sacrificial lambs should receive a message accordingly.

Apparently BK had the same idea! The campaign was suspended later on today. Visitors were informed that “Facebook has disabled Whopper Sacrifice after your love of The Whopper sandwich proved to be stronger than 232,654 friendships.”

Facebook responded by saying the application is merely being tweaked for privacy reasons. Officials at the social network didn't like that it alerted people who had been "un-friended" as part of the application.

Feeling Overwhelmed By Social Media

I've spent the last couple of weeks being completely consumed by Facebook, Twitter, Linked-In and the rest of the time blogging.

I'm not the only one feeling the brain drain from such tools as Twitter. Others are discussing the need to step away and smell the eRoses, like in this article, "How Much Twitter is Too Much".

Now, I understand how all of these social media outlets work together in combination to drive web traffic, but I'm just now starting to wonder what the central theme should be on my blog, since for the most part it's been pretty narrative and conceptual - that was my goal anyway.

I've covered everything from Politics to Music to Life, and now ... Social Media. I've tried to stir up some controversy, to entertain, to inform... what has worked and what has not?

Has anything stuck out as particularly interesting, out of the ordinary, entertaining or unique?

Lemme know...

$@bs

The Inauspicious Inauguration (Says I)

Don't get me wrong - I completely understand that having a black president is a US first and history has just been written... blah, blah, blah. Personally, I would have been a lot more impressed if Obama was a descendant of slaves; now that would have been a lot more worth considering.

I just don't think there's going to be as much change around here as everybody seems to think there will be. I mean what could possibly change so drastically in such a short time?

Even just the fact that everyone expects so much, I don't see how this poor schmuck (however hot and articulate) could succeed in anything but disappointing the majority of the American public.

I saw some chicken-head ranting about how now she wouldn't have to pay her mortgage or car loan.

Seriously WTF?

Would love to get your feedback - what's the word on the street?

$@bs

Reach Out and Touch .... Me

T minus 9 days until I'm left to my lonesome.

Desperately trying to fill my social calendar with events and activities so as to keep myself entertained.

If you're interested in getting in the on the action, drop me a line, send me a comment, throw a brick through my window and scream "Die, Bitch." ... Where's the love?!?

Starting to feel a little bit like Happy Harry Hard-on... Eat Me, Beat Me Lady? Are you out there? Hello?

Holler back if you love me!

$@bs!

I've Been Playing With Myself (Name That Tune)

I am so addicted to streaming radio on iTunes.

I'm particularly hooked on music of the 50s through 70s.

Last month I couldn't stop listening to Jazz of the 30s and 40s (thank you, Edith Piaf).

I've been keeping a running log of all the songs I don't know and the artists who wrote them.

Now I've started a master game of name that tune against myself and boy am I winning (fine, and losing).

Most people are pretty surprised to find out that I'm also a huge Dead Head; and once they find this out, even more shocked that I HATE Phish.

If you know of a good station on iTunes Radio, let a bitch know!

$@bs

You See, You See? I Told You So!

So I finally gave in and joined facebook. The first half hour was interesting, as the automated system generated a bunch of people I actually knew: some I added as friends, others I did not.

In the extremely short time I've been on, it's already started creating problems. Was chatting with someone I haven't spoken to in every bit of, oh, say 10 years at least. Boy, was he ever still a cocky prick - DELETE. This reminded me instantly of why we stopped speaking to begin with.

I won't even get into other issues, but I will give an example of why I'm very wary. When I was still on Myspace, I reprioritized my top friends and inadvertently deleted one. Next thing I knew she was all kinds of pissed at me for taking her off of my top friends; I didn't even realize I had!

Now let's say, just for the sake of argument (hypothetically speaking, of course), that your boyfriend didn't have himself listed as 'in a relationship'. What would that mean to you? And the drama continues...

If not for my obsession with social media at present, I would have deleted my account tout motherfucking suite. And another thing, Vonnegut...

$@bs

The Votes Are In!!!

After an overwhelming response (fine, 6 votes), the results are in and it looks as though I'll be creating a facebook account (the agony of defeat)!

There was only one vote of 'no' and it was mine - drats, foiled again!

$@bs