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Advancements in Being "Liked"

Last spring I was on the popular website IMDB.com, the Internet Movie Data Base where uninformed movie fans go to become informed about movies that they are fans of. I was gathering information (or “data”, I guess) abou…
#XANGA

Last night I had a curious exchange with another blogger on Twitter. She tweeted that she had been writing, but she was unsure as to whether or not she should post on her blog. (At the time, I was under the assumption…
Twitter Melts

I started using Twitter for the same reason everyone else started using Twitter, and that reason was everyone else was using Twitter. When I signed up, I immediately followed people I admired: authors, musical artists…
EntouRAGE

Everyone tells me that I should watch the show Entourage. Without ever having seen the show, I can already tell that I wouldn't like it. Its entire premise seems to focus on whether each character can upstage every oth…
Advancements in Being Liked

A few months ago I was on the popular website IMDB.com, the Internet Movie Data Base where uninformed movie fans go to become informed about movies that they are fans of. I was gathering information (or “data”, I gue…
The Decharacterization of Twitter

I have a friend who is seemingly on the forefront of fashion, trends, and everything else that is (or will be) cool. Meaning, if she discovers a new club or lounge in Hollywood, it will surely be the most popular nightc…
Technological Advancements in Being "Liked"

Last month I was on the popular website IMDB.com, the Internet Movie Data Base where uninformed movie fans go to become informed about movies that they are fans of. I was gathering information (or “data”, I guess) about…
Illegal Health Care

There is something that I have been wanting to write about lately, but before I do I need to be honest about a few things about me. Coincidentally, this seems like an appropriate time to come clean because this appears…
The Deconstruction of The Tonight Show

Last week Conan O’Brien hosted his final Tonight Show, thereby ending perhaps the most bizarre melodrama to ever be played out in the history of the late-night talk show genre. After only seven months, Conan O’Brien agr…
A Complete History of Social Networking Websites

Socially, there are essentially two groups of people in America, with each group having its own distinct members and characteristics. For now, we’ll call these groups Group A and Group B. In the beginning (2003), the…