Titles are for pansies. Wait...

Good morning friends and actively stalking enemies! Given that I have done very little this morning--other than determining the Magic: Online server is down for maintenance--I figured I could say a few words to the ether about some things we all care about. Like, um...pants. And maybe Facebook.

First of all, I am well aware this blog feeds directly into my Facebook Notes, and thus to the Grand Universal Feed of Everything You Never Needed to Know (GUFEYNNK). This may cause a small modicum of confusion to those unaware of this blog's existence. One, it's a team blog. That means more than one person writes in it. Thus, despite the fact that it shows up in your nifty feed thing, it might not be my own. At present, the lovely Christine Cambrook (whom I adore, natch) is the only other contributor. Two, if you don't click "Read More" or "Read Original Post" or whatever, you only get the first paragraph and are MISSING OUT. Obviously this second point is utterly worthless, as if you're reading it you've already made it to the coveted second paragraph, or already read our blog. If you already read our blog, you also run the risk of not having facebook and therefore not knowing what the hell I'm talking about. This is probably not a new concept for you.

I'll expound simply. Facebook is a wondrous social network. It has the capability to form links between persons through friends, relationships, pictures, classes, interests, events, blogs, and more. In the past, whenever a link was created or destroyed, you had to actually take the time to look at a person's social presence and note the differences. Now that information is fed to you wholesale in one contiguous avalanche of comments and social activity. Given the backlash against this, I'd wager it will be removed shortly. Before it does, though, I guess I'll add my two cents.

First of all, I'm in favor of it for a few reasons. One, I've generally lost interest in Facebook. Not attending the University any longer, and thus not being a part of any of the zany antics documented therein, I can't possibly justify running from profile to profile checking to see what went down at Chitterin Chet's Wacky Luau o' RUM and whether or not anything juicy occurred. While I might care about the people attending it, I can't possibly be bothered to care about the details. The Facebook feed gives me a general zeitgeist (look it up) that is easily digested. It fits perfectly into the current internet news formula as well: Interesting stories are written, summarized and listed elsewhere, those summaries condensed into headlines elsewhere, headlines ranked according to popularity elsewhere, and from there people pick and choose the news and depth into the stories as they please. The Feed does everything but the last bit there, though I'd be willing to bet it would have been added in the future should this have proved popular.

Two, it means 186 people--or however many Facebook friends I happen to have at the moment--are notified whenever this blog updates. That's pretty fucking exciting for me! Is it gonna change my tone at all? Hell no. They'll ignore the Feed entry if they don't care, and I'm fine with that. The prospect of even one additional reader/commenter is delightful, however, and whoever you are, thanks for reading. Now read the archives. DO IT.