Internet Phenomonons (beware, if you hate internet-disbelievers, don't read this)

Today I want to talk about internet phenomonons.  Phenom number one: Facebook and other social networking sites.

http://www.facebook.com/

On these sites you can update on your life, chat in an I.M. sort of chatbar, and basically put your entire life online.  The major pro is that you can keep long-tterm relationships better.  But, it takes all the fun out of seeing someone for the first time.  Before Facebook, people would see eachother and exclaim about how they've changed.  They catch up with each other.  A major con is the pictures people put on Facebook.  Pictures of themselves drunk, maybe, or inside their house.  what they don't think of is that people can see your face, match it with your name, and find you.  Do you want that?!  Now, people don't have any catching up to do.  It's sad, huh?  Then quit Facebook.  I know what you think.  I'm completely biased and know nothing, but you're wrong.  I do know.  I do.

Phenom number two: Virtual Reality sites.

On these, you basically create a glorified you.  You have major pimples?  Your avatar doesn't.  And the thing is, you can create yourself however you want.  You can have boyfriends or girlfriends, and be who you want.  But they all ask for your email, so they can blackmail you.  However, they aren't as bad as Facebook, so if I had to choose between Facebook and one of these, I would choose this.  you can't upload a photo, so it's safer.  But parents beware, the safe language guarantees aren't always truthful.

Phenom number three: YouTube.

 You tube is my favorite.  You can post your own homemade videos.  Sure its obviously the same as Facebook in that you can post images of yourself, but I've ranted about that enough.  Here are links to my two FAVE youtube channels:
http://www.youtube.com/user/potterpuppetpals
and...
http://www.youtube.com/user/NeilCicierega
These are HILARIOUS!