Whilst day dreaming my way out of the realisation of 'debt' in my accountants office this afternoon and how to rise above it smartly, i came up with this line to describe myself and my financial stability… "i live for today and shop for tomorrow".Then he ask me "Lindy what's your idea of saving?" My reply "These babies i bought in New York. Luca Stefani boots $70 reduced from $325. If that ain't saving i don't know what is sir".The end... lol!
With claims like… ‘facebook is now the number one online activity even surpassing pornography’… you know it’s in a league of it’s own.
I, amongst millions of others, find it near impossible to live without the largest, most popular social media site of them all… facebook. I liken it to an addiction, much worse than my shoe habit. I simply cannot function without the frequent logins that keep me up to date with the goings on in ‘YOUR’ life. Yet everyday it dawns on me that it can be such an invasion of privacy.More and more people live via facebook. Every iota of life ends up pasted over the walls and in the photo albums of this freakishly addictive social media site.
Sure there are measures you can take to protect your privacy, most of us do use these tools in one-way or another. But too much privacy defeats the purpose of indulging right? So I have a question…Why do we ‘post’ so much on facebook? The ‘every move I make’ status updates, and the constant photo uploads… What is this need to put so much out there?
For attention! That’s my point blank answer. We do it to be seen and to be heard.You can’t deny it though; we love the comment threads on a pretty picture of ourselves; its like instant gratification, a digital ego boost. Great for your health, like a shot of wheat grass but it goes straight to the head and tastes so much better.
I believe highly in ‘self-fancy’ and in my opinion everyone should hold a healthy dose of self-fancy within him or herself. This may be more familiar to the ladies, but who hasn’t recently had a picture taken, rushed to view it on the digital camera and had all the girls nod in unison and declare loudly, “profile pic”. It’s often this ‘self-fancy’ that leads to lifting the privacy settings of your personal photo albums. People simply want to share their fabulousness with the world. Let’s be real. We enjoy showing off the “damn I’m hot” pictures of ourselves and sharing them publicly all in the hope ex lovers will see them and think, “wow I let a mighty good thing go”.This is when ‘peeping tom’ comes into play.
Lindy’s Definition of a social media ‘peeping tom’ you ask?It’s that person that wanders aimlessly or purposely through profiles of ‘friends of friends’, total randoms, the ex boyfriends new girlfriend etc. peeping their pictures and anything that may be open for viewing.
The stalked upon are often casually stumbled across whilst reading friends walls (OMG who is this tart? *click* or hold up she’s really pretty… too pretty *click*) reading comment threads (well hello there handsome *click*) and random friend requests (who the hell is this? *click*) It could be considered a ‘jackpot’ when you come across a profile that’s totally open for your viewing pleasure. It’s amusing (and scary) just how much some people fancy themselves. I’m a self-confessed ‘peeping tom’ and I blame facebook. I know I don’t stand alone in my habit. So can i get a show of hands for those that are with me? In this digital age a social media ‘peeping tom’ is as common as an iPhone.Being a ‘peeping tom’ on FB passes time. It can ease boredom. It can create assumptions. It’ can breed gossip. It can be terribly intrusive… But it can be so much fun and even educational at times… “oooooh so that’s his girlfriend”.
Maybe I need a ‘peeping tom’ intervention?
I Blame facebook…
Well I blame facebook for many things.
So here I am blogging about this global social phenomenon and the sad influence it has over my life.
In short facebook is decreasing the ‘wearability’ of my wardrobe.
What are your thoughts on setting up a ‘facebook outfits anonymous’ group, kind of like a monthly swap meet for ‘facebook worn clothes’ and the fear of ever being seen in them again?
On second thoughts along with my vanity and superficiality I am a ‘hoarder’, so this really won’t work for me ;-) ©
By the way i do get away with it from time to time...
He rocks in the tree tops all day long ‘hoppin an a boppin and a tweeting his song’, Michael Jackson may not be back, but a chirpy, tech savvy ‘Robo Robin’ is…
This modern day songbird is spreading the love to tech savvy Gen X, Y’s and Z’s with NEW pop dance release ‘Tweet Me’, which tugs at their heart strings and keyboards with super catchy lyrics such as “Tweet Me with your love and I will follow you”.
‘Tweet Me’ is released and co-written by electro pop’ster Whodeani (My Bossman), one of Australia’s first self-confessed serial Twitterer’s and talented Melbourne Entrepreneur (aka Dean Jones).
Dean Jones describes ‘Tweet Me’ as an “up-tempo, dance track combining progressive trance sounds with radio friendly pop sensibilities and contagious lyrics”.
Check out the video below feat. My Mama the Video Vixen and yours truly Imelda The Second ;-)
“Tweet Me tells the story of unrequited love via social media”, said Dean. “With the booming popularity of social media it speaks to a wide and varied audience.”
This Whodeani musical offering was conceived back in 1995 and then titled ‘Release Me’. But poolside on a romantic getaway, ‘Tweet Me’ came to mind while recalling the original tracks chorus line, ‘I will follow you!’ Instantly Dean thought a case of Twitter overload or perhaps a hit in the making!
Jones has been writing and producing music since the early 90’s, musical successes include a No. 1 club dance hit in Australia with 2 DJ friends called ‘Deuce by Cleva Cleva’ (http://blog.whodeani.com/anatomy-of-a-hit).
More than just a song release Tweet Me is interactive art, where fans are invited via platforms such as Facebook and of course Twitter, to interact and give their music and video producing skills a workout. For more information visit the dedicated Tweet me Song website @ http://www.tweetmesong.com. Here you’ll find a free preview of the track, all the audio elements necessary to build your own version of the song, plus instructions on how to contribute to the music video clip.
Whodeani is signed to Xelon Entertainment who will officially release ‘Tweet Me’ from October 17th 2009 on all the major online digital platforms, including iTunes.
The heading of this blog is clever in more ways than you may notice.
