Macster Uncensored

I really expected more of myself than this.  But I'm actuallly about to launch into a tirade about MTV, the VMA's, and Lady Gaga.  I'm about to lose credibility with myself.  And here... we.... go. I'm 30.  I'm not sure if you readers have picked up on that yet considering I feel like I mention it at least once per entry.  I used to remember when MTV was the shit.  You got to hear all your favorite bands and got to see what they actually looked like.  But you really didn't see much more of those bands except in magazines, at live shows, or at awards shows.  Now, you see them all over the place.  Not just magazines, but you can find their live performances on YouTube, half of them seem like their judges on American Idol or some knockoff, they make appearances everywhere and anywhere for charities you've never heard of, they release books, have Myspace pages, have iTunes exclusive interviews and tracks, and are interactive on Twitter.  R...

I've written about how technology is going to be the apocalypse of basic human communication and interaction before. I've done that rant. However, I think it's time to set my sights on my favorite website. Facebook. Or if you're old school, The Facebook. Some naive people still believe Facebook is a trend and that it'll fade out in a year or two. One word for those people... GOOGLE. Facebook is the Google of the social media movement. And it sure doesn't seem like Google is going anywhere anytime soon. And last I checked, Google didn't have a movie coming out this Fall about its creation/creator with an A-list director and big Hollywood names ( http://bit.ly/bfvTtJ ) Facebook is an amazing phenomenon. It took an idea that barely pre-existed (Friendster, Myspace) and took it to a whole new level to the point where it has revolutionized the way people interact with each other. It started off as a college fad. A way to stalk the people in ...