Online connections

Online connections

…I’d like you to connect to me so we can stay in touch. You can view my blog, my photos, my lists – and all sorts of things that matter to me. You can create a personal page and blog of your own, which will be linked to mine. That way you’ll always know when I post something new.

Receiving invitations from people to add them to your list on Friendster, Yahoo! 360, Multiply, Hi5, or any social networking site can be likened to an invitation for fine dining in a place that’s overlooking the beach with great ambiance, just like San Diego’s La Jolla restaurants. Well, you could be thrilled with the thought of somebody inviting you, if that person is one of your best buddies, or your honey or somebody you got a crush on. On the other hand, it could mean difficulty in saying no…if the invitation would be from somebody you’re avoiding like the plague (whatever your reasons are).

Well, last week it was my first to receive an invitation from Tagged.com, and I had a conversation with a friend about this. I told her I’m not a big fan of social networking sites – though I am registered to some, I don’t check them that often. And do I really have to register myself with all these sites? I teasingly told her I find them ‘corny’ (sorry for those crazy about these sites, please don’t hit me! lol). I told her I even deleted my Friendster account.

Nope, I’m not anti-social! Well, it’s just not my style of communicating with my family and friends. I guess, I’m more of the ‘e-mail and chat’ type of person. I think I used the wrong word, even though I was just teasing her, coz I felt she was a bit defensive and maybe offended, coz she told me “lagyan mo rin ng corny buhay mo kase. minsan kailangan mo rin yan sa life mo ang corny.” Of course, I do agree with her on that, coz I am actually corny sometimes… BUT still, I am not reviving my Friendster account, and I’m not joining Tagged.com… for now. Ha ha… way klaro.