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I read this and thought it might be of use in chatterbank.
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John Hind
Sunday November 4, 2007
The Observer
With so much totting-up of friends on the internet, with so many potential people to be 'added' and told they're awesome, a new worry is that people aren't putting aside enough time for their enemies. Is all this social networking getting in the way of a lot of good old-fashioned enmity?
Most cases of failed internet friendship result in blockings and deletions after a fiery exchange of 'Ya mamma' and 'You retarded mega-douche'. But where can we wallow in pal-evolence (animosity between ex-mates), celebrate the post-dotcomrade experience, or perpetuate the rancour of FFLs (friends for life) who become EFLs (enemies for life)?
For those wishing for more grievance online or to mask a crack-like addiction to MySpace or Facebook with irony, the solution is antisocial networking sites and antisocial utilities. For instance, Enemybook is an add-on application allowing Facebook users to 'manage enemies' and confirm their 'enemyness' - to know who sees themselves as an enemy, to add people as enemies, to notify enemies they're enemies, to browse and befriend enemies of enemies.
Www.hatebook.org encourages hate profiles, awards points for unfriendliness and can be integrated with Google Maps to chart enemy locations and hotspots. Www.snubster.com offers an 'enemy-designating application' for Facebook which allows users to first put offending persons 'On Notice' (with the chance of redeeming themselves as a friend) or to immediately list them as 'Dead To Me'.
Meanwhile, on www.***************.com, those joining as 'new people to hate' can check on the percentage of members who dislike them and take masochistic pride if making it into 'the most hated'.
Sunday November 4, 2007
The Observer
With so much totting-up of friends on the internet, with so many potential people to be 'added' and told they're awesome, a new worry is that people aren't putting aside enough time for their enemies. Is all this social networking getting in the way of a lot of good old-fashioned enmity?
Most cases of failed internet friendship result in blockings and deletions after a fiery exchange of 'Ya mamma' and 'You retarded mega-douche'. But where can we wallow in pal-evolence (animosity between ex-mates), celebrate the post-dotcomrade experience, or perpetuate the rancour of FFLs (friends for life) who become EFLs (enemies for life)?
For those wishing for more grievance online or to mask a crack-like addiction to MySpace or Facebook with irony, the solution is antisocial networking sites and antisocial utilities. For instance, Enemybook is an add-on application allowing Facebook users to 'manage enemies' and confirm their 'enemyness' - to know who sees themselves as an enemy, to add people as enemies, to notify enemies they're enemies, to browse and befriend enemies of enemies.
Www.hatebook.org encourages hate profiles, awards points for unfriendliness and can be integrated with Google Maps to chart enemy locations and hotspots. Www.snubster.com offers an 'enemy-designating application' for Facebook which allows users to first put offending persons 'On Notice' (with the chance of redeeming themselves as a friend) or to immediately list them as 'Dead To Me'.
Meanwhile, on www.***************.com, those joining as 'new people to hate' can check on the percentage of members who dislike them and take masochistic pride if making it into 'the most hated'.
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