Lauren Wille

I’m not entirely sure if AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) constitutes as the social web, but for the purposes of this blog it does. And that’s because it encompasses about 90% of my life. If I am on my computer and NOT on AIM, something is up. Either I’m depressed and trying to shut myself away from the world, or I am only planning on using my computer for a short period of time. Other than that, ALWAYS on AIM. Why pick up the phone when you can send an instant message? That’s what I say. So much easier and it eliminates awkwardness that would usually be there and helps you to forget about the other person’s emotions. I’m just kidding, I’m not that mean. But really. I would rather communicate via instant message because then I can multi-task. Yeah, that’s right. Multi-task.

Another thing that’s great about AIM is that you don’t feel obligated to respond. If someone you really don’t want to talk to calls your phone, you’re sitting there staring at your phone, practically biting your nails hoping they don’t catch on to your avoidance. With an instant message, you can just pretend that you were doing something else. “Oh I have no idea why my away message didn’t come up.” or “Really? I wasn’t idle? Really?” 

Another social web outlet I have dabbled in is MySpace. I quickly discovered that Facebook is way better. I’m pretty into that right now.