Philistines or Neophytes?
A friend emailed me about protocol with a computer related exchange. I wasn’t much help. But it got me thinking about how many people I still meet who are not familiar with what I consider second nature.
Texting – frankly texting is at new realm with pics and audio being sent along with the message. But what I was trying to explain to my friends the other day is that the art of courtship hinges on the ability to write pithy, short, coded missives. My friend G is probably in the top five on rapid fire repartee via texting.
Social Networks – yes, who has time for this nonsense, but well, I do because I look at social networks as a form of new media (and hey, media is what I do) and the first venture into MySpace came about because all of my nieces and nephews were on there and I wanted to get in the groove with them. Then of course, had to get on Facebook, because that was the next new thing. But I think most people have at least some presence on a social network. Right?
Googling – when you meet someone new, particularly someone you might be interested in, don’t you google them? Dude, of course you do. I was about to go on a blind date with someone who turned out to have been arrested for domestic violence several times – what if I hadn’t googled? Have you ever googled yourself? Of course you have – no, don’t tell me you haven’t! Good grief – you are a neophyte. Google yourself, but don’t stop there, google images too. You never know what will turn up. My friend was being set up on a blind date and she googled the guy and turns out there was a photograph of him front and center wearing a banana hammock at some swim race.