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href="http://twitter.com/coachdeb"><strong>Deb</strong></a>, made an interesting assertion at the <a
href="http://www.rethinkhawaii.com/"><strong>[re]Think Hawaii conference</strong></a> last week. She suggested that Twitter is where conversations are happening. I suggested that that isn&#8217;t quite accurate.</p><p>As you very well know, I am <a
href="http://twitter.com/chrispirillo"><strong>on Twitter</strong></a>. However, I don&#8217;t use it to have conversations as some of you do. To me, trying to use Twitter to have a conversation is similar to using a screwdriver to pound a nail into a steel door. Sure, it&#8217;s a tool&#8230; but are you using that tool the way it was designed?</p><p>Twitter wasn&#8217;t designed for conversations. It&#8217;s difficult to track them. To go one level deep into an interaction is an exercise in futility. Have you ever gone to a person&#8217;s page, and seen ten tweets in a row, complete with several @msgs? It&#8217;s impossible to follow.</p><p>I say that if you want to have an actual conversation, I feel you should be doing so somewhere like FriendFeed or Facebook. That is easy to track. Twitter wasn&#8217;t built with threading in mind. It&#8217;s a great tool, don&#8217;t get me wrong. It&#8217;s just not a place to have conversations. Don&#8217;t use it in ways it was never meant to be used.</p><p>Sooner or later, I&#8217;m sure that Twitter will figure out a way to make it easy to follow threads and conversations. A one-to-one is done easily via a direct message&#8230; such as with IM or email.</p><p>I&#8217;m going on record as a person in the world of social media, and state outright that Twitter isn&#8217;t a good way to have a conversation. If someone @myself, I tend to follow up via email or DM if I want to reply to or address whatever it was. However, it&#8217;s very seldom that I try to interact with someone on a one-on-one basis on Twitter. I usually only share information that I think would be funny/interesting/informative to my community.</p><p>I could be wrong, of course. This is just my opinion. If you do disagree with me, you can say so on Twitter, or even here on my blog.</p><p><ul><li
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url="http://blip.tv/file/get/L0ckergn0me-WhatIsTwitterGoodFor172.mp4" length="24036342" type="video/mp4" /> </item> <item><title>What is Your Favorite Palindrome?</title><link>http://chris.pirillo.com/what-is-your-favorite-palindrome/</link> <comments>http://chris.pirillo.com/what-is-your-favorite-palindrome/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:49:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[friendfeed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[palindrome]]></category> <category><![CDATA[weird-al]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://chris.pirillo.com/?p=12603</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/what-is-your-favorite-palindrome/">What is Your Favorite Palindrome?</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>My favorite palindrome is officially: &#8220;step on no pets.&#8221; What is a palindrome, you might ask? A palindrome is a word, phrase, number or other sequence of units that can be read the same way in either direction. A palindrome is not necessarily a single word, such as the one I quoted at the beginning of this post. My hero, <a
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nej4xJe4Tdg">Weird Al, has a great list of palindrome&#8217;s</a> that crack me up, and make me scratch my head.</p><p>I asked several people in the community what their favorite palindrome is, and the answers were surprising!</p><div
class="friend-comment" cid="4e637692ccf04bcfb692c05509837f5a"><p> Oh no, Don Ho! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/joeygibson" uid="b66380fce47811dc8e78003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Joey Gibson</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="945014bd7f3f429db2b999598956970b"><p> Joey, I never heard that one before. LOL &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/faboomama" uid="a78335c43c7e11dd88bc003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Anika Malone</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="71352afab8304b07b9f84da99e76b6e0"><p> Oh no, Don Ho LOL!! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/monasfeed" uid="1690151e2c9811ddbe28003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Mona N.</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="588a8a6f7baf43689ddf576a4d14462f"><p> I heard that one from Wierd Al. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/joeygibson" uid="b66380fce47811dc8e78003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Joey Gibson</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="ed6d8db9938945ee82abfe5db441e263"><p> &quot;May a moody baby doom a yam?&quot; &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/joeygibson" uid="b66380fce47811dc8e78003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Joey Gibson</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="6315dbb4179d46aca4afcad7c39fc18f"><p> Madam I&#8217;m adam &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/simplyx" uid="f367eeccc28311dd8616003048678d04" class="friend-l_person">Christian (Simply X)</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="c3ed2f92bc6d47ffa3163e14c1cf5da2"><p> &quot;No &#8216;X&#8217; in Nixon&quot; &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/joeygibson" uid="b66380fce47811dc8e78003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Joey Gibson</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="999a3ca623544a8b9cae749af1da0cf6"><p> A Man, A Plan, A Canal – Panama! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/cyclingroo" uid="bd3fa3582b5711ddbe28003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Lorin Olsen</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="2aa3d84e632246deb2b4b7608ea2f7da"><p> Able was I ere I saw Elba &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/texasguitarbuster" uid="465df4f4c93811dd8551003048678d04" class="friend-l_person">Greg (GuitarBuster)</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="5d528e9e7a724d319ee0be894fb1800f"><p> Yo Banana Boy &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/rodbauer" uid="27f7c81e1f0b11ddb8ac003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Rod Bauer</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="d63b3549d963494e8207816610945c4a"><p> Race fast, safe car &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/mamund" uid="35bd5e3429bd11ddaed7003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">MikeAmundsen</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="930e3cdf2ba74640a02ac110bd8240cd"><p> Red rum, sir, is murder. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/bwana" uid="b0c251eae3ca11dcadf1003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Bwana</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="6926b9ca958b4ba5be6517ac874624ea"><p> &quot;Able was I ere I saw Elba&quot; &#8211; Napolean on his gf &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/dffrnt" uid="f7e5b35c0dbc11dda773003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">vijay</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="88a437a882b7423399cc158e4324cfda"><p> DoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooD &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/dariusmdev" uid="16d2419cc4a411dd96f7003048678d04" class="friend-l_person">Matthew DeVries</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="d15aab5543d446bfaec4b18b6d4b4f15"><p> racecar  runner-up for me is SONOS &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/mdoeff" uid="9e519082e48f11dcada8003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Mike Doeff</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="05a74cab8f454975a71d25ea9fa03621"><p> Lorin, I&#8217;m a big fan of &quot;A Man, A Plan, A Canal – Suez!&quot; &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/arc315" uid="6fabc4c810654263b8ed309d13b12ec1" class="friend-l_person">Andrew C</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="f449244864c2422aaacdd47b5f390446"><p> Joey that&#8217;s an awesome find &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/shey" uid="25fb20c4e61c11dca904003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Shey</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="c87bd9f94c0f472bb3a3c95e337cbf8c"><p> Oozy rat in a sanitary zoo &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/shey" uid="25fb20c4e61c11dca904003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Shey</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="0e951341850e4b61835b1db8f3248f6e"><p> Shey, that&#8217;s one I&#8217;ve never heard before! Nicely done. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/faboomama" uid="a78335c43c7e11dd88bc003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Anika Malone</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="61ec10e808c34063bc99458ab4ca21ec"><p> Madam in Eden I&#8217;m Adam. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/logicalextremes" uid="b36167de0fac11dda773003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Logical Extremes</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="05232e64e1004429b3a7ea7920132224"><p> @Anika Actually, that&#8217;s from Joey&#8217;s Wierd Al Video <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://bit.ly/Q45Jd">http://bit.ly/Q45Jd</a> &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/shey" uid="25fb20c4e61c11dca904003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Shey</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="e80a2d6c84784f6f9d3342689d34d281"><p> Oh cameras are macho &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/markwilson" uid="57f15a7cecc911dcb54c003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Mark Wilson</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="fefbdcaef64f443a9cac256c51739376"><p> Go hang a salami, I&#8217;m a lasagna hog &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/tinypants" uid="aabf0ab86e6c11dd8c13003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">tinypants (Amanda H)</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="a3045d3a4802441e9193155eb6e0161c"><p> satan oscillate my metallic sonatas (and a favorite Soundgarden release, too) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/neilbernhart" uid="0131d6922e8411ddb460003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Neil Bernhart</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="c475224c6d664e61a212627251ee8eb3"><p> That&#8217;s a great one, Neil. Lie Nenota erga staht. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/joshhaley" uid="35210fb855b211dd83e7003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Josh Haley</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="1d09ccb6cdfe4389a6c9b487fe79c871"><p> Rats live on no evil star &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/haggis" uid="0d65b976f52011dc87d3003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Haggis (Sean)</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="f661b913af2942b38236dc194e4241b6"><p> A Toyota&#8217;s a Toyota &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/klecu" uid="a06f108a255611dd9ea1003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Kevin LeCRUSH</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="8f86953dbcca4eaa80492381afb57ac9"><p> Rise to vote sir. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/dannyrowley" uid="dbb8255e0bad11dda200003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Daniel Rowley</a></p></div><ul
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/do-all-geeks-love-lego/" title="Do All Geeks Love LEGO?">Do All Geeks Love LEGO?</a></li><li><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/dont-download-this-album/" title="Don&#8217;t Download This Album">Don&#8217;t Download This Album</a></li><li><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/free-preview-of-new-weird-al-album/" title="Free Preview of New Weird Al Album">Free Preview of New Weird Al Album</a></li></ul> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/what-is-your-favorite-palindrome/">What is Your Favorite Palindrome?</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>My favorite palindrome is officially: &#8220;step on no pets.&#8221; What is a palindrome, you might ask? A palindrome is a word, phrase, number or other sequence of units that can be read the same way in either direction. A palindrome is not necessarily a single word, such as the one I quoted at the beginning of this post. My hero, <a
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nej4xJe4Tdg">Weird Al, has a great list of palindrome&#8217;s</a> that crack me up, and make me scratch my head.</p><p>I asked several people in the community what their favorite palindrome is, and the answers were surprising!</p><div
class="friend-comment" cid="4e637692ccf04bcfb692c05509837f5a"><p> Oh no, Don Ho! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/joeygibson" uid="b66380fce47811dc8e78003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Joey Gibson</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="945014bd7f3f429db2b999598956970b"><p> Joey, I never heard that one before. LOL &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/faboomama" uid="a78335c43c7e11dd88bc003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Anika Malone</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="71352afab8304b07b9f84da99e76b6e0"><p> Oh no, Don Ho LOL!! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/monasfeed" uid="1690151e2c9811ddbe28003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Mona N.</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="588a8a6f7baf43689ddf576a4d14462f"><p> I heard that one from Wierd Al. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/joeygibson" uid="b66380fce47811dc8e78003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Joey Gibson</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="ed6d8db9938945ee82abfe5db441e263"><p> &quot;May a moody baby doom a yam?&quot; &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/joeygibson" uid="b66380fce47811dc8e78003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Joey Gibson</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="6315dbb4179d46aca4afcad7c39fc18f"><p> Madam I&#8217;m adam &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/simplyx" uid="f367eeccc28311dd8616003048678d04" class="friend-l_person">Christian (Simply X)</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="c3ed2f92bc6d47ffa3163e14c1cf5da2"><p> &quot;No &#8216;X&#8217; in Nixon&quot; &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/joeygibson" uid="b66380fce47811dc8e78003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Joey Gibson</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="999a3ca623544a8b9cae749af1da0cf6"><p> A Man, A Plan, A Canal – Panama! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/cyclingroo" uid="bd3fa3582b5711ddbe28003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Lorin Olsen</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="2aa3d84e632246deb2b4b7608ea2f7da"><p> Able was I ere I saw Elba &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/texasguitarbuster" uid="465df4f4c93811dd8551003048678d04" class="friend-l_person">Greg (GuitarBuster)</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="5d528e9e7a724d319ee0be894fb1800f"><p> Yo Banana Boy &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/rodbauer" uid="27f7c81e1f0b11ddb8ac003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Rod Bauer</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="d63b3549d963494e8207816610945c4a"><p> Race fast, safe car &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/mamund" uid="35bd5e3429bd11ddaed7003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">MikeAmundsen</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="930e3cdf2ba74640a02ac110bd8240cd"><p> Red rum, sir, is murder. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/bwana" uid="b0c251eae3ca11dcadf1003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Bwana</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="6926b9ca958b4ba5be6517ac874624ea"><p> &quot;Able was I ere I saw Elba&quot; &#8211; Napolean on his gf &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/dffrnt" uid="f7e5b35c0dbc11dda773003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">vijay</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="88a437a882b7423399cc158e4324cfda"><p> DoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooD &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/dariusmdev" uid="16d2419cc4a411dd96f7003048678d04" class="friend-l_person">Matthew DeVries</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="d15aab5543d446bfaec4b18b6d4b4f15"><p> racecar  runner-up for me is SONOS &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/mdoeff" uid="9e519082e48f11dcada8003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Mike Doeff</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="05a74cab8f454975a71d25ea9fa03621"><p> Lorin, I&#8217;m a big fan of &quot;A Man, A Plan, A Canal – Suez!&quot; &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/arc315" uid="6fabc4c810654263b8ed309d13b12ec1" class="friend-l_person">Andrew C</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="f449244864c2422aaacdd47b5f390446"><p> Joey that&#8217;s an awesome find &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/shey" uid="25fb20c4e61c11dca904003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Shey</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="c87bd9f94c0f472bb3a3c95e337cbf8c"><p> Oozy rat in a sanitary zoo &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/shey" uid="25fb20c4e61c11dca904003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Shey</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="0e951341850e4b61835b1db8f3248f6e"><p> Shey, that&#8217;s one I&#8217;ve never heard before! Nicely done. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/faboomama" uid="a78335c43c7e11dd88bc003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Anika Malone</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="61ec10e808c34063bc99458ab4ca21ec"><p> Madam in Eden I&#8217;m Adam. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/logicalextremes" uid="b36167de0fac11dda773003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Logical Extremes</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="05232e64e1004429b3a7ea7920132224"><p> @Anika Actually, that&#8217;s from Joey&#8217;s Wierd Al Video <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://bit.ly/Q45Jd">http://bit.ly/Q45Jd</a> &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/shey" uid="25fb20c4e61c11dca904003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Shey</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="e80a2d6c84784f6f9d3342689d34d281"><p> Oh cameras are macho &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/markwilson" uid="57f15a7cecc911dcb54c003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Mark Wilson</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="fefbdcaef64f443a9cac256c51739376"><p> Go hang a salami, I&#8217;m a lasagna hog &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/tinypants" uid="aabf0ab86e6c11dd8c13003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">tinypants (Amanda H)</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="a3045d3a4802441e9193155eb6e0161c"><p> satan oscillate my metallic sonatas (and a favorite Soundgarden release, too) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/neilbernhart" uid="0131d6922e8411ddb460003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Neil Bernhart</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="c475224c6d664e61a212627251ee8eb3"><p> That&#8217;s a great one, Neil. Lie Nenota erga staht. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/joshhaley" uid="35210fb855b211dd83e7003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Josh Haley</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="1d09ccb6cdfe4389a6c9b487fe79c871"><p> Rats live on no evil star &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/haggis" uid="0d65b976f52011dc87d3003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Haggis (Sean)</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="f661b913af2942b38236dc194e4241b6"><p> A Toyota&#8217;s a Toyota &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/klecu" uid="a06f108a255611dd9ea1003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Kevin LeCRUSH</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="8f86953dbcca4eaa80492381afb57ac9"><p> Rise to vote sir. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/dannyrowley" uid="dbb8255e0bad11dda200003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Daniel Rowley</a></p></div><ul
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isPermaLink="false">http://chris.pirillo.com/?p=12402</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/whats-the-scariest-video-game-youve-ever-played/">What&#8217;s the Scariest Video Game You&#8217;ve Ever Played?</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>Several of you have been <a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/forum/topics/2300301:Topic:832476">having this very discussion</a> over on Geeks recently. There have been so many different games thrown out there that there doesn&#8217;t appear to be a clear-cut &#8220;winner&#8221; for scariest video game. I decided to <a
href="http://friendfeed.com/e/10ea7efd-96e7-523d-0db6-33c9725c5080/What-is-The-scariest-Video-game-you-ever/">ask some others</a> what they thought about this. What&#8217;s your take? What game do you feel is the scariest?</p><div
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href="http://twitter.com/lbutlr" rel="nofollow">lbutlr</a>:</strong> Scariest Video game.  3rd party wad for Bungie&#39s Marathon .. very dark, monsters lurking around corners, marathon. Very scary<div
class="TweetDate">about 5 minutes ago</div><div
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href="http://twitter.com/lbutlr/statuses/1188140346">Sun Feb 08 04:48:13 +0000 2009</a></div></div></div><div
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href="http://twitter.com/dbbell" rel="nofollow">dbbell</a>:</strong> Phantasmagoria for the PC back in 1995! <a
href="http://tinyurl.com/6mcllw">http://tinyurl.com/6mcllw</a><div
class="TweetDate">about 24 minutes ago</div><div
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href="http://twitter.com/dbbell/statuses/1188107231">Sun Feb 08 04:29:12 +0000 2009</a></div></div></div><div
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href="http://twitter.com/Outsanity" rel="nofollow">Outsanity</a>:</strong> &#8220;Silent Hill 4: The Room&#8221; by far<div
class="TweetDate">about 28 minutes ago</div><div
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href="http://twitter.com/Outsanity/statuses/1188101939">Sun Feb 08 04:25:53 +0000 2009</a></div></div></div><div
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href="http://twitter.com/wmcleanw" rel="nofollow">wmcleanw</a>:</strong> Doom made me jump back in the day.<div
class="TweetDate">about 30 minutes ago</div><div
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href="http://twitter.com/wmcleanw/statuses/1188097116">Sun Feb 08 04:23:02 +0000 2009</a></div></div></div><div
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href="http://twitter.com/BayleeBlue" rel="nofollow">BayleeBlue</a>:</strong> The scariest video game I&#39ve ever played was BioShock.  Just thinking about it still gives me the creeps.<div
class="TweetDate">about 31 minutes ago</div><div
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href="http://twitter.com/BayleeBlue/statuses/1188095795">Sun Feb 08 04:22:12 +0000 2009</a></div></div></div><div
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href="http://twitter.com/mikevpark" rel="nofollow">mikevpark</a>:</strong> Bioshock.<div
class="TweetDate">about 32 minutes ago</div><div
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href="http://twitter.com/mikevpark/statuses/1188094256">Sun Feb 08 04:21:16 +0000 2009</a></div></div></div><div
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href="http://twitter.com/damondnollan" rel="nofollow">damondnollan</a>:</strong> I would say the scariest game I&#39ve played is Resident Evil. I typically played it at night..alone&#8230;in the dark.<div
class="TweetDate">about 32 minutes ago</div><div
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href="http://twitter.com/damondnollan/statuses/1188093731">Sun Feb 08 04:20:59 +0000 2009</a></div></div></div><div
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href="http://twitter.com/Matteo_Mobilio" rel="nofollow">Matteo_Mobilio</a>:</strong> Definitely Manhunt for the PC and Xbox.<div
class="TweetDate">about 34 minutes ago</div><div
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href="http://twitter.com/Matteo_Mobilio/statuses/1188090925">Sun Feb 08 04:19:40 +0000 2009</a></div></div></div><div
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src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/76319407/Kevin_Restivo_normal.jpg" class="TweetAvatar" /></a><div
class="TweetStatus"><strong><a
href="http://twitter.com/krestivo" rel="nofollow">krestivo</a>:</strong> left4dead is pretty darn creepy too.<div
class="TweetDate">about 35 minutes ago</div><div
class="TweetPermalink"><a
href="http://twitter.com/krestivo/statuses/1188088698">Sun Feb 08 04:18:36 +0000 2009</a></div></div></div><div
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href="http://kevinrestivo.com" rel="nofollow"><img
src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/76319407/Kevin_Restivo_normal.jpg" class="TweetAvatar" /></a><div
class="TweetStatus"><strong><a
href="http://twitter.com/krestivo" rel="nofollow">krestivo</a>:</strong> bioshock.<div
class="TweetDate">about 35 minutes ago</div><div
class="TweetPermalink"><a
href="http://twitter.com/krestivo/statuses/1188088065">Sun Feb 08 04:18:18 +0000 2009</a></div></div></div><div
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href="http://web.me.com/j.holtslander/Jays_Page/" rel="nofollow"><img
src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/75155098/n570792107_3047_normal.jpg" class="TweetAvatar" /></a><div
class="TweetStatus"><strong><a
href="http://twitter.com/j_holtslander" rel="nofollow">j_holtslander</a>:</strong> Aliens-TC for Doom 2 with the soundtrack to Aliens playing on CD<div
class="TweetDate">about 35 minutes ago</div><div
class="TweetPermalink"><a
href="http://twitter.com/j_holtslander/statuses/1188087694">Sun Feb 08 04:18:06 +0000 2009</a></div></div></div><div
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href="http://twitter.com/htnguyen" rel="nofollow"><img
src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/71630393/n696296873_1816787_196_normal.jpg" class="TweetAvatar" /></a><div
class="TweetStatus"><strong><a
href="http://twitter.com/htnguyen" rel="nofollow">htnguyen</a>:</strong> scariest video game has got to be either Doom3 (PC) or Resident Evil 2 (PlayStation 2) =)<div
class="TweetDate">about 36 minutes ago</div><div
class="TweetPermalink"><a
href="http://twitter.com/htnguyen/statuses/1188087131">Sun Feb 08 04:17:48 +0000 2009</a></div></div></div><div
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href="http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/board.aspx?board_id=12481" rel="nofollow"><img
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class="TweetStatus"><strong><a
href="http://twitter.com/vantillian" rel="nofollow">vantillian</a>:</strong> Adventure, Atari 2600 <a
href="http://tinyurl.com/utpg4">http://tinyurl.com/utpg4</a><div
class="TweetDate">about 37 minutes ago</div><div
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href="http://twitter.com/vantillian/statuses/1188085382">Sun Feb 08 04:16:47 +0000 2009</a></div></div></div></div><ul
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/whats-the-scariest-video-game-youve-ever-played/">What&#8217;s the Scariest Video Game You&#8217;ve Ever Played?</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>Several of you have been <a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/forum/topics/2300301:Topic:832476">having this very discussion</a> over on Geeks recently. There have been so many different games thrown out there that there doesn&#8217;t appear to be a clear-cut &#8220;winner&#8221; for scariest video game. I decided to <a
href="http://friendfeed.com/e/10ea7efd-96e7-523d-0db6-33c9725c5080/What-is-The-scariest-Video-game-you-ever/">ask some others</a> what they thought about this. What&#8217;s your take? What game do you feel is the scariest?</p><div
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href="http://twitter.com/lbutlr" rel="nofollow">lbutlr</a>:</strong> Scariest Video game.  3rd party wad for Bungie&#39s Marathon .. very dark, monsters lurking around corners, marathon. Very scary<div
class="TweetDate">about 5 minutes ago</div><div
class="TweetPermalink"><a
href="http://twitter.com/lbutlr/statuses/1188140346">Sun Feb 08 04:48:13 +0000 2009</a></div></div></div><div
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href="http://twitter.com/dbbell" rel="nofollow">dbbell</a>:</strong> Phantasmagoria for the PC back in 1995! <a
href="http://tinyurl.com/6mcllw">http://tinyurl.com/6mcllw</a><div
class="TweetDate">about 24 minutes ago</div><div
class="TweetPermalink"><a
href="http://twitter.com/dbbell/statuses/1188107231">Sun Feb 08 04:29:12 +0000 2009</a></div></div></div><div
class="TweetBody"><a
href="http://theoutsanity.com" rel="nofollow"><img
src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/65166090/Photo_2_03-17-24_normal.jpg" class="TweetAvatar" /></a><div
class="TweetStatus"><strong><a
href="http://twitter.com/Outsanity" rel="nofollow">Outsanity</a>:</strong> &#8220;Silent Hill 4: The Room&#8221; by far<div
class="TweetDate">about 28 minutes ago</div><div
class="TweetPermalink"><a
href="http://twitter.com/Outsanity/statuses/1188101939">Sun Feb 08 04:25:53 +0000 2009</a></div></div></div><div
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href="http://altt.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><img
src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/67701632/wedding018crop_normal.jpg" class="TweetAvatar" /></a><div
class="TweetStatus"><strong><a
href="http://twitter.com/wmcleanw" rel="nofollow">wmcleanw</a>:</strong> Doom made me jump back in the day.<div
class="TweetDate">about 30 minutes ago</div><div
class="TweetPermalink"><a
href="http://twitter.com/wmcleanw/statuses/1188097116">Sun Feb 08 04:23:02 +0000 2009</a></div></div></div><div
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href="#" rel="nofollow"><img
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href="http://twitter.com/BayleeBlue" rel="nofollow">BayleeBlue</a>:</strong> The scariest video game I&#39ve ever played was BioShock.  Just thinking about it still gives me the creeps.<div
class="TweetDate">about 31 minutes ago</div><div
class="TweetPermalink"><a
href="http://twitter.com/BayleeBlue/statuses/1188095795">Sun Feb 08 04:22:12 +0000 2009</a></div></div></div><div
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href="http://www.extendinteractive.com" rel="nofollow"><img
src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/75429216/Mike_normal.png" class="TweetAvatar" /></a><div
class="TweetStatus"><strong><a
href="http://twitter.com/mikevpark" rel="nofollow">mikevpark</a>:</strong> Bioshock.<div
class="TweetDate">about 32 minutes ago</div><div
class="TweetPermalink"><a
href="http://twitter.com/mikevpark/statuses/1188094256">Sun Feb 08 04:21:16 +0000 2009</a></div></div></div><div
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href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/damondnollan" rel="nofollow"><img
src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/70828207/16c333c_normal.jpg" class="TweetAvatar" /></a><div
class="TweetStatus"><strong><a
href="http://twitter.com/damondnollan" rel="nofollow">damondnollan</a>:</strong> I would say the scariest game I&#39ve played is Resident Evil. I typically played it at night..alone&#8230;in the dark.<div
class="TweetDate">about 32 minutes ago</div><div
class="TweetPermalink"><a
href="http://twitter.com/damondnollan/statuses/1188093731">Sun Feb 08 04:20:59 +0000 2009</a></div></div></div><div
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href="#" rel="nofollow"><img
src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/76290589/16789r9_th_normal.jpg" class="TweetAvatar" /></a><div
class="TweetStatus"><strong><a
href="http://twitter.com/Matteo_Mobilio" rel="nofollow">Matteo_Mobilio</a>:</strong> Definitely Manhunt for the PC and Xbox.<div
class="TweetDate">about 34 minutes ago</div><div
class="TweetPermalink"><a
href="http://twitter.com/Matteo_Mobilio/statuses/1188090925">Sun Feb 08 04:19:40 +0000 2009</a></div></div></div><div
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href="http://kevinrestivo.com" rel="nofollow"><img
src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/76319407/Kevin_Restivo_normal.jpg" class="TweetAvatar" /></a><div
class="TweetStatus"><strong><a
href="http://twitter.com/krestivo" rel="nofollow">krestivo</a>:</strong> left4dead is pretty darn creepy too.<div
class="TweetDate">about 35 minutes ago</div><div
class="TweetPermalink"><a
href="http://twitter.com/krestivo/statuses/1188088698">Sun Feb 08 04:18:36 +0000 2009</a></div></div></div><div
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href="http://kevinrestivo.com" rel="nofollow"><img
src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/76319407/Kevin_Restivo_normal.jpg" class="TweetAvatar" /></a><div
class="TweetStatus"><strong><a
href="http://twitter.com/krestivo" rel="nofollow">krestivo</a>:</strong> bioshock.<div
class="TweetDate">about 35 minutes ago</div><div
class="TweetPermalink"><a
href="http://twitter.com/krestivo/statuses/1188088065">Sun Feb 08 04:18:18 +0000 2009</a></div></div></div><div
class="TweetBody"><a
href="http://web.me.com/j.holtslander/Jays_Page/" rel="nofollow"><img
src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/75155098/n570792107_3047_normal.jpg" class="TweetAvatar" /></a><div
class="TweetStatus"><strong><a
href="http://twitter.com/j_holtslander" rel="nofollow">j_holtslander</a>:</strong> Aliens-TC for Doom 2 with the soundtrack to Aliens playing on CD<div
class="TweetDate">about 35 minutes ago</div><div
class="TweetPermalink"><a
href="http://twitter.com/j_holtslander/statuses/1188087694">Sun Feb 08 04:18:06 +0000 2009</a></div></div></div><div
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href="http://twitter.com/htnguyen" rel="nofollow"><img
src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/71630393/n696296873_1816787_196_normal.jpg" class="TweetAvatar" /></a><div
class="TweetStatus"><strong><a
href="http://twitter.com/htnguyen" rel="nofollow">htnguyen</a>:</strong> scariest video game has got to be either Doom3 (PC) or Resident Evil 2 (PlayStation 2) =)<div
class="TweetDate">about 36 minutes ago</div><div
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href="http://twitter.com/htnguyen/statuses/1188087131">Sun Feb 08 04:17:48 +0000 2009</a></div></div></div><div
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class="TweetStatus"><strong><a
href="http://twitter.com/vantillian" rel="nofollow">vantillian</a>:</strong> Adventure, Atari 2600 <a
href="http://tinyurl.com/utpg4">http://tinyurl.com/utpg4</a><div
class="TweetDate">about 37 minutes ago</div><div
class="TweetPermalink"><a
href="http://twitter.com/vantillian/statuses/1188085382">Sun Feb 08 04:16:47 +0000 2009</a></div></div></div></div><ul
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isPermaLink="false">http://chris.pirillo.com/?p=9213</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/when-the-hell-did-i-start-growing-hair-on-my-earlobes/">When the Hell did I Start Growing Hair on my Earlobes?!</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>I am not old! I&#8217;m not even technically middle-aged yet. No way, no how. I&#8217;m only 35! So why is it people are claiming I should just start getting used to things like this? I mean&#8230; seriously!</p><div
class="friend-comment" cid="c89b1fbdb76d47b1b27ee053e20eeea0"><p> next stop, adult nappies! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/alphaxion" uid="608caf4470e311dda043003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">alphaxion</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="2dd16c56c09e4df2ad3525c87b28fe72"><p> Ha.. just wait&#8230; :-) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/jmccusker" uid="3f20f530e42611dc81b4003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Jim McCusker</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="634d5baed7e4471eb98e13e969361e02"><p> i get one every so often. i take a pair of tweezers and yank it out. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/openskymedia" uid="1a018526065411dd9e68003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Jason Shultz</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="7f22222e832b4c758f5e556bf935c8de"><p> TMI? &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/possible248" uid="32aef17eec8e11dca0bd003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">possibleReal248</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="e9ae72acdde24036b9c436d576b37fd3"><p> yeah, kinda depressing when the barber has to &#8217;shave&#8217; your ears for ya. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/mamund" uid="35bd5e3429bd11ddaed7003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">MikeAmundsen</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="d0578a3ad3444e1395de8e796eadb47b"><p> You never noticed before? We&#8217;ve known for a long time through the miracles of internet video ;-) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/logicalextremes" uid="b36167de0fac11dda773003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Logical Extremes</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="f1ff13d8db3e4100b67dd71078e3621d"><p> Nature is very cruel &#8211; hair everywhere except the one place I want it :-( &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/kcearns" uid="f28dcedae54e11dc94bb003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Kevin Cearns</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="d9df23eb8ce746cab4e8ac4edb76d03d"><p> That&#8217;s not a good look! ;-) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/koltregaskes" uid="5369601cf9fd11dcad69003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Kol Tregaskes</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="b02ded1b859c49c19f09e62366eac926"><p> tell me about it&#8230; &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/son9ne" uid="e29a36a65d7311dd9bce003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">SoN9ne</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="c2a6d4e27ed04d76b0392019f2a355d6"><p> Have you checked your back lately? &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/orionstarr" uid="f561b15441ff11dda14f003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">orionstarr</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="98f1292e9c474078b7ec1c1f6db06d2e"><p> When I noticed this happening to me, my roommate confirmed that it had been grossing her out for a long time, but she didn&#8217;t have the heart to tell me. Now I have to shave my ears. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/scottypants" uid="7121c9ec047e11ddb060003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Scott</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="a9ee13794752441fb1dcac85d8882452"><p> Welcome to middle age. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/chrisbaskind" uid="e4a709b4fe1511dc81d0003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Chris Baskind</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="d038ba3ce9ab4de580685220bef8dc7c"><p> I&#8217;ve got a nose hair trimmer that I&#8217;ll use on my ears.  My wife reminds me whenever growth appears. :) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/mikereynolds" uid="6aed6993976f494eb520dbf7177a3fad" class="friend-l_person">Mike Reynolds</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="800d8fddd3054620a2c188123ff945cf"><p> Welcome to being old. My wife pulls them off while in the car. Not something to do when your driving. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/christopherwelle" uid="a2e7d5123e5211dd963600304865cd52" class="friend-l_person">Chris W</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="77f2ee3ec387467a802b93ff5d7d7fc6"><p> Put that Norelco 5000 riding lawn mower on your Christmas wish list &#8211; it&#8217;ll come in handy.  (Q. V.:  back, knuckles . . . I&#8217;ll stop there.) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/johnacraft" uid="a5753e341e7f11dd94a0003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">John Craft</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="d2cce25dfa6a4b17b3f2fe443b151280"><p> that&#8217;s how it starts &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/groonk" uid="7dec4beaf2de11dc9568003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Mister Groonk</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="78e6c2f8f8eb4212a083d3ae6fc0ea16"><p> Chris, appropriately enough, Tad refers to those as &quot;gnome hairs&quot;! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/bluecockatoo" uid="03b6ca4c091a11dd8d34003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Lindsay D.</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="59117cbca21b4b44aeb065e963427f74"><p> I&#8217;d also like to add that your ears will continue to grow every year. Just thought you&#8217;d like to hear that! :D &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/daynah" uid="cf4daffa1ca111dd8547003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Daynah</a></p></p></div><p><ul
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/caption-this-photo/" title="Caption This Photo">Caption This Photo</a></li><li><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/are-your-online-friends-real/" title="Are Your Online Friends Real?">Are Your Online Friends Real?</a></li><li><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/what-happens-when-you-dont-follow-the-norm/" title="What Happens When you Don&#8217;t Follow the Norm?">What Happens When you Don&#8217;t Follow the Norm?</a></li><li><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/do-all-geeks-love-lego/" title="Do All Geeks Love LEGO?">Do All Geeks Love LEGO?</a></li></ul> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/when-the-hell-did-i-start-growing-hair-on-my-earlobes/">When the Hell did I Start Growing Hair on my Earlobes?!</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>I am not old! I&#8217;m not even technically middle-aged yet. No way, no how. I&#8217;m only 35! So why is it people are claiming I should just start getting used to things like this? I mean&#8230; seriously!</p><div
class="friend-comment" cid="c89b1fbdb76d47b1b27ee053e20eeea0"><p> next stop, adult nappies! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/alphaxion" uid="608caf4470e311dda043003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">alphaxion</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="2dd16c56c09e4df2ad3525c87b28fe72"><p> Ha.. just wait&#8230; :-) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/jmccusker" uid="3f20f530e42611dc81b4003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Jim McCusker</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="634d5baed7e4471eb98e13e969361e02"><p> i get one every so often. i take a pair of tweezers and yank it out. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/openskymedia" uid="1a018526065411dd9e68003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Jason Shultz</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="7f22222e832b4c758f5e556bf935c8de"><p> TMI? &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/possible248" uid="32aef17eec8e11dca0bd003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">possibleReal248</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="e9ae72acdde24036b9c436d576b37fd3"><p> yeah, kinda depressing when the barber has to &#8217;shave&#8217; your ears for ya. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/mamund" uid="35bd5e3429bd11ddaed7003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">MikeAmundsen</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="d0578a3ad3444e1395de8e796eadb47b"><p> You never noticed before? We&#8217;ve known for a long time through the miracles of internet video ;-) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/logicalextremes" uid="b36167de0fac11dda773003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Logical Extremes</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="f1ff13d8db3e4100b67dd71078e3621d"><p> Nature is very cruel &#8211; hair everywhere except the one place I want it :-( &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/kcearns" uid="f28dcedae54e11dc94bb003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Kevin Cearns</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="d9df23eb8ce746cab4e8ac4edb76d03d"><p> That&#8217;s not a good look! ;-) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/koltregaskes" uid="5369601cf9fd11dcad69003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Kol Tregaskes</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="b02ded1b859c49c19f09e62366eac926"><p> tell me about it&#8230; &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/son9ne" uid="e29a36a65d7311dd9bce003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">SoN9ne</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="c2a6d4e27ed04d76b0392019f2a355d6"><p> Have you checked your back lately? &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/orionstarr" uid="f561b15441ff11dda14f003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">orionstarr</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="98f1292e9c474078b7ec1c1f6db06d2e"><p> When I noticed this happening to me, my roommate confirmed that it had been grossing her out for a long time, but she didn&#8217;t have the heart to tell me. Now I have to shave my ears. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/scottypants" uid="7121c9ec047e11ddb060003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Scott</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="a9ee13794752441fb1dcac85d8882452"><p> Welcome to middle age. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/chrisbaskind" uid="e4a709b4fe1511dc81d0003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Chris Baskind</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="d038ba3ce9ab4de580685220bef8dc7c"><p> I&#8217;ve got a nose hair trimmer that I&#8217;ll use on my ears.  My wife reminds me whenever growth appears. :) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/mikereynolds" uid="6aed6993976f494eb520dbf7177a3fad" class="friend-l_person">Mike Reynolds</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="800d8fddd3054620a2c188123ff945cf"><p> Welcome to being old. My wife pulls them off while in the car. Not something to do when your driving. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/christopherwelle" uid="a2e7d5123e5211dd963600304865cd52" class="friend-l_person">Chris W</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="77f2ee3ec387467a802b93ff5d7d7fc6"><p> Put that Norelco 5000 riding lawn mower on your Christmas wish list &#8211; it&#8217;ll come in handy.  (Q. V.:  back, knuckles . . . I&#8217;ll stop there.) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/johnacraft" uid="a5753e341e7f11dd94a0003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">John Craft</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="d2cce25dfa6a4b17b3f2fe443b151280"><p> that&#8217;s how it starts &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/groonk" uid="7dec4beaf2de11dc9568003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Mister Groonk</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="78e6c2f8f8eb4212a083d3ae6fc0ea16"><p> Chris, appropriately enough, Tad refers to those as &quot;gnome hairs&quot;! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/bluecockatoo" uid="03b6ca4c091a11dd8d34003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Lindsay D.</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="59117cbca21b4b44aeb065e963427f74"><p> I&#8217;d also like to add that your ears will continue to grow every year. Just thought you&#8217;d like to hear that! :D &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/daynah" uid="cf4daffa1ca111dd8547003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Daynah</a></p></p></div><p><ul
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/haircut-happiness/" title="Haircut Happiness">Haircut Happiness</a></li><li><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/whats-the-scariest-video-game-youve-ever-played/" title="What&#8217;s the Scariest Video Game You&#8217;ve Ever Played?">What&#8217;s the Scariest Video Game You&#8217;ve Ever Played?</a></li><li><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/caption-this-photo/" title="Caption This Photo">Caption This Photo</a></li><li><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/are-your-online-friends-real/" title="Are Your Online Friends Real?">Are Your Online Friends Real?</a></li><li><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/what-happens-when-you-dont-follow-the-norm/" title="What Happens When you Don&#8217;t Follow the Norm?">What Happens When you Don&#8217;t Follow the Norm?</a></li><li><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/do-all-geeks-love-lego/" title="Do All Geeks Love LEGO?">Do All Geeks Love LEGO?</a></li></ul> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://chris.pirillo.com/when-the-hell-did-i-start-growing-hair-on-my-earlobes/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>26</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Caption This Photo</title><link>http://chris.pirillo.com/caption-this-photo/</link> <comments>http://chris.pirillo.com/caption-this-photo/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:56:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[caption]]></category> <category><![CDATA[electricity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[friendfeed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[outlet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[picture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[plug]]></category> <category><![CDATA[via-pixelpipe]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/10/11/caption-this-photo/</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/caption-this-photo/">Caption This Photo</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p><img
width="320" src="http://static.pixelpipe.com/6faa0d98-8468-4b14-b493-18c01434efae_m.jpg" /></p><div
class="friend-comment" cid="072a4da33f2545f0b6ed268201a75de8"><p> Funny. This doesn&#8217;t SOUND like AC/DC. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/akiva" uid="47401196f20511dc8692003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Akiva Moskovitz</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="4d891d5753da4e68b406ff7428aefc5f"><p> Caption This Photo or I&#8217;m going to plug this to my ear! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/ajbatac" uid="0feec2000cd24a9e8db2fed45085ab77" class="friend-l_person">AJ Batac ♘</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="813d95e180294243ae95dce7395b8256"><p> WTF is THAT above your right eyebrow?! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/monasfeed" uid="1690151e2c9811ddbe28003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Mona N.</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="4888b3c201ce433dacdcdf7094bd9234"><p> (Hello from Row 5!) &#8211; Who said that? &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/anthonyrstevens" uid="07ef45201f0f11ddb6fe003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Anthony Stevens</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="992fb753f991473cb794c7a4fae85fd8"><p> Chris Pirillo, unplugged &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/davehod" uid="5be80f6ce60d11dcb763003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Dave Hodson</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="6bea023e2d1844f88ae4d4a03d5f2a10"><p> OK, Akiva wins. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/jasonp107" uid="9fc5c2c523da4109b166a5b498a11f59" class="friend-l_person">Jason</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="f4d7068dfb1445d5bf77d25708df6334"><p> But i was going into town to pick up some power converters! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/jworthington" uid="e15ae81c381111dd8593003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">John Worthington</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="f0ee41ecaf4841ca8fdfc35486a46de0"><p> Don&#8217;t come any closer, man, I&#8217;LL DO IT &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/warmaiden" uid="178c7eda489a11dd9c86003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">ωαřмaiden</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="ef82fcfe34b54cd881155000a2f31874"><p> Just when one thought water boarding was a sure way to obtain a confession, a new method of interrogation called The Plug In has been discovered to the chagrin of human rights activists worldwide! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/seedoflife" uid="a2f5c60ef22111dc90b5003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Roney Smith</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="577ae1bea2fd465684912e7b4f4dbf3c"><p> Nice glasses. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/jilibrarian" uid="2b15357017b511ddb4e1003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">JMakesAwesomeSauce</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="e51114e2860d4faa85569f51d2b62da7"><p> p1uggergn0me &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/jworthington" uid="e15ae81c381111dd8593003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">John Worthington</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="21fabde99caf49ed9598fdddd0093320"><p> Yes, Akiva wins&#8230; LOL &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/changeforge" uid="2e1a929c011c11dd809a003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">ChangeForge | Ken Stewart</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="282b7554d32f45f3b5939f986b9e4c80"><p> Chris takes his idea of Human Circuitry to the next level&#8230; &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/jworthington" uid="e15ae81c381111dd8593003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">John Worthington</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="8f7fc831f69f4293a682906e6f61b2bc"><p> I want 1 MIIIIIILLLLIOOOON Dollars or I plug this into my head. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/boredchris" uid="a2e7d5123e5211dd963600304865cd52" class="friend-l_person">Bored</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="b0abbd5aa9c44879a272a277727462cd"><p> And, of course, the obvious one:  Plug-and-Play. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/akiva" uid="47401196f20511dc8692003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Akiva Moskovitz</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="ad8b869bc5f04bf4a1ad471dcc9ddb52"><p> Gross! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/andru" uid="6d08903225f011dd9dcb003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Andru Edwards</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="5c3bdc8756664383996920d09584c301"><p> This is a new application of neural networking. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/jokrausdu" uid="6f3dff92366f11dd954a003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">jokrausdu</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="efbbd7e492d64a6d9976d9e48306cffe"><p> unfortunately, early attempts at neural inputs jacks have failed, however on a more curious note it has been discovered that ear wax from geeks contains an inordinate amount of energy. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/theagent" uid="a0e837caf11811dcbdd3003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Jerry Schuman</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="983f2df8cfec40568a0e9d8b7f29e4f1"><p> A new vision of human circuitry as demonstrated by Chris Pirillo &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/techwag" uid="b0dae178f51e11dc9f26003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">dan</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="1e82d08974d44ffa893fa969566620cd"><p> +1 Mona, a horn? &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/majento" uid="fb8b799a333e11dd87df003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Majento</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="48cef2fe2dd7456f92738cc82147557d"><p> Short Circuit 2: Some say he&#8217;s nuts. Some say he&#8217;s bolts. But can Number Five make it in the big, bad city? Keep your wires crossed. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/logicalextremes" uid="b36167de0fac11dda773003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">£ogical €xtremes</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="7e16d99ec1574b6b892c8ed1494df8b3"><p> eXistenZ is paused! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/rodfather" uid="5facb09047b911dd93ef003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Rodfather</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="803d043cf9eb46d2b5969d0ddb77c02d"><p> Pirillo in the middle of a cold reboot. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/theagent" uid="a0e837caf11811dcbdd3003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Jerry Schuman</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="94f8e84cd8c14bf3b280c53e2b3b02f1"><p> Hairplugs 2.0 &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/eas" uid="e19e85aa239811dd9165003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Erik S</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="c15c25a6fc334107a21ce213e0ba9331"><p> lets recharge ! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/dotcompals" uid="e1b678ce517711dd8cde00304865cd52" class="friend-l_person">Prashanth Randadath</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="405b547a1a33471583adc845fe7d1005"><p> I needs more power Scottie! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/susanbeebe" uid="c9b6c6f4e7b711dcaf0c003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Susan Beebe</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="211ddb76d38a4960b843acb944d84a08"><p> &#8230;must&#8230;consume&#8230;more&#8230;internet&#8230;. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/sda" uid="53b21b5a5dbb11dd9bce003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Amber aka SDA</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="63b91d0ac42d4729a8ded109ef79e1e4"><p> Are you Plugged into me? Are YOU plugged into me? I don&#8217;t see anyone else here.. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/boredchris" uid="a2e7d5123e5211dd963600304865cd52" class="friend-l_person">Bored</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="5ee26e4502634edd95a02d1914bd5a11"><p> Damn! Forgot to buy Q-Tips. Again! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/mickeleh" uid="a7f16df2fa0511dcb909003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Michael Hussein Markman</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="e01f3661365d470d92451b414a9c17ed"><p> What&#8217;s the frequency Kenneth!? &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/geraldb28" uid="506053bcf9c611dc9af9003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Gerald Buckley</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="f620f3cdda3f41949123d1dcf0a1dddf"><p> &quot;wait, i thought this new stuff was supposed to be wireless &#8230; &quot; &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/gregorylent" uid="4902fa14152511dd8083003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Gregory Lent</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="6a9e65074f63418e817e2c538a2cd08c"><p> I need a outlet to plug in my light up pimple &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/outsanity" uid="3966a022f30d11dcaac9003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Outsanity</a></p></div><ul
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/hps-color-laserjet-cm1312/" title="HP&#8217;s Color LaserJet CM1312">HP&#8217;s Color LaserJet CM1312</a></li></ul> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/caption-this-photo/">Caption This Photo</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p><img
width="320" src="http://static.pixelpipe.com/6faa0d98-8468-4b14-b493-18c01434efae_m.jpg" /></p><div
class="friend-comment" cid="072a4da33f2545f0b6ed268201a75de8"><p> Funny. This doesn&#8217;t SOUND like AC/DC. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/akiva" uid="47401196f20511dc8692003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Akiva Moskovitz</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="4d891d5753da4e68b406ff7428aefc5f"><p> Caption This Photo or I&#8217;m going to plug this to my ear! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/ajbatac" uid="0feec2000cd24a9e8db2fed45085ab77" class="friend-l_person">AJ Batac ♘</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="813d95e180294243ae95dce7395b8256"><p> WTF is THAT above your right eyebrow?! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/monasfeed" uid="1690151e2c9811ddbe28003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Mona N.</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="4888b3c201ce433dacdcdf7094bd9234"><p> (Hello from Row 5!) &#8211; Who said that? &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/anthonyrstevens" uid="07ef45201f0f11ddb6fe003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Anthony Stevens</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="992fb753f991473cb794c7a4fae85fd8"><p> Chris Pirillo, unplugged &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/davehod" uid="5be80f6ce60d11dcb763003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Dave Hodson</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="6bea023e2d1844f88ae4d4a03d5f2a10"><p> OK, Akiva wins. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/jasonp107" uid="9fc5c2c523da4109b166a5b498a11f59" class="friend-l_person">Jason</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="f4d7068dfb1445d5bf77d25708df6334"><p> But i was going into town to pick up some power converters! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/jworthington" uid="e15ae81c381111dd8593003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">John Worthington</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="f0ee41ecaf4841ca8fdfc35486a46de0"><p> Don&#8217;t come any closer, man, I&#8217;LL DO IT &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/warmaiden" uid="178c7eda489a11dd9c86003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">ωαřмaiden</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="ef82fcfe34b54cd881155000a2f31874"><p> Just when one thought water boarding was a sure way to obtain a confession, a new method of interrogation called The Plug In has been discovered to the chagrin of human rights activists worldwide! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/seedoflife" uid="a2f5c60ef22111dc90b5003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Roney Smith</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="577ae1bea2fd465684912e7b4f4dbf3c"><p> Nice glasses. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/jilibrarian" uid="2b15357017b511ddb4e1003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">JMakesAwesomeSauce</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="e51114e2860d4faa85569f51d2b62da7"><p> p1uggergn0me &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/jworthington" uid="e15ae81c381111dd8593003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">John Worthington</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="21fabde99caf49ed9598fdddd0093320"><p> Yes, Akiva wins&#8230; LOL &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/changeforge" uid="2e1a929c011c11dd809a003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">ChangeForge | Ken Stewart</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="282b7554d32f45f3b5939f986b9e4c80"><p> Chris takes his idea of Human Circuitry to the next level&#8230; &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/jworthington" uid="e15ae81c381111dd8593003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">John Worthington</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="8f7fc831f69f4293a682906e6f61b2bc"><p> I want 1 MIIIIIILLLLIOOOON Dollars or I plug this into my head. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/boredchris" uid="a2e7d5123e5211dd963600304865cd52" class="friend-l_person">Bored</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="b0abbd5aa9c44879a272a277727462cd"><p> And, of course, the obvious one:  Plug-and-Play. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/akiva" uid="47401196f20511dc8692003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Akiva Moskovitz</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="ad8b869bc5f04bf4a1ad471dcc9ddb52"><p> Gross! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/andru" uid="6d08903225f011dd9dcb003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Andru Edwards</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="5c3bdc8756664383996920d09584c301"><p> This is a new application of neural networking. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/jokrausdu" uid="6f3dff92366f11dd954a003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">jokrausdu</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="efbbd7e492d64a6d9976d9e48306cffe"><p> unfortunately, early attempts at neural inputs jacks have failed, however on a more curious note it has been discovered that ear wax from geeks contains an inordinate amount of energy. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/theagent" uid="a0e837caf11811dcbdd3003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Jerry Schuman</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="983f2df8cfec40568a0e9d8b7f29e4f1"><p> A new vision of human circuitry as demonstrated by Chris Pirillo &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/techwag" uid="b0dae178f51e11dc9f26003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">dan</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="1e82d08974d44ffa893fa969566620cd"><p> +1 Mona, a horn? &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/majento" uid="fb8b799a333e11dd87df003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Majento</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="48cef2fe2dd7456f92738cc82147557d"><p> Short Circuit 2: Some say he&#8217;s nuts. Some say he&#8217;s bolts. But can Number Five make it in the big, bad city? Keep your wires crossed. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/logicalextremes" uid="b36167de0fac11dda773003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">£ogical €xtremes</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="7e16d99ec1574b6b892c8ed1494df8b3"><p> eXistenZ is paused! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/rodfather" uid="5facb09047b911dd93ef003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Rodfather</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="803d043cf9eb46d2b5969d0ddb77c02d"><p> Pirillo in the middle of a cold reboot. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/theagent" uid="a0e837caf11811dcbdd3003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Jerry Schuman</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="94f8e84cd8c14bf3b280c53e2b3b02f1"><p> Hairplugs 2.0 &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/eas" uid="e19e85aa239811dd9165003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Erik S</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="c15c25a6fc334107a21ce213e0ba9331"><p> lets recharge ! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/dotcompals" uid="e1b678ce517711dd8cde00304865cd52" class="friend-l_person">Prashanth Randadath</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="405b547a1a33471583adc845fe7d1005"><p> I needs more power Scottie! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/susanbeebe" uid="c9b6c6f4e7b711dcaf0c003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Susan Beebe</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="211ddb76d38a4960b843acb944d84a08"><p> &#8230;must&#8230;consume&#8230;more&#8230;internet&#8230;. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/sda" uid="53b21b5a5dbb11dd9bce003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Amber aka SDA</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="63b91d0ac42d4729a8ded109ef79e1e4"><p> Are you Plugged into me? Are YOU plugged into me? I don&#8217;t see anyone else here.. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/boredchris" uid="a2e7d5123e5211dd963600304865cd52" class="friend-l_person">Bored</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="5ee26e4502634edd95a02d1914bd5a11"><p> Damn! Forgot to buy Q-Tips. Again! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/mickeleh" uid="a7f16df2fa0511dcb909003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Michael Hussein Markman</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="e01f3661365d470d92451b414a9c17ed"><p> What&#8217;s the frequency Kenneth!? &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/geraldb28" uid="506053bcf9c611dc9af9003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Gerald Buckley</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="f620f3cdda3f41949123d1dcf0a1dddf"><p> &quot;wait, i thought this new stuff was supposed to be wireless &#8230; &quot; &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/gregorylent" uid="4902fa14152511dd8083003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Gregory Lent</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment" cid="6a9e65074f63418e817e2c538a2cd08c"><p> I need a outlet to plug in my light up pimple &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/outsanity" uid="3966a022f30d11dcaac9003048343a40" class="friend-l_person">Outsanity</a></p></div><ul
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isPermaLink="false">http://chris.pirillo.com/?p=8252</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/are-your-online-friends-real/">Are Your Online Friends Real?</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>My &#8220;online&#8221; friends are just as awesome as my &#8220;offline&#8221; friends. Why do some people discount them just because they&#8217;re not &#8220;in the flesh&#8221;?! To me, it doesn&#8217;t matter if I ever see someone in person. If we connect on some level, and share similar interests, how are they <strong>NOT</strong> my friend? Believe me, there have been people in my &#8216;real life&#8217; I can say I wish I hadn&#8217;t met in person. I <a
href="http://friendfeed.com/e/eb4fe8b3-4275-450b-ac48-256cae89b99e/My-online-friends-are-just-as-awesome-as-my/">put this question to others</a>, to gauge their reactions.</p><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I feel the same. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/isthisstupid" uid="fc255b78-55c6-11dd-89e9-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> Chris: stop misleading. In your case they are the same! :-) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/scobleizer" uid="251dca2e-e33f-11dc-8d47-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Robert Scoble</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I couldn&#8217;t agree more Chris! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/kylelacy" uid="0719e2c4-4ba9-11dd-b02c-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Kyle Lacy</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> Because they haven&#8217;t had the same experience? All my RL friends that don&#8217;t do much online, don&#8217;t understand. The ones that are online, do. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/nicerobot" uid="f0542f06-fb6a-11dc-bfed-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">·[•_•]·</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> My online friends have shown me than they are MORE awesome than my offline friends. Not to say that my offline friends are not awesome, but that they are not exactly an informative/technologically-inclined type of crowd. For me: The more you know about tech, the more awesome you are :) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/forian" uid="2d51d498-ecb7-11dc-89cf-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Michael Forian</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> probably awesomer. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/timhoeck" uid="5cb0ee0a-fcdd-11dc-84f5-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Tim Hoeck</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I completely understand. I get strange looks from people when I tell them that my closest friends are ones I have known online for ten years but never met. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/adeny" uid="78965104-4ddd-11dd-8702-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Aden</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> It was not very long ago that friendships and romances were carried out almost exclusively (sometimes exclusively) by post, aka snail mail, that really was slow as hell and took weeks to be delivered. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/joffi" uid="4b3aa7ac-1555-11dd-9ecc-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Michael W. May</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I&#8217;m guessing some people analogize online friends with imaginary friends&#8230;  but I agree and I have more on friends than off &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/farwyde" uid="e0d8c762-7955-11dd-8598-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Far</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I have many good friends online. Now with things like Skype to go beyond IM, why not? &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/jawee" uid="41123c5a-3c2d-11dd-88bc-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Jake (aka Jawee)</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> My husband started out as my online friend. :D &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/rochelles" uid="c1fc17bc-11aa-11dd-85d3-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Rochelle</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> @Aden Yea, I get strange reactions too when I tell my RL friends the same thing. But hey, I ended up meeting them for the first time at my wedding. :) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/daynah" uid="cf4daffa-1ca1-11dd-8547-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Daynah</a></p></p></div><p>What are your thoughts about this? Do you consider your online friends to be just as real as those you have met in the flesh? Why or why not?<ul
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/are-your-online-friends-real/">Are Your Online Friends Real?</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>My &#8220;online&#8221; friends are just as awesome as my &#8220;offline&#8221; friends. Why do some people discount them just because they&#8217;re not &#8220;in the flesh&#8221;?! To me, it doesn&#8217;t matter if I ever see someone in person. If we connect on some level, and share similar interests, how are they <strong>NOT</strong> my friend? Believe me, there have been people in my &#8216;real life&#8217; I can say I wish I hadn&#8217;t met in person. I <a
href="http://friendfeed.com/e/eb4fe8b3-4275-450b-ac48-256cae89b99e/My-online-friends-are-just-as-awesome-as-my/">put this question to others</a>, to gauge their reactions.</p><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I feel the same. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/isthisstupid" uid="fc255b78-55c6-11dd-89e9-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> Chris: stop misleading. In your case they are the same! :-) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/scobleizer" uid="251dca2e-e33f-11dc-8d47-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Robert Scoble</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I couldn&#8217;t agree more Chris! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/kylelacy" uid="0719e2c4-4ba9-11dd-b02c-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Kyle Lacy</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> Because they haven&#8217;t had the same experience? All my RL friends that don&#8217;t do much online, don&#8217;t understand. The ones that are online, do. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/nicerobot" uid="f0542f06-fb6a-11dc-bfed-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">·[•_•]·</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> My online friends have shown me than they are MORE awesome than my offline friends. Not to say that my offline friends are not awesome, but that they are not exactly an informative/technologically-inclined type of crowd. For me: The more you know about tech, the more awesome you are :) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/forian" uid="2d51d498-ecb7-11dc-89cf-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Michael Forian</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> probably awesomer. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/timhoeck" uid="5cb0ee0a-fcdd-11dc-84f5-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Tim Hoeck</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I completely understand. I get strange looks from people when I tell them that my closest friends are ones I have known online for ten years but never met. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/adeny" uid="78965104-4ddd-11dd-8702-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Aden</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> It was not very long ago that friendships and romances were carried out almost exclusively (sometimes exclusively) by post, aka snail mail, that really was slow as hell and took weeks to be delivered. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/joffi" uid="4b3aa7ac-1555-11dd-9ecc-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Michael W. May</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I&#8217;m guessing some people analogize online friends with imaginary friends&#8230;  but I agree and I have more on friends than off &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/farwyde" uid="e0d8c762-7955-11dd-8598-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Far</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I have many good friends online. Now with things like Skype to go beyond IM, why not? &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/jawee" uid="41123c5a-3c2d-11dd-88bc-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Jake (aka Jawee)</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> My husband started out as my online friend. :D &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/rochelles" uid="c1fc17bc-11aa-11dd-85d3-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Rochelle</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> @Aden Yea, I get strange reactions too when I tell my RL friends the same thing. But hey, I ended up meeting them for the first time at my wedding. :) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/daynah" uid="cf4daffa-1ca1-11dd-8547-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Daynah</a></p></p></div><p>What are your thoughts about this? Do you consider your online friends to be just as real as those you have met in the flesh? Why or why not?<ul
class="related_post"><li><a
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isPermaLink="false">http://chris.pirillo.com/?p=8204</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/what-happens-when-you-dont-follow-the-norm/">What Happens When you Don&#8217;t Follow the Norm?</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>I&#8217;m quite active over at FriendFeed. I find that the more I post and read, the more I learn about people around me. FriendFeed has allowed me to reach out and meet people I never otherwise would have, and it has enriched me in many ways.</p><p>As with the Blogosphere (and pretty much anything else), FriendFeed has its &#8220;A-List&#8221; group of posters. Recently, I couldn&#8217;t help but wonder what would happen if I quit following all of those people. I found that inevitably, those following the A-Listers were <a
href="http://friendfeed.com/e/50ed7dcf-287b-4606-a3e8-ca3cd5e02aa3/I-can-effectively-unsubscribe-from-all-the-A/">much more interesting</a> at times.</p><div
class="friend-comment"><p> A listers are just filler until you get to the great folks &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/sda" uid="53b21b5a-5dbb-11dd-9bce-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Simian DA (Amber)</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I follow everyone just to see the noise that the A listers put into the system that ISN&#8217;T paid attention to. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/scobleizer" uid="251dca2e-e33f-11dc-8d47-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Robert Scoble</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> Well, that, and I just like the noise from everyone. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/scobleizer" uid="251dca2e-e33f-11dc-8d47-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Robert Scoble</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> Who started that term &#8216;noise&#8217; anyway? It sounds rude. The things people share and the comments they post are far from &#8216;noise&#8217; imo. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/monasfeed" uid="1690151e-2c98-11dd-be28-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Mona N.</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I don&#8217;t think the A-list truly exists. Link? ;) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/joshhaley" uid="35210fb8-55b2-11dd-83e7-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Josh Haley</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> noise is a very generic term mona; I think you are trying to put it into the wrong context when thinking that &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/projct" uid="b190750e-e42c-11dc-8d59-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Michael J. Cohen (mjc)</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> think it comes from the &quot;river of noise&quot; designation regarding twitter &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/projct" uid="b190750e-e42c-11dc-8d59-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Michael J. Cohen (mjc)</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> A listers! I love that term. Who do these people think they are? None of them are changing the world. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/coopdog" uid="4b9038fc-e567-11dc-8414-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Ryan</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> Mona: you should try following 20,000 on Twitter like I do. Then you&#8217;d understand what I&#8217;m saying when I say &quot;noise.&quot; &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/scobleizer" uid="251dca2e-e33f-11dc-8d47-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Robert Scoble</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> @Ryan &#8211; maybe not changing the world, but often they change my day&#8230; and usually for the better. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/bluecockatoo" uid="03b6ca4c-091a-11dd-8d34-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Lindsay Donaghe</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> Ryan: you do realize what &quot;A&quot; stands for, don&#8217;t you? It isn&#8217;t positive. :-) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/scobleizer" uid="251dca2e-e33f-11dc-8d47-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Robert Scoble</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> mjc: Wrong context? That is how I view that term&#8230; but now that I read your second comment, I see now. Remember? I didn&#8217;t flow from Twitter to here? &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/monasfeed" uid="1690151e-2c98-11dd-be28-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Mona N.</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I&#8217;m not hating on A-listers as much as I&#8217;m hating on the haters who labeled people A-listers. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/coopdog" uid="4b9038fc-e567-11dc-8414-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Ryan</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> then we have people like me who have exhausted the letters and numbers lists and had to start on the non-standard characters to define their ranking ;) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/alphaxion" uid="608caf44-70e3-11dd-a043-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">alphaxion</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I want to follow the ~listers. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/bluecockatoo" uid="03b6ca4c-091a-11dd-8d34-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Lindsay Donaghe</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> mjc: &quot;signal to noise ratio&quot; borrowed from radio and electrical engineering, and then subsequently applied to usenet groups, etc., is a phrase that has been around for awhile. Noise = stuff you don&#8217;t care about. <a
href="http://www.netlingo.com/lookup.cfm?term=signal-to-noise%20ratio" rel="nofollow">http://www.netlingo.com/lookup&#8230;</a> &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/lauran" uid="b3ee2912-5ccd-11dd-a123-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Laura Norvig</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> Yeah, but Scoble &#8211; if you follow 20,000, some degree of noise is to be expected. :) Twitter, to me, is a craps shoot for content &#8211; that&#8217;s why I like it. You never know what&#8217;s going on. Noise can also be seen as a chance for serendipity. FriendFeed is much the same way &#8211; I&#8217;ve come to appreciate that aspect of &quot;social networks.&quot; &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/l0ckergn0me" uid="e9cdf32a-f1ff-11dc-b879-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">l0ckergn0me</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> @Scoble really? I guess I had a different definition of A-lister. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/coopdog" uid="4b9038fc-e567-11dc-8414-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Ryan</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> Robert: But FriendFeed is different from Twitter. Twitter is so one sided. With @replies galore and one sided conversations up the wa-zoo. FriendFeed is way different, imho. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/monasfeed" uid="1690151e-2c98-11dd-be28-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Mona N.</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> @l0ckergn0me you&#8217;re an a-lister so this is somewhat circular &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/jowyang" uid="784fe036-f11a-11dc-b113-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Jeremiah Owyang</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> Serendipity is the major reason to swim in noise. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/scobleizer" uid="251dca2e-e33f-11dc-8d47-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Robert Scoble</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> D-Listers Unite!  White Noise Platform!  (picture a crowd of people holding placards with nothing but TV-snow on em, and shouting from megaphones that just emit a raspy SHHHH of static) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/markobon" uid="f7a728d6-3c91-11dd-88bc-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Marko</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> Robert&#8217;s got seriously huge floaties to &quot;swim&quot; so well in all this noise! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/susanbeebe" uid="c9b6c6f4-e7b7-11dc-af0c-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Susan Beebe</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I don&#8217;t know that I could unsubscribe from any of the &quot;A-listers&quot; because they are often responsible for starting discussions that would never get started, involving people who never would have been able to be involved in the discussion. I&#8217;ve found FF to be a truly fascinating social experiment. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/kentonsmith" uid="8859bf10-688e-11dd-9b60-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Kenton</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I don&#8217;t even know who the a-listers are&#8230;if you are interesting (meaning you have a pulse and post mostly in english) I will probably subscribe to you&#8230;if you subscribe to me, have a pulse and speak mostly in english I will subscribe to you &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/itblogger" uid="fb86e966-5c60-11dd-8697-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">AlexScoble(Robert&#8217;sBro)</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> Who are the A-listers? &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/jrrivera" uid="4d8a4fb4-3d80-11dd-83b6-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Jonathan (Bad Robot)</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> This is fun and all, but I feel like the Architect rebooted the Matrix or something&#8230; &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/markdykeman" uid="b5bb4078-e481-11dc-86ec-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Mark Dykeman</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> excellent point.  but aren&#8217;t you also ALIST? &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/noahdavidsimon" uid="c51caadc-e3cf-11dc-8a12-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Noah David Simon</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> No, Noah, Chris is king of the G-list (G in this instance alternatively standing for Gnome or Geek) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/itblogger" uid="fb86e966-5c60-11dd-8697-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">AlexScoble(Robert&#8217;sBro)</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> @alex I find there is a degree of popularity contest about it too.. regardless of what some people have to say, they get ignored for others who post vacuous but ego massaging posts. T&#8217;is the way of the world really! cyber or meat space are more alike than many realise. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/alphaxion" uid="608caf44-70e3-11dd-a043-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">alphaxion</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> Yeah, you are probably right, alpha&#8230;I&#8217;m just looking for interesting conversations, personally &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/itblogger" uid="fb86e966-5c60-11dd-8697-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">AlexScoble(Robert&#8217;sBro)</a></p></p></div><p> So what do you think? Would you rather follow a group of &#8220;A-Listers&#8221; on places like blogs, Twitter and FriendFeed? Or would you rather break from the norm, and follow your own beat?<ul
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/what-happens-when-you-dont-follow-the-norm/">What Happens When you Don&#8217;t Follow the Norm?</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>I&#8217;m quite active over at FriendFeed. I find that the more I post and read, the more I learn about people around me. FriendFeed has allowed me to reach out and meet people I never otherwise would have, and it has enriched me in many ways.</p><p>As with the Blogosphere (and pretty much anything else), FriendFeed has its &#8220;A-List&#8221; group of posters. Recently, I couldn&#8217;t help but wonder what would happen if I quit following all of those people. I found that inevitably, those following the A-Listers were <a
href="http://friendfeed.com/e/50ed7dcf-287b-4606-a3e8-ca3cd5e02aa3/I-can-effectively-unsubscribe-from-all-the-A/">much more interesting</a> at times.</p><div
class="friend-comment"><p> A listers are just filler until you get to the great folks &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/sda" uid="53b21b5a-5dbb-11dd-9bce-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Simian DA (Amber)</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I follow everyone just to see the noise that the A listers put into the system that ISN&#8217;T paid attention to. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/scobleizer" uid="251dca2e-e33f-11dc-8d47-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Robert Scoble</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> Well, that, and I just like the noise from everyone. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/scobleizer" uid="251dca2e-e33f-11dc-8d47-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Robert Scoble</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> Who started that term &#8216;noise&#8217; anyway? It sounds rude. The things people share and the comments they post are far from &#8216;noise&#8217; imo. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/monasfeed" uid="1690151e-2c98-11dd-be28-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Mona N.</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I don&#8217;t think the A-list truly exists. Link? ;) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/joshhaley" uid="35210fb8-55b2-11dd-83e7-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Josh Haley</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> noise is a very generic term mona; I think you are trying to put it into the wrong context when thinking that &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/projct" uid="b190750e-e42c-11dc-8d59-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Michael J. Cohen (mjc)</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> think it comes from the &quot;river of noise&quot; designation regarding twitter &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/projct" uid="b190750e-e42c-11dc-8d59-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Michael J. Cohen (mjc)</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> A listers! I love that term. Who do these people think they are? None of them are changing the world. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/coopdog" uid="4b9038fc-e567-11dc-8414-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Ryan</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> Mona: you should try following 20,000 on Twitter like I do. Then you&#8217;d understand what I&#8217;m saying when I say &quot;noise.&quot; &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/scobleizer" uid="251dca2e-e33f-11dc-8d47-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Robert Scoble</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> @Ryan &#8211; maybe not changing the world, but often they change my day&#8230; and usually for the better. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/bluecockatoo" uid="03b6ca4c-091a-11dd-8d34-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Lindsay Donaghe</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> Ryan: you do realize what &quot;A&quot; stands for, don&#8217;t you? It isn&#8217;t positive. :-) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/scobleizer" uid="251dca2e-e33f-11dc-8d47-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Robert Scoble</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> mjc: Wrong context? That is how I view that term&#8230; but now that I read your second comment, I see now. Remember? I didn&#8217;t flow from Twitter to here? &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/monasfeed" uid="1690151e-2c98-11dd-be28-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Mona N.</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I&#8217;m not hating on A-listers as much as I&#8217;m hating on the haters who labeled people A-listers. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/coopdog" uid="4b9038fc-e567-11dc-8414-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Ryan</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> then we have people like me who have exhausted the letters and numbers lists and had to start on the non-standard characters to define their ranking ;) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/alphaxion" uid="608caf44-70e3-11dd-a043-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">alphaxion</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I want to follow the ~listers. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/bluecockatoo" uid="03b6ca4c-091a-11dd-8d34-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Lindsay Donaghe</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> mjc: &quot;signal to noise ratio&quot; borrowed from radio and electrical engineering, and then subsequently applied to usenet groups, etc., is a phrase that has been around for awhile. Noise = stuff you don&#8217;t care about. <a
href="http://www.netlingo.com/lookup.cfm?term=signal-to-noise%20ratio" rel="nofollow">http://www.netlingo.com/lookup&#8230;</a> &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/lauran" uid="b3ee2912-5ccd-11dd-a123-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Laura Norvig</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> Yeah, but Scoble &#8211; if you follow 20,000, some degree of noise is to be expected. :) Twitter, to me, is a craps shoot for content &#8211; that&#8217;s why I like it. You never know what&#8217;s going on. Noise can also be seen as a chance for serendipity. FriendFeed is much the same way &#8211; I&#8217;ve come to appreciate that aspect of &quot;social networks.&quot; &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/l0ckergn0me" uid="e9cdf32a-f1ff-11dc-b879-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">l0ckergn0me</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> @Scoble really? I guess I had a different definition of A-lister. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/coopdog" uid="4b9038fc-e567-11dc-8414-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Ryan</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> Robert: But FriendFeed is different from Twitter. Twitter is so one sided. With @replies galore and one sided conversations up the wa-zoo. FriendFeed is way different, imho. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/monasfeed" uid="1690151e-2c98-11dd-be28-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Mona N.</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> @l0ckergn0me you&#8217;re an a-lister so this is somewhat circular &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/jowyang" uid="784fe036-f11a-11dc-b113-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Jeremiah Owyang</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> Serendipity is the major reason to swim in noise. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/scobleizer" uid="251dca2e-e33f-11dc-8d47-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Robert Scoble</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> D-Listers Unite!  White Noise Platform!  (picture a crowd of people holding placards with nothing but TV-snow on em, and shouting from megaphones that just emit a raspy SHHHH of static) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/markobon" uid="f7a728d6-3c91-11dd-88bc-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Marko</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> Robert&#8217;s got seriously huge floaties to &quot;swim&quot; so well in all this noise! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/susanbeebe" uid="c9b6c6f4-e7b7-11dc-af0c-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Susan Beebe</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I don&#8217;t know that I could unsubscribe from any of the &quot;A-listers&quot; because they are often responsible for starting discussions that would never get started, involving people who never would have been able to be involved in the discussion. I&#8217;ve found FF to be a truly fascinating social experiment. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/kentonsmith" uid="8859bf10-688e-11dd-9b60-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Kenton</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I don&#8217;t even know who the a-listers are&#8230;if you are interesting (meaning you have a pulse and post mostly in english) I will probably subscribe to you&#8230;if you subscribe to me, have a pulse and speak mostly in english I will subscribe to you &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/itblogger" uid="fb86e966-5c60-11dd-8697-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">AlexScoble(Robert&#8217;sBro)</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> Who are the A-listers? &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/jrrivera" uid="4d8a4fb4-3d80-11dd-83b6-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Jonathan (Bad Robot)</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> This is fun and all, but I feel like the Architect rebooted the Matrix or something&#8230; &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/markdykeman" uid="b5bb4078-e481-11dc-86ec-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Mark Dykeman</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> excellent point.  but aren&#8217;t you also ALIST? &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/noahdavidsimon" uid="c51caadc-e3cf-11dc-8a12-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Noah David Simon</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> No, Noah, Chris is king of the G-list (G in this instance alternatively standing for Gnome or Geek) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/itblogger" uid="fb86e966-5c60-11dd-8697-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">AlexScoble(Robert&#8217;sBro)</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> @alex I find there is a degree of popularity contest about it too.. regardless of what some people have to say, they get ignored for others who post vacuous but ego massaging posts. T&#8217;is the way of the world really! cyber or meat space are more alike than many realise. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/alphaxion" uid="608caf44-70e3-11dd-a043-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">alphaxion</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> Yeah, you are probably right, alpha&#8230;I&#8217;m just looking for interesting conversations, personally &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/itblogger" uid="fb86e966-5c60-11dd-8697-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">AlexScoble(Robert&#8217;sBro)</a></p></p></div><p> So what do you think? Would you rather follow a group of &#8220;A-Listers&#8221; on places like blogs, Twitter and FriendFeed? Or would you rather break from the norm, and follow your own beat?<ul
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