Wednesday, October 12, 2005
New and (Improved?) Friendster
Anyone who has a Friendster account would know about the reconstruction of Friendster's website. (Unless you're saying when you sign on to Friendster, there's a "do not send me newsletter" box that I overlooked.) I got Friendster's newsletter announcing "Hey Suet Li, Check out the ALL NEW Friendster!" in the subject. How is it that websites figure that by inserting our name via some automatic computer program thingy, it makes the automated email personal? At the end of the newsletter, they even put in "Cheers, your friends at Friendster". Riight.
The newsletter states: Customizable Profiles! Apparently, you can have songs or videos playing when people visit your profile page. How is that great? I mean, it's just making me download some major megabytes (?) without asking for my permission. Internet costs, people! Internet costs!! Sometimes I put the computer volume on mute, and I don't realise that a video is playing... especially when I'm multi-surfing websites. It's just costly, and frankly... damn annoying. Next, we've got A Smart New Start Page! as well. I must admit, I do like the Friend Tracker, so I can see if any of my pals updated their photos or something like it. But now, they even tell you who's viewed you and how many times you've been viewed! It's sort of cool and freaky at the same time. Firstly, I've always enjoyed the anonymity of Friendster. You're able to view other people's profiles without them knowing. So now, I'm no longer able to stalk - ahem, I mean visit - other people's profiles. I mean, I just like browsing my friends' Friends list... just to see if any of my old friends are there. But sometimes, I would stumble onto someone's profile - someone whom I dislike or had a bad history with. I seriously do not want those people to know I'm on Friendster. On the flip side, though, being able to see who's viewed my profile or the amount of times it's been viewed gives me a sort of satisfaction... Pathetic? Yup. And sometimes, the people who viewed me turns out to be an old friend, so that's nice. Especially when I didn't know that person's on Friendster, and am now able to be reconnected with that person.
So, what's my verdict on the spanking new Friendster site? Hmm... There's some good points, as well as bad... The improvements weren't exactly necessary, but are not too bad. However, it's a sad day for all the stalkers out there... Let us have a moment of silence.
The newsletter states: Customizable Profiles! Apparently, you can have songs or videos playing when people visit your profile page. How is that great? I mean, it's just making me download some major megabytes (?) without asking for my permission. Internet costs, people! Internet costs!! Sometimes I put the computer volume on mute, and I don't realise that a video is playing... especially when I'm multi-surfing websites. It's just costly, and frankly... damn annoying. Next, we've got A Smart New Start Page! as well. I must admit, I do like the Friend Tracker, so I can see if any of my pals updated their photos or something like it. But now, they even tell you who's viewed you and how many times you've been viewed! It's sort of cool and freaky at the same time. Firstly, I've always enjoyed the anonymity of Friendster. You're able to view other people's profiles without them knowing. So now, I'm no longer able to stalk - ahem, I mean visit - other people's profiles. I mean, I just like browsing my friends' Friends list... just to see if any of my old friends are there. But sometimes, I would stumble onto someone's profile - someone whom I dislike or had a bad history with. I seriously do not want those people to know I'm on Friendster. On the flip side, though, being able to see who's viewed my profile or the amount of times it's been viewed gives me a sort of satisfaction... Pathetic? Yup. And sometimes, the people who viewed me turns out to be an old friend, so that's nice. Especially when I didn't know that person's on Friendster, and am now able to be reconnected with that person.
So, what's my verdict on the spanking new Friendster site? Hmm... There's some good points, as well as bad... The improvements weren't exactly necessary, but are not too bad. However, it's a sad day for all the stalkers out there... Let us have a moment of silence.
i know that i have loved you ... at 7:10 PM
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