Yay! Weekend!

I got WIRED today! And it's the weekend! Let's see what WIRED has for us, shall we?
First up is aSmallWorld, an interesting social networking site that is truly based on exclusivity. This makes a lot of sense.

Any such limitations on membership would be unthinkable for a social network like Friendster or Orkut [or mySpace], where the goal seems to be to grow as big as possible, as fast as possible. But in Wachtmeister's view, those sites have become bloated free-for-alls - so open and inclusive they're useless. Or, as Cheray Unman, an ASW member and former VC living in Mill Valley, California, puts it, "If I'm trying to find someone to look after my purebred Samoyeds while I'm in St.Tropez, I'm not going to ask some naked Burning Man hula-hooper on Tribe.net"

This model of exclusivity makes a lot of sense. The basic idea behind social networking is that by having many weak links and having people connect based on those links, new ideas/relationships will be created and all will be good. But, as can be seen from Friendster, MySpace and other sites, this isn't always the case. Sometimes those weak links have too little in common and the groups on those sites don't help bridge the gap. aSmallWorld differs from this inclusive weak-link based model to one based on exclusive strong connections.

"[aSmallWorld] is designed for those who already have strong connections with one another. It allows you to interact more effectively with like minded individuals who share same circle of friends, interests, and schedule."

This type of model would be very effective if used for other interests such as country music or something. MySpace's extended network is terrible. Somehow, by having 3 friends, I have 22 435 957 friends in my extended network. That is a disgustingly large amount.

Anyway, if someone wants to invite me into the aSmallWorld community I would be grateful...I can't wait to get Paris Hilton added to my friends list...

The second interesting thing from WIRED has to do with photography and social scenes (a constantly recurring theme eh? kinda like highschool...). I give you, The Cobra Snake. This is an interesting idea as the guy started out by sneaking into clubs and taking pictures. Now he's in talks with producers from The Simple Life to produce a reality show about himself and has had his pictures in the LA Times. This man is awesome, he makes parties look like a damn good time.
Check out these pics:
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Another interesting site is eyes wide apart. Has a lot of kickass drawings.

And the last site for today, a good one I promise, is Daily Dancer. This guy is "a computer geek who loves to dance! Every weekday morning, you can watch me dance to a different song." Songs include, 1999 (Prince), Another One Bites the Dust (Queen), and of course, the Macarena.

This OMouse signing off...(off-air) Where the hell is the booze?