I have enough of a problem with Twitter and this constant need to see and broadcast the minutia of one's lives, but I guess whatever floats your boat. It seems odd, and way too much (spoken as ex-Tweeter).
Next, came Four-Square. For the un-initiated, you go to your smartphone and you "check in" when you're at some geographic location (i.e. "hey, I'm at Burger King at Yonge and Dundas!"). I guess the general concept is that you can see if any of your four-square network is in the same geographical location so that you can hook-up. Umm - not always such a good idea. I'm waiting for the "criminal element" to tap into this and say "hmm, John can't be at two places at once, so if he's four-squared THERE - he can't be at home" sort of thing.
Next, we have an app called GetGlue where you broadcast and announce what you're watching on the tube or reading or listening too. I don't know - I suppose a bit harmless I guess, but doesn't this almost fall into the TMI category?
What's next? Broadcasting announcements of bodily functions? Well - actually...I did see an app on the iTunes store for this purpose, so you can see who else is ummm, shall we delicately say "indisposed and sitting on the throne".
Don't get it - and I don't know that I WANT to get it.
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