fictionsmith

I’ve been fixated on the nature of social networks and what that brings to society lately (ok, a while now).  I think it’s a defining thing for people in my generation, and brings to bear what we are leaving to the next generation, and whether they’re even going to care about what we’re doing now since the information is staggering with few indications on where to even begin.

For instance, I have very few photos of my parents from when they were my age.  Currently, I have 1,379 photos of myself on Facebook.  Even writing that feels excessive…

My future children will have plenty of pictures of Sarah and me if they want to look at them, but since there are so many, I’m not sure if it’s going to feel overwhelming for them instead of some sort of rewarding scavenger hunt when new information/photos have been (physically) discovered.

I made this video last weekend with my phone… my phone.  That still kind of blows me away.

.:Path

A friend of mine helped me stumble upon an iPhone app called Path.  Basically, it’s small scale photo sharing, and you’re limited to 50 people you can share your Path with.

I love this idea.

It’s a service that encourages me to go out and tell a story with my life so I can have something simple to log it in and share with those close to me.  It reminds me that I’m living a story, and causes me to ask myself if it’s one that will be worth telling when it’s finished.

To me, this is the right kind of technological innovation.  It gets me off the couch and into the proverbial trenches, which is something a lot of technology discourages.

I’m already partially convinced that good posture is going to be lost on future generations as we live our lives through our phones and laptops…

I know these kinds of things live (Facebook/Twitter) and die (MySpace/Friendster) based on who is using them and if your friends get involved, but I like that this is something that can be supported by a small group of individuals.

There’s no telling if it’ll catch on, but I’m enjoying it while it lasts.  Here’s an ad for it:

I won’t make this entry too long, so I’ll save my current thoughts on creating and leaving a legacy, and how some products are selling the concept and lately I’ve been buying (a blog post for later I’ll probably title “Saddleback Leather, Moleskine, and Christopher Nolan.”

vcD,

-R