The internet is always changing. We all know that. But do we ever really think about what that means?

I remember when Xanga first came out. It first came out in 1999. By 2000 most of us had one. It was place where we could post random blogs and comment on others. Wikipedia defines Xanga as "a website that hosts weblogs, photoblogs, and social networking profiles." It used to be all the rage. Everyone had to have one. Everyone had to read how everyone else's day went.

But around 2004 MySpace became the new thing. MySpace's let us design a profile, add pictures, add videos, post blogs, post bulletins, and of course see when a friend was online. You could comment on their profile or send them a personal message. We could take quizzes and talk about that special person we were crushing on. We could add music to our profile and even customize our site with HTML. We could even make a Music MySpace where we could possibly get discovered by Myspace's Record Label. We could make our Top 8 friends known and tell the world our religious views, relationship status, and sexual orientation. Plus we could set our profile to private so those nosy parents and creepy stalkers didn't know what we were up to. Our favorite thing to do was change our Username. It could range from a personal nickname to a song lyric to random letters. But every time we changed it, we felt a little bit cooler.

Facebook was the next step. When it first came out it was exclusive to college students only. Sorry high schoolers. But then the unthinkable happened. They allowed high schoolers on! Thousands of MySpacers flocked over to Facebook. Later on they changed the registration to anyone over 13. Facebook did everything MySpace did. But it had the "What's on your mind?" section. In this section, users could post anything from "Hanging out with my best friend." to "Why did she leave me?" to "I wanna run away." And from there other users could comment on, what we now turn as Status, or even use the "Like" button to let the poster know someone likes their idea. You could write a person's Wall, comment on a picture, and even tag a friend in a picture. They even had a Poke feature. I personally use this feature to instigate Poke wars. We could also add events such as a school dance and invite people. The invited person could then check "Attending, Not Attending, or Maybe Attending." On the Event's page they could get info such as time and what the event is about and also post a comment about why they can't make it or how excited they are to go. Users could also add Groups, sort of like virtual clubs. They can range from your school's drama club to people who hate Perez Hilton.

Our favorite thing about Facebook was Facebook Chat. We didn't need to install anything. We didn't have to make sure our friends had it. We didn't have to sit there going "Do you have AIM? No I have Skype." Everyone with a Facebook had Facebook Chat. It sat at the bottom of the window so that you could chat and still update your status.

Twitter came out around 2006. It wasn't as popular back then. But as mobile blogging became more popular so did Twitter. Users could send in 140 characters of their status using their phone, iPod, or the computer. With Twitter users could ReTweet a Tweet of their friend's they enjoyed. They could reply to a Tweet simply adding @ in front of the person's username. They could follow anyone from friends to celebrities. They could send Direct Messages to friends. If they enjoyed a particular Tweet they could Favorite it so they could look at it later. Twitter even included special searches. Simply add a # to a phrase without spaces and you could click it. It would lead you to a page where everyone else's Tweets that had that phrase and # would appear. For example, simply Tweet " #imsinglebecause I refuse to settle" Then click the #imsinglebecause and you'll be lead to page where everyone's post will be from "#imsinglebecause I have morals." to "#imsinglebecause she cheated on me." Then of course there is TwitPic. Here you could upload a picture and all of your Twitter friends could view it.

There are many more Social Networking sites, including Friendster, Hi5, Open Diary, Live Journal, Youtube, DailyBooth, and many more. In about two years we'll probably have ten more. The question we must ask ourselves, is do we really need these sites at all? Or are they harmful to us? Check my next post to find out my opinion.

Thanks for reading. You know you love me.

"It was me you silly boy." ~ He Is We

So today I went to Downtown PC with Ericka, Kristi, Katie, and Emily! It was so much fun! I haven't hung out with Katie and Emily in a while and I miss it. But after Ericka, Kristi and I went to the mall. I bought a new jacket, a shirt, a ring, and the new Alternative Press magazine!

Then I went to work. It was pretty fun considering it's work :P. But afterwords Roz and I hung out! We went and saw Thomas! We were talking for like 2 hours straight and it was amazing. I miss hanging out with Thomas and Roz together. Just us and no one else.

Now I'm listening to Vikay. She needs someone to talk to and for her I'm there. She's one of my closest friends. I'm hoping everything works out by Wednesday or else I'm gonna have to beat a certain kid at church! I kidd I kidd!!! ... or do I? The world may never know.

Love me or hate me, It's still an obsession. And you love me! You know you do!

It had to be you!