Get friendz and generate adulation by using the App that expresses so you don’t have to. “Ideal for the imaginatively challenged”

by Brad Coy

Realtor, Urban Jedi

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My brow is furrowed again and I should get this out before my wife gets home to hear yet, another one of my Andy Rooney-ish tirades on ‘how my day was’

So help me out here.  How is this application helpful?  In being social in any environment we are more or less on the same page.  Most people feel insecure about something if not many things.   It takes effort to expand beyond your own self-consciousness sometimes to get a thought out past your own nose.   So why, when we are shielded with the plastic from our computers, and most likely miles between us, would you feel the need to be more excepted for what you express?

Taking a look at the ‘what’s it for‘ page, let’s run it down:

• “How many hours have you wasted trying to think of something suitably witty, funny and original for your status on Facebook or Twitter?”

Not nearly as many I’m sure as days that are wasted mindlessly sitting in front of the TV.  Thinking is genuinely regarded as a natural and healthy thing to do and not something to be discouraged.  That is, unless you are watching TV 😉

• “Let’s face it, a status like “Dave is mowing the lawn” or “Kate is asleep” is not going to impress that huge entourage of friends you’ve amassed.”

Gee, you mean now that I have amassed my very own entourage I should just spend my time with cut-n-paste churned updates from the bot.  I got one even better.  Why not just hire myself a social media assistant to churn babble for me.  I’ve got better things to do like take Italian lessons using Rosetta Stone to build an entourage of Real Estate/Vespa enthusiasts in on Meemi.com.   My take is that it’s opt in on social networks anyway.  I understand everyone’s complaints about the banality of updates like Sbux is out of half and half or I’m walking my dog, but what if it does mean something in the context of how you are relating to others in the moment.  I love to hear my family and friends are up through href=”http://www.facebook.com/home.php?”>Facebook et al.   It helps fill in the blanks and creates even more meaningful conversations when we have time to be present with one another.  I’m sure all of us by now have benefited from the use of Social Platforms, at least over the past year or so, we know our President Elect has.  What if all of a sudden your friends and family started speaking bot, giving you updates on a Thursday afternoon like “Johnny is boycotting shampoo and demanding real poo!”  I would either stop paying attention altogether or put plan an diaper intervention.

• “Never fear! Your days of boring status updates are over! Simply type your name, indicate whether you are a boy or a girl, then hit Generate.”

What, so gender specific?  Obviously not for those with ‘San Francisco Values‘ 😀

• “You will be served up a brand new, sparkly status all ready to be copied and pasted into Facebook, Twitter or whichever social networking site you like best.”

The bots can’t have everything.  You give them your time, your attention, and money.  Hand them over your free will to think, create, and share the uniqueness of who you are, then what’s next?   Yeah, I know, it’s not a big deal when you’re objective is to be liked.  So whatever is clever for you and yours.. reblip, reblog, and generatus into the next half-life.  Better yet, twitterfeed you reblogs, reblip your amazon suggestions, jott your tweetlaters to later set for automatic updates and canned message ‘welcomes’.  Oh wait, your microblog is now blinged and your Facebook page is generating ‘generatus’ too.  Don’t forget to Magpie your twitter, so your profile is now just a flash banner ad away from being a genuine splog.  For the sake of having a more buckshot Social Media strategy I would further suggest you Ping.fm all of these updates in order to have a consistent multi-platform outreach, you never know who’s out their ‘listening’ or feeding on your friendship.  If your friendz don’t love you, the google bots will.  I’m sure a specific niche use keyword packer for generated status updates is in the works.  You might just want to name your first born ‘Meta tag’ Goo goo ga ga – what will baby Meta’s first words be?

I don’t care what you do with social media really, let’s just not forget that it is the technology that allows us to be more social, not the other way around.  Just because we can do more tricks doesn’t mean we have to.   Now I’m starting to sound like a real curmudgeon.. oops!..  feeling a bit self-conscious.  Let’s defer to the generator’s tag cloud and..  yes, manufactured response says: “Brad is more than ever before”  Status update complete.

As everyone seems now to be experiencing,  these platforms, especially through blogging are a great place to engage and learn and grow together, but nothing is as game as what happens when the LCD lids shut and we get offline.  It’s the way it will always be, no matter how dependent on the machines we become.

Real generousity come from sharing the gift of what you have to offer.  Now I’ve shared mine.