You know the world of social media has taken over when….
- After having a child you wonder if you should buy the name as a domain name and then rush to Technorati.com to claim your child and its rank.
- Your Feedburner stats start playing a role in your mood for the day.
- When you’re talking to a group of people, you leave the conversation wondering if anything you said will get any links.
- When you hear someone say something interesting and you get a strong urge to press the little StumbleUpon Thumbs-Up in the back of your mind.
- Your wife looks at you weird when you’re cracking open the 20 year old bottle of wine you both were saving for a special occasion because you just hit the top 150 on Todd’s list or the top 25 on Mack’s list (someday…).
- You wake up in the middle of the night having a panic attack that your Facebook friends won’t associate with you because you left a comment on your own Facebook Wall.
- You can’t wipe the smile off your face when you find out that someone you are now LinkedIn with is LinkedIn with someone else who is LinkedIn with someone else that is LinkedIn with Danny Sullivan.
- You’re actually getting curious to know what the Google Dance T-shirt will look like at SES San Jose.
- You’re Twittering but have no idea why.
- You’re pumped for SES San Jose because Matt McGee said you could be his sidekick. Thanks, Matt!
I thought it was time for a little humor at the Lonely Marketer - Have a good day!
Tags: Danny Sullivan, Facebook, Feedburner, LinkedIn, SES San Jose, StumbleUpon, Technorati, Twitter
Great post, Pat. A little humour is always welcome.
About your first point, though, I read something not to long ago that was related. Something along the lines of buying your child’s domain name so that, if they become famous one day, you can sell it to them at an astronomical price.
The worst part is, I’m fairly certain that the author wasn’t intending to be funny or satirical when he said that.
I’d link to the article, but I can’t remember where I read it.
Adam,
I can assure you that the thought did not cross my mind. But, I suppose it’s not a bad idea - if your kids become famous, you’ll already own the domain.
Patrick,
I have a 3-week-old baby, and I’ve already had this conversation with my wife! But with a last name like Brazeal, it’s not so urgent that we run out and get the URL right away. (I do think it’s kind of a cool idea to buy the URL, though. It’s a nice thing to give your child as a “milestone birthday” gift later on — their own domain for a blog or whatever it is they want to host.)
David,
Congrats on the baby! I love the picture of your family on your site! To be honest, when I wrote that I was thinking of it more in terms of humor, but after thinking about it maybe it’s not such a bad idea! You have to figure 10 years from now your name as your domain name might be extremely common.
Thanks, Patrick. You know what they say — the best humor is at least partly based in reality!