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So how social are you these days in the world of the social web 2.0. Or is it 2.1.. or eehh 3.0 these days? The nomenclature seems to change as fast as the net itself. We've gone from simply HTML sites ... to the advanced XML, CSS and beyond these days that I have trouble keeping up.

I'm what you call a tech-wannabe. I love the Internet.. everything from the cool gadgets to the convenience factor of getting just about anything and everything you want right from the comfort of your computer screen.. whether that is from home or work!

I try to keep up these days with the latest and greatest 'internet movement'. A couple years ago.. the blog made it's debut.. or should I say became popular. I dabbled here and there. Then the social networking craze. I dabble there as well.. and made a home with Yahoo 360. (we all know how that turned out these days)

I seem to have my fingers in just about every 'mashed-up' internet savvy application out there. Waiting to see what hit's next and enjoying the ride.

I miss my 360. If you've read my blogs before... you've heard me rant. I'm still waiting for the Micro-hoo bubble to burst.

These days I'm trying out the new news aggregate readers (bloglines is my favorite) as well as the social network aggregators (everything from FriendFeed to Profilactic)

Step in... the microblogger's.

Seems that one application for a new service is simply not enough. Now instead of blogging.. we have microblogging. The shortened version posting blogs. And of course their are multiple platforms with multiple options.

There is Jaiku.   The microbloggin' platform that is still in 'beta' testing. So even if you wanted to try it out... sorry. I've tried numerous times to get an invite to give it a go. I'm still waiting on the invite.

Then there is Pownce.  Yet another platform that boasts being able to do more than just post text, but also pictures and links, as well as share files and upcoming events.

And last but not least.. is the infamous Twitter. This was the grandfather of all the micrbloggin platforms if I'm not mistaken. In fact.. I believe it's a couple years old??? And just now started taking off?

You can add pics to twitter.. but the big push for twitter is the ability to not only post from the web, but also your mobile phone.. or if your feeling froggy.. there are numerous third party applications that you can use to post to your twitter account. (twhirl, twitterific, etc)

It's quite the craze these days apparently. But only to the techie world. LOL It seems most of the public is more aware of Facebook and other social networking sites.. than they are of Twitter and others.

Twitter has become popular enough to spawn how-to videos. Heh heh. As well as multiple fan-based and client based blogs.

I myself tweet. Yes, that's the term used for posting to your twitter account. But I'm not very flashy with it. I post boring news articles.. and updates with my blog.. but nothing real exciting.

In my opinion its basically the next stage from Instant Messaging and Text Messaging. I king of conglomerate of sorts.

So tell me.. do you tweet? Or do you Pownce? (if that is even a term).

Come find me and follow me... on twitter if your feeling crazy these days.

Take care of yourselves and yours.

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It will however take some effort and creativity.

Money does not buy you happiness, but it sure does make the journey a whole heck of a lot easier.

So what makes you happy? If it's the finer things in life.. then maybe this is the wrong post to be reading.. Heh heh.

The key here being, find out what makes you happy. Is it your hobbies, is it your interests, is it friends & family, is it work? What every it may be.. find it.. and then enhance it!

If your happiness is spending time with family and/or friends. Then start to schedule some events.. plan a couple outings. Make sure you keep in touch with what's going on in their lives. Become involved.

If it's your hobbies, make time for them. Schedule time for just you and your hobby at least 1-3 times per week.

The bottom line is, happiness is a state of mind, not a situational result. Choose your happiness, and choose to have more of those moments when you are your happiest.

Enjoy being happy. Because once you find your happiness, and can repeat the feeling and the flavour... it becomes an addicting habit! And like all other influences, your happiness will rub off onto those around you.. and before you know it.. your happy more often than not.

So how expensive is that?

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Yeah right.

C'mon is it really that simple. How in the world can someone's action only be effective if you help them?

Hmm. Yes it really is this simple. It's a simple choice. Remember it's not what happens to you that matters so much as to how you react to it. It's your reaction that is the catalyst for you state of mind and your feelings toward the whole scenario.

Here's a thought. The next time someone tries to 'guilt' you into something. Stop and think about the actual action. Am I going to allow this to hurt me? Allow this to make me sad? Allow this to ruin my attitude for the day?

Irregardless if what is being said is true or not.. it's how you react to it that counts. Are you going to internalize it and let it eat you up inside.. therefore ruining all your chances of having a pleasant and happy moment. Or do you consume the information as an experience. Accept it for what it is and learn from it. Accept your fault or accept someone else's fault and decide what you want to learn from it, to adapt and be better for the next situation that arises.

Any experience, good or bad, you will learn something. And any learning experience is a GOOD experience.

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Are you surprised? Is this a 'shock' to you? Are you speechless at the thought of these events occurring?

If so.. then where have you been the past decade or so?

Do you not watch TV? Do you not watch movies (big screen/DVD/premium channel)? Have you noticed who are the big names in entertainment? Have you not noticed the shift in the theme of games that the youth are playing (XBox, Playstation, Computer games, etc)

Yeah, that's right violence. Violence. Violence is the common them throughout all those examples. Ask anyone in the entertainment industry... violence sells.

Ask 50 cent... uuh how about Akon? Do you remember 2Pac or Biggie Smalls? How about Vanilla Ice recently?

The more violent you are portrayed.. or the more violence you apparently have endured.. the more popular you are.

Oh wait.. I'm not done Have you been paying attention to professional sports? Shall we dive into the number of professional football players or even NCAA football players who have either been cited or arrested for some sort of violence? And that's just on sport!

So are you still surprised to see what a couple of teenage girls have done to boost their popularity on YouTube?

Well it seems to have become a trend with our society's youth now.

Are you still surprised? I mean where in the world could these young children have gotten a crazy idea like that? How could they have been exposed to such horrible acts? Was it a friend of theirs? Was it some secret they were keeping?

Or better yet... what channel of the television were they watching? What game were they playing? What movie did they rent? Which one of their elite athletes that they admire got arrested this time?

I guess the next question I have is.. do you think we'll do ANYTHING about it?

Take care of yourselves and yours.

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We all to often jump head first into things. Patience is of course a virtue, but when something is heard, or spoken that flickers your emotions it's hard sometimes to stop and let it marinate.

So where did you learn of this news? Who told you? Where did you hear it from?

The Internet has turned John Q. Public into a very informed society. But what kind of information are we consuming? We all too often believe what is in print simply because it just MUST be true?! Right?... uuuhh Right?

Yes, some things are true whether we choose to believe them or not. But make sure you consider the source.

As always take care of yourselves and yours.

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