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Do you hide behind your computer?
Posted in General with tags anonymity, online, screen names on October 8, 2009 by Lori
I can say whatever I want because they know me as "coolguy88".
So it’s recently occurred to me (after spending countless hours online) that people seem to get bolder and act differently when they’re using an alias online.
For example, you’re more apt to call someone out if you strongly disagree with someone online by merely typing in a response on an Internet message board. Or, you might fulfill your fantasy by posing as a famous actor to try to get the girl of your dreams to notice you (OK so this really didn’t happen but I’m working on the screenplay).
But why? Why do we get bolder behind a screen name? Why does having a different name and complete anonymity make us speak our minds? Is it fear? Fear of what?
Michael Jackson’s Memorial
Posted in General with tags michael jackson memorial on July 7, 2009 by Lori
Today is the memorial slated to be one of the largest celebrity memorials in history. Most huge networks will be broadcasting it live. There will be several live streaming sites on the Internet as well where it’s estimated that more than a billion people will be tuning in to bid their farewells to this mega superstar.
I remember when I was about six or so, I was watching MTV at my aunt’s house and Thriller came on. Back then, Michael morphing into a werewolf scared the living daylights out of me. My parents always played his music though, so I grew up knowing the Thriller album as well as Off the Wall and Bad.
This past weekend, my family and I took a road trip to south Texas and on our journey; my mom and I watched Michael Jackson videos on my portable DVD player. We listened to his music in the car and we bought Michael Jackson stuff in the malls down there. It was all sort of a makeshift memorial of our own; a tribute of sorts.
I’ll never forget the death of this icon; neither will my dad since it all transpired on his birthday.
Gone too soon…but the King of Pop will live on.
