tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8136910282234144463.post7089261715563783365..comments2023-11-02T04:13:12.187-07:00Comments on extrovertic: CouchSurfin' USAExtrovertichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15131922523168278082noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8136910282234144463.post-17925851098594755272011-02-09T16:37:35.900-08:002011-02-09T16:37:35.900-08:00Very well stated, and as you said: "Couchsurf...Very well stated, and as you said: "Couchsurfing takes social networking to a whole new level." Yet couchsurfing could easily evolve the way of MySpace, on a downward and possibly irreversible spiral, as 'Net history teaches us.<br /> <br />Facebook seems to generally point the way, as does Twitter, for it's what the people want that determines the direction of social media as a whole. All else becomes a folly of the egos of those who don't keep a pulse on what people want. And the beat goes on... this ancient quote perhaps sums it up best: <br /><br /><i>There is nothing permanent except change</i>.<br />~ Heraclitus of Ephesus (c.535 BC - 475 BC)JargonTalkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175462071956276019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8136910282234144463.post-89047532716103414542011-02-02T06:00:26.528-08:002011-02-02T06:00:26.528-08:00Nice story Jamie. Yes, couchsurfing networks (a go...Nice story Jamie. Yes, couchsurfing networks (a good concept for travelers) can bring together the virtual and the real. But, I think the majority are happy with being 99% virtual when involved in virtual activities... On another level: virtual/real reality may already be blended beyond recognition....Steven Maimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890116990120099679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8136910282234144463.post-88464020380410190082011-02-01T09:35:15.959-08:002011-02-01T09:35:15.959-08:00I knew being a couch potato was more social than I...I knew being a couch potato was more social than I was told. Maybe couch surfing could be an olympic sport.pvbhttp://petervanbloem.comnoreply@blogger.com