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Friday
02Oct2009

This Blog is Slowly, But Surely, Transitioning to Lifeca.st ( <<< Yes, that's a URL ;-)

...so please excuse the silence around here.  Once http://Lifeca.st is up and running, fresh content will be slapped on there on the reg - no doubt about it. 

Wurd =)

Tuesday
25Aug2009

Parasocial Relationships May Seem Fake, But They're Actually Very Real

Scientific American recently released an article about how parasocial relationships - one sided pseudo-relationships we develop over time with people or characters we experience on TV or in the movies - are able alleviate feelings of loneliness.

Well, if Virtual Biographies™ were mainstream by now, they, too, would be included in that list of parasocial mediums which are able to cure the uncomfortableness of feeling companionless.

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Tuesday
18Aug2009

Entertaining the Subconscious with Art

What exactly is the approach of Hollywood/Web programs that are able to push you into believing that there's a mysterious element of its makeup that's able to get you love-drunk on its artistic design?

They know how to entertain your subconscious.

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Saturday
01Aug2009

Your Virtual Life Never Dies

Have you ever lost a loved one who was a dedicated Facebooker or MySpacer? It's likely that while they were alive, you would follow every one of their digital days to find out what they've been up to. Why? Because it was fun; it was engaging; you felt closer to them, even though many miles often separated the two of you.

But then they died. Suddenly, their real-time status updates were gone; new blog posts were gone; the fresh-faced pictures that reminded you they were still alive were gone...

Never again would your relationship with your loved one be the same as it was before.

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Thursday
16Jul2009

The Web is Burning Books One Biography at a Time

Traditional book-format autobiographies and biographies are slowly burning from the brightness of your computer screen's monitor, as public figures begin to move to the Web to tell the stories behind their thoughts and experiences, in real-time.  No longer will we have to endure five-year intervals between updated versions of a celebrity's literary life story to learn the "truths" of what their moments away from the spotlight have been like, because these famed individuals will be taking advantage of the Net's collection of storytelling services and tools to dish out the details of their days, as they happen.

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