Walter Clavius ([info]lovedayisland) wrote in [info]damnportlanders,
@ 2008-02-13 13:31:00
Previous Entry  Add to memories!  Tell a Friend!  Next Entry
"Underground" social networking site?
Last night on NPR there was a show about social networking sites like Myspace and Facebook and even Craigslist and a caller called in and said she belonged to an underground social networking site and the host asked what the site was and she said she wouldn't say.  

Does anyone here know what site she was talking about?  

THANKS!

(And yes, I tried Google)

(Post a new comment)


[info]littlebluedog
2008-02-13 09:41 pm UTC (link)
Sounds more like an antisocial networking site.

(Reply to this)

[info]shane_mayhem
2008-02-13 09:43 pm UTC (link)
I know nothing....
*shifty eyes*



No, seriously, actually, I don't. Sounds fun though.
gay bars?

(Reply to this)

[info]nexusvt100
2008-02-13 09:44 pm UTC (link)
probably her super secret livejournal

(Reply to this)(Thread)

[info]lovedayisland
2008-02-13 09:57 pm UTC (link)
Probably someone in this community. She was calling from Portland.

(Reply to this)(Parent)

[info]sohc
2008-02-13 09:44 pm UTC (link)
Uhmm, a new one pops up every five minutes? All hoping to be the new myspace or facebook.

(Reply to this)(Thread)

[info]lovedayisland
2008-02-13 09:56 pm UTC (link)
I'm not sure. I haven't seen anything. They should at least have a Google listing.

(Reply to this)(Parent)

[info]sassyleo
2008-02-13 11:00 pm UTC (link)
i don't have a facebook account and i'm not sure what the point is?
is it any different than myspace or frienster or lj or...?

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

[info]shortcake_004
2008-02-13 11:41 pm UTC (link)
Facebook was for people getting in touch after leaving high school and going to college. In the beginning, you could only be a member if you provided a college email address. Now its open to everyone, and there are applications that are popping up about just about everything to add to your profile. So no, now its not much different than Myspace.

(Reply to this)(Parent)

[info]magnus_alpha
2008-02-14 02:27 am UTC (link)
The primary differences are the better interface and page design, it runs on PHP, basically it's better built and designed. It's still just a social networking site, so if you're into that kind of thing, then it's great.

(Reply to this)(Parent)

[info]arborolatria
2008-02-13 09:45 pm UTC (link)
I'd assume like one of the more internet techie elite boards, like the SA forums or 4chan or whatever

(Reply to this)

[info]thirty_three
2008-02-13 09:51 pm UTC (link)
Probably shit like A Small World or something. They kick people out if you're not rich or vapid enough.

(Reply to this)

[info]phasmaphobic
2008-02-13 10:51 pm UTC (link)
Probably something made up entirely.

(Reply to this)(Thread)

[info]sassyleo
2008-02-13 10:59 pm UTC (link)
yeah, that is my guess... people like to start shit...then someone makes up some janky website and calls it "the next myspace"

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

[info]phasmaphobic
2008-02-13 11:00 pm UTC (link)
Which is just as lame as calling your band "pearl Jam 2" =)

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

[info]sassyleo
2008-02-13 11:15 pm UTC (link)
totally.
duh.

(Reply to this)(Parent)

[info]theeprofessor
2008-02-13 11:02 pm UTC (link)
How useful could a social networking site that nobody knows about be, exactly?

(Reply to this)(Thread)

[info]cosmicjohn
2008-02-14 01:01 am UTC (link)
I have the exact same feelings about certain bands people laud over.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

[info]theeprofessor
2008-02-14 04:23 am UTC (link)
I'm not sure how useful music is supposed to be, though... :)
I think I know what you mean, though. A band isn't necessarily better because it's obscure, despite the prevailing Portland indie mentality.
That said, it is always a cool feeling to be one of the first to hear real undiscovered talent - just don't get pissy if they end up becoming huge.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

[info]cosmicjohn
2008-02-14 04:23 am UTC (link)
exactly =)

(Reply to this)(Parent)

[info]jurulia
2008-02-13 11:11 pm UTC (link)
tribe.net?

that's where all the burners are... and we all know how underground burning man is. ;)

(Reply to this)

[info]emilytbm
2008-02-13 11:39 pm UTC (link)
adultfriendfinder.com

(Reply to this)(Thread)

[info]michaelallroy
2008-02-14 03:00 pm UTC (link)
i lol'd.

(Reply to this)(Parent)

[info]jennnk
2008-02-14 12:00 am UTC (link)
well there's ravelry.com, which is still in beta so you have to have an invitation to join, much like livejournal or gmail were in the beginning. The major difference is invitations don't come from other users, they come automagically when you sign up on the website. about 5-8,000 users are invited every week and once the site is out of beta it'll be open enrollment, but I don't know of anyone who's on ravelry and is reluctant to talk about it because we all adore it :D

(Reply to this)(Thread)

[info]dek_n_bloom
2008-02-14 04:20 am UTC (link)
Hey! Another raveler! I was so impatient waiting for my invitation to go through.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

[info]jennnk
2008-02-14 04:23 am UTC (link)
my house has never been so messy. I blame pregnancy-induced fatigue but the real reason is radar.

(Reply to this)(Parent)

[info]evilsimon
2008-02-14 12:30 am UTC (link)
Anonymous strikes again?

(Reply to this)

[info]cosmicjohn
2008-02-14 01:03 am UTC (link)
I'm assuming you've checked, but Wikipedia has a decent listing of the more popular (or, shall we say, what they consider notable) sites out there right now.

The caller was very vague, though, either deliberately (as in they don't want their site to be massively known) or to keep people guessing (as is the case right_now).

(Reply to this)

[info]madscience
2008-02-14 01:40 am UTC (link)
Maybe deadjournal or one of those other lame ripoffs...

(Reply to this)(Thread)

[info]ltpeaches
2008-02-14 02:40 am UTC (link)
I used to have a Deadjournal once upon a time. When I was thirteen and ZOMGsoexcited to have somewhere online to share my deepest, innermost secrets and feelings with the world.

Yeah, that got old pretty damned quick. Especially when my mom found it and grounded me for finding out some of the stuff I'd written on there... like skipping school and telling her I was at school.

Just another example of why children are dumb at that age.

(Reply to this)(Parent)

[info]cratermoon
2008-02-14 01:57 am UTC (link)
tribe.net?

(Reply to this)

[info]sleepatsea
2008-02-14 02:25 am UTC (link)
virb, maybe?

(Reply to this)

[info]bluejayway
2008-02-14 03:14 am UTC (link)
FRIENDSLER

(Reply to this)

[info]myopicfriend
2008-02-15 07:35 pm UTC (link)
enemyster?

(Reply to this)

Create an Account
Forgot your login?
Login w/ OpenID
English • Español • Deutsch • Русский…