Dear Latest Social Network:

I’m sorry.  I really am.

But I am fresh out of energy to pick yet another username, fill in another profile, again list out my interests, find and choose “friends” or otherwise participate in your new “community”.

I know - I know.  It’s really cool.  It’s the latest thing.  It’s Web 2.0, it’s community-generated something or other.  It’ll add so much value to my life—I’ll know what my friends like and dislike, I’ll find people that share my interests, other people will find and adore me, I’ll be engaged, energized, actualized and empowered by using your....thing.

It’s just that—I’m already on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, MySpace (yes, in a moment of social networking weakness), Pownce, del.icio.us, ma.gnolia, Rollyo, YouTube, Flickr, Skype, three different discussion forums, a couple of IM accounts, plus a few sites that I know I signed up for but can’t remember the name.

I’m just. so. tired. of having to re-define myself to every new web site/service that comes along.  Seriously - enough already.  Either figure out how to connect to a place where I’ve entered all that data, or be gone.  I just can’t find the energy to repeat myself that much.

And - I’m concerned that with all the meta-data, tagging, commenting, bookmarking and sharing going on that I’m forgetting the more important piece—creating. 

Sincerely,
Becoming Antisocial
Holland, MI