Social Media Mapping

Just a quick post because I had an idea to do this. My Prof mentioned in class today how easy it is for companies to buy user data, track and profile you from Facebook data, etc. The thing is, I am really just a nobody. I'm not rich, I'm not famous, I got nothing to lose. I have lost everything before already. So, there really is no much point tracking me, I am an exception rather than a norm. A strange anomaly.

With that being said, I shall hereby make it even easier for you to track me. Here is a list of the different purposes that I use different social networks for. Facebook is really the attention seeking place, where I post about any daily thoughts or occurrences of significance. Most of the time though, I like to be pretty cryptic on there, such that the person(s) I have intended the post for would probably get it? But most other people would unlikely know wtf is it about exactly. Twitter is my secret haven. I have few enough followers on my private account, that I really don't censor what I post there. My most controversial and intimate thoughts occasionally get put on there. It's some crazy shit sometimes, so follow me if you dare. YouTube, is my entertainment and interests place. If you want to know what I'm really into or interested about at the moment, that's where you can catch me. I even have some playlists there to aggregate content that I feel is useful or interesting to particular topics, bands, or whatever really.

And lastly, here on Blogger is where I delve deep into a particular concept, event, plan, or strategy. I tend to be a bit more on the emo side here it seems, but I'm really just talking from the heart here because I am not as expressive in person. But just because I lack expression, doesn't mean I have no emotions. I didn't want to reveal this, but I have another secret anonymous blog page, where I go balls to the wall crazy and talk about the most controversial topics. Stuff that people will judge and hate me for if they ever saw it. But you won't find it, and it hasn't been updated in eons. I really started random blog posting as a medium of expression to a faceless and nonexistent audience. Something that I somehow couldn't do in person. But over the years, especially this past year, I have grown so much, experienced so much, and developed my interaction skills relatively greatly. So much so that I turn to blogging less and less. Perhaps one day I shall not need it anymore?

Another topic I didn't want to talk about, but shall anyway. Was that today, I heard the most dramatic, colorful, and interesting life story that I didn't even imagine was possible. I guess having grown up in our grey, monotonous, and sterile environment, where everybody goes through the same thing, it is almost a shocker to hear. I mean damn you could really write a book on that. I would buy it! Just when I thought my life was hard and complicated, this one is fraught with even more twists and turns than a giant serpent. I have no idea how we got about talking so much in depth to that level, or why so much information was revealed to me. Perhaps we were all super tired. But I am thankful and appreciative nonetheless. We established a greater bond and rapport right there. I am just really sad that there is no way to take things further. Oh well, I will still always be there when someone needs a listening ear.

So yeah. I do think my EQ is starting to level up a bit. Nowhere near my IQ level yet, but starting to even out the skill tree a bit I hope. So maybe someday soon, I can just quit blogging like this altogether. We'll see. But for now, I will still be using my social media platforms as usual for the purposes stated above. See you around online!