In the world of online social networking, there is about as much to like about it as there is to like about reality television (that is, not much). Between the pedophiles, timewasters, isolation, engendering of false importance, hijacking by poorly disguised shills trying to leverage this new medium, its all gotten a well deserved bad rap.
And then comes 43things.com; a social networking site, of sorts; also a bit of a support group, of sorts; a self-inflicted guilt trip, perhaps. But most of all it appears to be an example of what the personal element of the web can aspire to beyond the valley girl blog entries of MySpace and the shopping mall of Amazon.
Select your 43 things; create them yourself or get inspired by others' goals ("get my abs back", "read Anna Karenina", or "learn how to tie the stem of a marashino cherry with my tongue".
It doesn't matter what it is, as long as it is yours and you are committed to it. So happy New Year. As for me, I'll stick with my entry from a year ago - as it all still holds true.
And good luck with that cherry thing.
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