Everyone believes that one of the points of blogging and the internet in general is to connect with other people, right? That’s why we pay attention to things like LinkedIn connections, Technorati rankings, BlogPulse conversation trackers and other tools that let us see who’s connected to who and who’s talking about what, with whom and where.
Well, think again. Isolatr - the first anti social-networking site according to GMSV - has other ideas and offers a click-through alternative for where you can go to for your connections. Undoubtedly an insider joke or two here, but a lead on how to manage your social networking in future is indicated by some quotes from A-list Bloggers like this one:
People always used to approach me to try this or that. I wanted to punch them in the throat. Now they leave me the hell alone. Thanks Isolatr! (Doc Searls)
Next, how silly is Web 2.0 hype getting? To help answer this question, Chris Carfi offers the Web 2.0 or Star Wars Character quiz to see if you can tell the difference.
I scored 22 so that puts me in the ‘too much Kool-Aid‘ category according to the quiz. I don’t see that result as meaning that I have any special knowledge at all about Web 2.0. On the contrary, it shows I know a bit about Star Wars characters.
I’m glad about that. So I’m about normal, then 
