The users as well as the usage of the internet has evolved within the past decade (2000-2010). Through web 2.0 technology, social media, css based design, not only have the aesthetics of webdesign but the users as well.

Back in high school the only heavy users of the internets we’re the tech geeks who liked fiddling with code, fanboyed over their video games, created websites and shrines and then blogged by hard coding html. The net was being used by people who actually took time to understand the net, how pages are made, the time it took to get something online, in all senses geeks. We’d blog and blog and its was all in good fun.

The problem with the internet now a days is that social media has made the internet a past time for more people than before and it has become so easy everyone thinks their a genius at it. It’s not just the tech geeks anymore, it includes journalists, mothers, fathers, grandparents, vanity-obsessed-shopping-everything-and-eveything-I-do-is-interesting-air-head girls… you name it there’s a clique in the internet for it.

This is not to say that I’m a networking genius but I simply just miss the days when we had a little less idiocy on the net

I haven’t clicked the update link on my wordpress admin panel yet (I’m waiting for a compatibility check with my plugins) but a lot of the new features are really worth being excited about.

1. Global Trash/ Undo – I actually have mixed feelings about this. I’ve always wanted an undo feature in wordpress but I never thought it could be implemented in the same way as a trash bin. It does go hand-in-hand with the trend of doing everything on the web.
2. Image editor – This is something really big specially if you work with wordpress as much as I do (and if you use it with newspaper/magazine sites the way I use it with the GUIDON and G).
3. Easy Video embedding – This would be a great help to those who like sharing youtube posts a lot but I wonder if the code will be xhtml valid afterwards?

I’ll probably try this out on my offline installation of wordpress tonight before I upgrade any of the wordpress blog installations I have . If you wanna know more about wordpress 2.9 check WordPress.org.

I didn’t blog about this before but right before leaving for G.theguidon.com relaunch party I was approached by one of glance’s reporters that were at the event to pose for a picture that was to be featured on their fashion article on the ACTM first GA (which had a mafia theme).

I’m not one to actually think a lot about fashion. I usually just try to look nice but I think the ACTM first GA (combined with the G Relaunch) was one of the days where I really decided to mix and match and find something that worked. I didn’t have to look much to find something black and sort of formal since I stocked up a lot of those from latin dancing hahaha.

We have this little trend at school where we give names to our laptops, since I now have a macbook I have to find a name for it. I thought of a lot of names but I really can’t decide on one. I thought of “Maggie” from The Simpsons because my old desktop PC is named Lisa. I wanted “Phillip” from the Rugrats because if there is a chance I’ll e buying another computer or electronic gadget in the future, I could name it “Lillian”. “Stewie” and “Brian” came from Family Guy because I love their little tandem on that show. What do you guys think? What should I call my laptop? Comment to vote!

Will it be Maggie?
Will it be Stewie?
Will it be Phillip?
Or will it be Brian?

I just have to say before American Idol airs again tomorrow that I can’t get over last week’s great performances. I still find myself singing to Anyway by Kristy Lee Cook and Angels by David Archuleta. May I just also say that I really think that it was a good idea for itunes and American Idol to offer full studio versions of the performed songs and I really recommend that people download the performances from last week.

I really like feel good songs, it really keeps me going through college stress specially with my frequent depression attacks.

Here’s something I’d like to try here on the internet. I’m going to list my top 5 most inspirational songs in no particular order and why I like them. After blogging I’ll ask 5 more people to blog their 4 most inspirational songs and why.

1. “Anyway” by Martina McBride
   To tell the truth, I only heard of this song when Kristy sang it last week. Even though I’m not a fan of Kristy, I really liked the performance and the song.I like how this song tells you to do things even if no one appreciates them. The songs message is extremely noble and is something I want to live by.
2. Imagine by John Lennon
   I’m a person who believes in the power of positive thinking (well now I do). Imagine is simply a song that everyone probably knows and remembers.I remember I first heard this when I was in the 7th grade and my AP (this is filipino social studies/ history class) played this song in class. Though the lyrics are somehow controversial, it really made me question a lot of things and analyze the way I look at things.
3. Angel by Sarah Mclachlan
   This is a song that I think anyone will love. It’s that kind of song that really makes you relax and want to keep going when you’re tired from all the quizzes, deadlines and projects that you have to do
4. With a Smile by the Eraserheads
   It’s one of the iconic songs of the 90′s Philippine rock revolution. There’s just something about how you can sing this song anywhere and you’d feel better afterward.
5. Bad Day by Alvin and the Chipmunks
   Yes, not the Daniel Powter version. I like the chipmunks version cause within the first 5 seconds of the song you’ll find yourself smiling because it’s simply adorable!

and I tag:

Timmy Salomon, Miggy Francisco, Janine Motos, Xianne Archangel and Nona Ortico