I don’t even call my spouse to tell him what I am doing right now. Why would a stranger care?

Yeah. That. Color me puzzled.

I like Tumpkerkin’s idea of “Me Me” too. That makes a lot of sense since the term came from Dawkins’ The Selfish Gene, and that’s the selfish gene’s (ultimate if not immediate) imperative.

I have never noticed Twitter taking the place of content on a blog. I’d ask you for an example so I could see it, but I know you wouldn’t want to call anybody out.

Like you, I don’t mind bloggers having Twitter on their blog. I just ignore it and read the content I like.

I don’t do Twitter because I don’t think it’s interesting to say what I am doing right now, and I am not interested in what other people are doing right now. I don’t even call my spouse to tell him what I am doing right now. Why would a stranger care?

Yet, my students are all about Facebook, and on Facebook you have a running ticker with these kinds of updates on the mundane.

I have in fact taken some people out of my feed reader who do this because it annoys me so much.

I am not even looking at Twitter because I already spend huge amounts of time parked in this chair in front of the computer blogging and on forums. I really don’t want to add another way to waste time!

I am guilty of being a Reading Challenge addict. Just can’t seem to stop myself.

I don’t click on ads etc, but I have been known to Squee when I am very excited about something!

I do read author blogs, but usually just skim over posts unless they are telling me something about their next book, etc etc.

That’s the main reason I don’t read author blogs: I don’t want to find out they have opposing political views or something that would likely turn me off, or make me start looking for hidden agendas in the book.

Tumperkin,

Of course, in RL I consume mantitty all the time, whenever I can — and that includes chewing, sucking, licking and biting, often of unsuspecting men and their equally unsuspecting titties (I only require consensual sex in literature, never in real life). But on the net? Can’t stand it.

Seriously, let’s just say I don’t hang out on any Desert Islands, although I completely get, support and am happy for all the fun others seem to have on them.

I’ve only ever done one Meme and that’s cos it was about characters from books – not me.

I’m not sure what you mean by ‘post or consume man titty’? Do you just mean the pictures? Or the real thing? And if it’s the real thing – ‘consume’?

I prolly don’t do many of these either – just 1, 9 and 10. One lapse of 5. 4? Commenting doesn’t count does it?

I am addicted to videos, don’t chat,and once looked at Twitter and ran away. I don’t click on adds since I shouldn’t be spending money, am generally not interested in author blogs since I don’t want to spoil my enjoyment of their books if I don’t like them (positive, aren’t I?), but will participate in the occasional challenge if it’s worthwhile or if I like it – the RIP III comes to mind here.

I do think my inner bitch is already out, but if I squee I try to at least do it in a semi-professional vocabulary.

This was fun to think about.

Marisa,

It’s just 10 of us here on this blog. You’re safe!

What is a meme? Here’s a long definition:

http://thedailymeme.com/what-is-a-meme/

And a short one:

“In science, a Meme (pronounced to rhyme with “theme”) is a self-propagating unit of thought that is spread from one host to another. Richard Dawkins invented the term as a kind of idea-gene. Like genes, as Memes spread they mutate or die. Only the fittest Memes survive.

For bloggers Memes have become synonymous with internet quizzes, surveys, and novelties that people link to and pass around on their blogs, forums and via email, things like the “which superhero are you most like” test… “