Steiner Ranch social networking site

Looks like I am not the only one messing around with web social.  A fellow resident in my neighborhood has created a social framework for all residences of Steiner Ranch.  It is called Steiner Social.  One thing about living in Steiner Ranch is that we are extremely social!  From our biannual block parties to workshops, there is always something going on around our home.  This has created an immense pride in our community.  I am not the only one talking about our community, take a look at the dedicated blog for my neighborhood.  It is nice to be part of something that everyone can be proud of.

Today at lunch, I decided to walk around the campus where I work. Southwestern campus is so quiet that you have nothing to focus on but your thoughts. Here is what was on my mind today:
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Well it looks like Google wants a piece of the virtual world pie with the launch of their Lively service today. Currently Second Life and soon to be launched “Home” from Sony for the ps3 are the main players in this field. What makes Lively any different than what Home or Second Life can do? Like all other services Google provides, Lively is accessible from the web. No need for dedicated hardware to fire this world up!

It would be even MORE cool if I could install this on my linux box. Right now the software only supports Windows with IE or Firefox. So it is not yet Google-global like their other services. I do hope they change that soon.

I saw a web post on TechCrunch today talking about a Dutch startup called Scoutle. It is not just another blog aggregator, it is a web bot that goes out and tries to connect your blog to others of similar interests using “scouts” that you create.  All this is automated and requires very little of the blogger.  I am giving it a shot as you can see in my footer at the base of this blog.  Let’s see if it can really do what it claims.

Well I finally made the plunge and created a Facebook account.  After connecting with old friends, I went looking for a plugin to connect my blog to my Facebook profile.  Now that all is in order, I took a quick look at the news and saw a post about an Israeli jailed for a Facebook photo.  It is funny when you work on a topic, the world seems to relate as well.

UPDATE: It seems I am not the only one late to the Facebook party.  Sony just signed up as well.