Signed up for two social networks, Hi5 and Facebook, and navigated around on their pages to see what services they offer. I also tried to investigate claims that Facebook and MySpace open you to identity theft. I suppose that’s possible if you share too much personal information. I joined Hi5 first and entered real data. So far, the sky has not fallen. When I got to Facebook, however, I decided to be a little more cautious and use an email that can’t really be associated with me (unless I allow it to be) and made up “personal information.” That way, I could look around and still be anonymous.
I also embedded a time clock in my Hi5 space. I wanted one that would count the time until retirement, but they don’t seem to have one that will go that long (I sure hope I do). The most fun was choosing a “skin,” that is, a background for the presentation of the information.
