Online Networking - A boon or a bane?

There’s more to online networking than catching up with friends, the darker side to this form of so-called virtual social interaction. Wondering what this is all about? You are sure not to miss this article - click here.

It is really unfortunate that a network community that once helped me find my good old friends, some of whom I happened to meet after more than a decade is now turning into a virtual mess. A few things that your profile in the networking site can reveal to a stranger are your name, age, frraands (that's how the word 'friend' is usually referred to as by many in this community), interests, school, college, girl friend(s)/boy friend(s), family snaps, location up to the level of which street you are in and some of your well-kept childhood secrets. I mean everything.

Sounds like a devil in disguise? Well not really. As far as you know what to put and what not place in your profile, things are just going to be fine, hopefully. So what's the whole deal about this new virtual interaction - a boon or a bane?

What's in a Name?

I guess it's high time I write about the crap behind parthaslair. It might just mean different things when you throw a glance at it.

Here are some of 'em
parthas liar (Partha s a liar) - no, believe me
partha slair (Partha s a slayer) - Oops

Okay, here is what it was intended to mean

Partha's Lair
lair (lâr) -noun The den or dwelling of a wild animal. (read wild thoughts, well not wild all the time :-) )

To Go or Not to Go

Stop when Red is on, Go when Green is on, Take a snap when both are on :-)


PS: A snap that I had taken at around 8 on a busy Friday evening