How to kill friends!

Ever since the opening my new blog last month, I have not the time to really sit down to write something much proper. Most of my previous posts were more like talking craps to past my free time. Time to discuss on how are the possible ways to kill your friends or bloggers. It’s time for “monster kill”, you should know this term if you play D.O.T.A.

1. Phone call
No doubt SMS is very much cheaper than a phone call yet there are times when SMS (text) cannot take the place of a phone call. I believe most of you know what SMS (text) means; it is an acronym for short text messages. At times of urgency I really hate those who insist to talk over a matter via text just because they wanted to save some on call rates.I know a few friends who when needed my help very much texted me to request for some assistance.

Take for instance, there was this friend of mine who once texted me to request me to give him a ride from the bus station to our University at the time of arrival. I had received neither prior notice nor do I had any idea he was going to arrive on that day. His text sounded very much like a demand so I decided not to give him a ride though I was free at that moment. If he would give me just a call to ask whether I was free to give a ride in a polite manner, I will most likely consider his request even though I may be busy. Okay, you might say I would behave differently if that person was a lady. Mind you, my answer will still be a “no”. No matter what, the beauty of our voice cannot be replaced by pictures or words. Do remember that. Not many people can interpret our feelings via texts but most people will be able to tell from our voice.

Principle #1: When urgent, give a call; other than that, SMS will do.

2. Blog
Blogs were not that common back then. Among my graduated friends I am one of the earliest to blog, correct me if I am wrong. But today, more and more people maintain their own blogs. Blogs have been an item of today and something most people own. It’s a place where people express their opinions or bloat out their feelings or simply just to inform others their current state of life.

Most bloggers draw motivation through comments leaved by their peers or friends, while some on the traffic they got, while some from online advertisements. One fact which we human cannot escape from is the human touch. Individuals might have different reasons as to why they blog, but the most important thing we human seek for is to receive attention from others. Most of the time, you will kill your friends off when you had not been visiting their blogs for ages or had not posted any comments on their blogs. At least, that is what I think. Am I right?

Principle #2: Give and take when it comes to blogging. Post and receive comments to let others know you care for them.

3. Internet social network
Internet social network services have been growing like mushrooms lately. I myself joined friendster and facebook. I see them as a great way to track my friends’ birthdays and updates. I created my homepage and included all those relevant information which I in my humble opinion can be shared. The most I could leak out is my IM (i.e. Windows Live Messenger) ID and email, other than that other means to contact me will not be shared online.

Internet social network is a way for us to make new friends and to keep in touch with old buddies. The heck is, there appears to be some unknown fellas who came out of nowhere and insisted to add me even though I do not know them. There were many occasions when I received an “Add New Friend Request” from someone I do not know. Most of the time I will approve the request if the fella meets two simple criteria: firstly, we have met each other; secondly, for those who I have not met he/she gave a brief introduction about themselves.

Simple as that, but most people failed to provide such courtesy. The last time I did a spring cleaning to my friendster account was one year ago. What I did was I deleted all those comments with distracting sound/music. Now, I am thinking of performing a spring cleaning by deleting some of the contacts who either had not been active or those who are just passer-bys. Okay, you may think that I am a cruel person. The thing is, how am I supposed to keep track of my 422 friends in my account? It is not that each and every one of them is alive.

Principle #3: Remember to introduce yourself if you would like to make friend with someone.

Things to watch out in the blogosphere, a lot of bloggers are complaining about their Page Rank (PR) plummeting to 0. On the other had, my PR has just rose to 3. I don’t really care bout the PR but having a PR3 is a lot better than a PR0.

Just google for “page rank” or “page rank checker” if you are interested to know more. I see no point elaborating on things which has been thoroughly documented. What other benefits can you think of if one’s blog/website has a high PR?

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