andrewducker: (Humanity)
andrewducker ([personal profile] andrewducker) wrote2007-06-04 09:43 pm

Not my life

MySpace outage leaves millions friendless.
In Chicago alone, an estimated 50,000 people remain trapped in their apartments, with no way of contacting the outside world about new bands, Adult Swim cartoons, or the latest video games.

"Without an 'About Me' section, I've lost all sense of self," said Imbrescia, 17, who depends on the site to convey his innermost thoughts to millions of extended-network friends. "Do I want kids? How tall am I? What's my body type? These are questions I can't answer anymore. I'd pray to a god for help, but I've lost my religion field."

The American Red Cross is currently setting up a network of approximately 60 smaller-sized "fill-in" sites, where lonely MySpace users can post abbreviated profiles and receive instant messages from aid workers in half-hour increments.

Cheers to [livejournal.com profile] surliminal for that one.

[identity profile] ashfae.livejournal.com 2007-06-04 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh Onion, how I miss you. I used to live in the town where it's printed, and they distributed it for free everywhere. Such fun!