Thing #11 - ReddIt, Digg & Mixx ...

... remind me, as a whole, of the title of a Nick Lowe album from 1978. The title: "Pure Pop for Now People".

I can understand why the sites exist exist. But I personally don't find them useful. The three sites strike me as a tool most useful to folks who don't use an online e-mail service (to see the headline-filled pages that bring you into your mail), or who rarely find themselves confronted with the Yahoo! or AOL front pages.

The Reddit, Digg and Mixx sites seem to basically be a 'Ready Ref' page of pop culture headlines. Perhaps it's just me, and I'm sure it is (LOL), but this reminds me of a scene in a movie (Woody Allen?) I remember seeing many years ago that involved a party where people were handed cards with phrases on them meant to serve as conversation starters. I'm sure there is some useful and real 'information' on these sites, but how do I find it? (The search box on Digg brought up some weird results when I typed in 'Mets', actually.)

I dunno ... is it anti-social to genuinely not care what everyone else thinks are the most popular things to read about online? There's just not enough time in the day, really.