Saving It.

There's a soon-to-be-released movie titled "You Again," which stars among others, Sigourney Weaver, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kristen Bell and yes, Betty White.

I saw the trailer yesterday and from the looks of it, it would be a blast to watch. The reason I'd see it: Jamie Lee. 

There's a line that Betty White delivers when a guy asks Kristen Bell's character her phone number, 

" it's 555.... I also have a facebook account and I'm on Twitter."

The signs of the times.  Today, you see ancient people just like me,  texting, shouting out, and tweeting all over the place.

Five years ago who would have imagined that parents and grandparents would also be all over the place googling, chatting, and posting like the young people and those still actively in the workplace. 

My bro-in-law, a retired gynecologist, spends time in his computer when he wakes up at odd hours in the morning.  A sister who's out of the country "facebooks" to tell about her new "apo's" growing up antics. Colleagues and friends comment at none and sundry I sometimes post in my own fb account.

Social Network.  There's another movie of the same title showing soon.

Certain times I've posted my comment to some friends/relatives' shout out, especially if they sounded "troubled."  

But are there any rules or etiquette for shouting out or commenting in these social networks? 

Recently, I advised a niece to refrain from posting negatives about a former employer; I don't know how she took the pubic counsel, but she thanked me anyway. 

I guess these public social networks are much like eavesdropping on a party line conversation, except you can butt in anytime. 

But how do you tell friends or friends of friends to wake up and smell the coffee when it comes to their personal relationships as aired over these public venues? Or do you even tell them? Is MYOB the safest route? Some don't just get it; simply clueless. 

Social networkers, bloggers and blog readers are new species of the digital age; they share their lives and thoughts with everyone and encroach upon territories upon territories. Like the dinosaurs of millions years ago, these species' creations, opus and stratagems are ways to enlarge the boundaries of existence, to seek ways to multiply and save their kind.