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Hi 5, Blogger, Yahoo 360, My Space, Face Book, Linked In, Plaxo Pulse, ESPN....

It seems that there are a million social sites on the internet anymore. Some you stick with, some you use for a long time and find a replacement, some you register for and never use again, it's like taste testing sites to decide what are the best fit. The question is when is enough enough.

I like to meet new people and I especially like to meet people through other people. I am really enjoying Blogger so far and am meeting interesting people through their blogs that I have linked to from friends of mine. I like Linked In because I can keep track of people I used to work with. I like Reunion and Classmates to keep in touch with people I went to school with.

I have signed up for Hi 5 on an invitation, but never used it. I have now been invited to Plaxo Pulse which I need to investigate. If anybody knows anything about it, please let me know.

Now, the ones that I have stayed away from are sites like Piczo, Face Book, and My Space frankly because I don't like to open myself up on such a vastly public space. So, I stepped out and opened myself in Blogger, which has been a good experience. So, while I have posted some of my favorite sports team information on my ESPN profile (I have this because of Fantasy Football) in the past, that was all I ever had posted out there. However, I have always hated the background and this horrible grey and white picture that they give everyone. Since I have had a good experience with Blogger I decided to step out of my comfort zone and upload a picture and implemented a U of M background on my ESPN profile- I swear that was it. In three days, I have had 10 profile views - all guys, 3 friend invitations - all guys, and 1 message - yep, you guessed it - guy hitting on me. I did accept the invitations after reviewing the sites and not noticing any scary red flags, however, I immediately deleted the message.

So, I have posted a message that I love football and am happy to talk football, but that I am seriously taken and to please not hit on me. Frankly, it is so uncomfortable to me that I will definitely turn the profile to private or delete it entirely if this pattern continues.

So, this got me thinking about my friend Mary and her quest for a man. Why pay for the singles sites when you can find one sport that you have any tiniest possible interest in, follow a team, create a profile for free, pick a couple of favorite teams, and post a picture. If you are looking for a man, just make sure it is a great picture. Voila - men just contact you :-) Or, if my man prevention note did not work then I will send you all of the men that contact me.

I just re-read this and while I am going to post it I do apologize the many turns and twists it takes. I will need to post a blog on how I have learned how women talk in noodles (evident in this post) and how men talk in waffles.