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Social Networks are Killing Porn

David Barach — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:46:40 +0000

Bill Tancer, general manager of global research at Hitwise, writes in his new book Click: What Millions of People are Doing Online and Why It Matters that surfing for porn has dropped to about 10% of searches from 20% a decade ago, particularly among the 18-24 age group, only to be replaced by social networking sites. At first glance, this seems like great news—instead of the anti-social activity of sitting alone in front of a monitor masturbating, kids are being more social. That’s until you remember a couple things about social networking sites.

You’re still sitting alone in front of a monitor. Being social requires other people being present otherwise it’s called corresponding.
Instead of performances from paid “actors”, sites like MySpace provide the perhaps more titillating experience of “real people” with whom you can flirt and swap photos. If you want online sex you can get it from social networking as much as from porn. It’s still about sex. Alone.

Are we seeing a change in behavior? Not really, just a change in tastes. Money is being shifted away from porn to the more palatable social networking, yet our anti-social habits remain the same.

Tancer has more good news. America’s obsession with celebrities and image hasn’t slowed down a bit. Celebrity websites garner more attention than sites devoted to religion, politics, well-being and diets combined—with no sign that this is waning. In fact, web-surfers were far more interested in searching for images of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin than for information on her policies.

Voyeurism is still king, not matter how it’s packaged.

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Disney, Hockey, Putin, and the Ice President

David Barach — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 05:22:20 +0000

A brilliant parody of what Disney’s take on Sarah Palin would be:

And then there is this CBS version:

I’m really not sure which one is more frightening absurd!

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No Frakkin’ Way

David Barach — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:28:52 +0000

McCain and Tigh were both decorated pilots and wars prisoners that were tortured. They’re both crotchety old men, and McCain has had so much of his skin replaced, he’s practically artificial, like Tigh.

Palin is just a hockey mom who ended up innocently in power, just like Roslin, a teacher who didn’t expect to find herself in politics. They both have a take no prisoners attitude (which wouldn’t have and probably won’t work out well for McCain, or Tigh). Both are strong opponents of abortion, and they both look great in glasses, not Tina Fey great, but close.

Read more about the Tigh * Roslin campaign.

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Sarah Palin or George W. Bush

David Barach — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:25:02 +0000

I know they don’t look alike, but I still get them confused. Maybe you can help me out here. Which one is it that loves big oil? I also heard that one of them has a daughter or two that like to party just a bit too much. Anti-abortion and pro abstinence education and a huge darling of the religious right? I’m pretty sure one of them has an investigation over questionable firings of government officials going on now. And then there is that issue of pork, the money, not the meat – you know how one of them loves it, but then speaks out against it. Also, who’s the one that’s just a regular person?

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