Way Too Much Information!

We all know someone who over shares everything. We may not always know them in person but we may know them via the internet through sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Sometimes this over-sharing can be annoying while sometimes it can just be plain interesting (for those of us who are sticky beaks). Don't try to deny it, you can hang on the words of an over-sharer. Sometimes we can even go through phases where we share so much and we look back at it later and think "Why did I post that?" Over-sharing can be unhealthy but it can also be a good thing as it can help people get to know you as well as see signs of potentially dangerous or antisocial behaviour. An over-sharer can either be their worst enemy or their greatest companion.

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Sometimes you just go on Facebook and want to shout at an over-sharer because you see a post you either a) have no idea what it means, or b) was so stupid you wish you had no idea what it means. Sometimes I get so frustrated I have to just quickly scroll or exit the tab so as not to act rashly. However, some people make a living out of over-sharing. Video bloggers (vloggers) on YouTube make a lot of money as their channels grow in popularity. They basically carry a camera around with them all day and record the more interesting parts of the day. Personally, I enjoy watching it but I would never be able to do it myself as I need my privacy people. Please, do not get in the way of me and my privacy time. I just could not do that as I would feel it is invading my privacy as well as the privacy of those who are with me. I do not want my life put up on YouTube for everyone to see and I am pretty sure none of my friends do either. Then you have the people you meet at parties or school who, before you even tell them your name, have given you a 'brief' run-down of their lives from conception (yes conception, not birth) to where they are at the present. Sometimes all I wanted to say was hello or just be polite. Also, it is not as if I am suddenly going to spill the beans on every little secret in my life (and I have a few) just because someone else did, that is not how I roll. How I roll? Did I seriously just type that? Anyway, as always I love to hear from you guys and ALWAYS reply to your messages which you can send via the contact form to the right or by commenting on this post.

Also, tomorrow I won two double passes (through Mix 101.1 [thank you so much to them by the way]) to the screening of The Way Way Back with Toni Collette and Steve Carell. It comes out August 1st and so tomorrow, after the screening, I will be posting my review of it. It looks really good and I thank Mix 101.1 for actually picking my entry to win. All I had to do was (in 50 words or less) say what my favourite holiday experience was and why. I did not expect to win it and only entered because I was bored. I was very surprised to receive the tickets in the mail yesterday but I guess now you guys get the low-down (wow, again with the weird words) on this awesome new movie.

You will never get anything or go anywhere if you do not even try, see you tomorrow!

YouTube

YouTube, the video sharing site, has become a normal part of my day-to-day life. It's become as normal to go on YouTube a few times a day as it is to writing this Blog (Hooray for the 73rd post by the way). YouTube has over 4 million channels, with other 72 hours of video being uploaded every minute! It's no wonder it has become a part of my everyday life. Sometimes I think I go on YouTube a little too much but then I think I'm crazy because you can never have too much of something, right? Right?!

YouTube has become a place of many vibrant communities. You have the Beauty Gurus who somehow come up with some amazing video ideas each week. Then there are the Comedians (I mean, who can't laugh at at least one of Barely Political's videos) who make us laugh every week through song, movie or just pure spontaneity. The Vloggers are also a growing community to be reckoned with. There are so many Vloggers (Video Bloggers) on YouTube today and I must say that it is fascinating to watch someone go about their everyday lives. I wish life was like this (and in 3D [just kidding]). Also the Gamers always manage to find an ordinary game and turn it into the funniest ten minutes of your day. I have seen a YouTuber turn Sims and Minecraft into something absolutely hilarious, it really is amazing. Then there are also the smaller, but not to be underestimated, communities of Short Film, News, Gossip and much more which just add yet another few layers onto an already vibrant community. It is no wonder YouTube has become such a big part of my life because it has so many new videos and topics everyday, it is very hard to get bored.

May the odds be ever in your favour, see you tomorrow!

Privacy

Whatever happened to privacy? It is a seemingly lost right in our society. The online world makes it nearly impossible to have any privacy. Then there are the people who seem to have just given up on trying to maintain privacy and have just left their lives bare for everyone to see. Likewise there are people who go out of their way to invade someone else's piracy. It seems our world is full of these people so where does the future of privacy actually lead?

The online world makes privacy a near-impossible thing in today's society. Social Media sites like Facebook and Twitter allow us to put our lives online for everyone to see. The worst part is we do not even have a qualm about what we are doing until it is too late and you wish you never posted or tweeted something. We are so worried about our privacy yet when it comes to Facebook and Twitter people just lose caution and post what they think, without thinking. Then there are the sites like YouTube where 'Vloggers' [video bloggers] and other YouTubers put their thoughts and their lives in video. The worse part is that their viewers  still demand more from them. If you go through a video on YouTube about a 'vlogger' there are always heaps of comments from people asking very personal questions, or making horrible judgements. The worst part is that these are the people who, in other videos, get all touchy when other people do the same thing. No matter how much of our life we want
to control there are always those around us who want to control so much more.

Then there are also those around us, like celebrities, who live their lives in the public eye. I am not talking about all celebrities, only the ones who go as far as to tell people their every move. These are the celebrities who tweet everything, even the things we do not even want to know. Just recently, there was a celebrity wedding, I will not mention who, who sold out all photography rights to a magazine for $350,000 which is obviously a lot. That would pay for a normal wedding as well as the honeymoon and a deposit on a house. It is insane that out privacy has become a commodity to be sold yet is not uncommon. I really hope our lives do not become revolved around a lack of privacy. I pity the people having to live in such a world.

May the odds be ever in your favour, see you tomorrow.