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Hello readers!

Today's blog is going to be about social networking sites. I have accounts on both Myspace and Facebook.

Lets start from the beginning.
Summer 2000 - First, I had AOL. That was the place to start when you were 18, got your first computer on your own. Places - Minneapolis and me all the way. I actually don't remember what my very very first screen name was. I know my second was joesgirl426 ... when I was dating Joe Krautkramer. Laugh all you want. Shortly after that came Momentarygenius - one of the 3 names I go by still. (momentarygenius, xgeniusx, or rysah57)

January 2002 - I got a deadjournal. Mostly to rant about how much I desperately wanted to have Kristen! I wrote often, a lot about my failing marriage. It's almost strange to go back and read some of it.

Deadjournal took a dive in the Fall of '04, so then I migrated to livejournal, along with most of my frends. This was a big transition time in my life, I was no longer with Matt#1 and definitely vulnerable.

I started at the TCF Helpdesk in Nov of '05 and I started a myspace. Most of my friends on there were either carry-overs from prior online sites/in real life or TCF coworkers.

I started a blogger account when I realized I wanted a place to write serious blogs.

Then this past September I got on facebook. And it's funny, because for the most part, the people I was friends with at the beginning are still my friends at the end.

Which do you recommend?

I'm actually most pleased with Facebook. I've found people from elementary school, and been able to see what they are up to. I went out for drinks with an ex from high school just to shoot the shit. Not to mention I've joined groups about completely random things like the choir I used to be in, a group for band geeks, for alumni from my high school, go red for women, the morning show I listen to, Sidekick lovers, and Nintendo DS owners. It's a great way to find people I've lost and meet people who are freaks like me.

However, now that there is a Myspace app for the sidekick I do find myself on there pretty frequently. I've almost completely abandoned livejournal other than the communities I'm in, I HAVE abandoned deadjournal and AOL.


So that's my online history. What's yours?