Speaking of Ray...

His recent post on Facebook and Fidelity was right on the money in so many ways:

For a free service, Facebook is getting expensive. Not just for Microsoft, but for the users who maintain their social network. Dealing with Pokes, Invites and Scrabulous take time, effort and bandwidth. As the popularity and membership of Facebook increases, the cost for not participating grows as well. Just as there are costs associated with not having a telephone or email address, the social and economic pressure to join these sites can be readily felt.

That's just the start of a deep conversation on social networks and the quality of information and meaning they provide (or don't). Coupled with his post on micro-celebrity — and just about everything else I read on weatherpattern.com — I don't know why I'm not finding more links to this smart writing as I wander around the web. Guess he hasn't mentioned Britney Spears enough. Hey Ray, sorry I missed you on New Year's Eve.