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Member of Computer Illiterati Joins Online World Begrudgingly
By STAN FRAN CISCO, Associated Press Writer
ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND - In a landmark event, self-determined computer illiterate, Meanderthal (Corporate Services), behooved his daily existence by signing up with MySpace.com, the increasingly popular Internet website for social networking.
Says Meanderthal, "I figure, you know, what the hell? Everyone else seems to have a site, so why not me?" When asked whom he would like to meet, "Jesus, no one in particular, you know? I'm a pretty laid back guy, but I'm not into the whole online flirting thing. I'm pretty lucky because I'm in a committed relationship with someone I care about deeply and she feels the same way."
MySpace.com hosts over 100 million accounts world-wide, and has a registration rate of approximately 230,000 per day. "Yeah, that's a lot of people”, says Meanderthal, “But I just want to meet those who might have some similar interests.” When asked about the opportunity to make some new friends, Meanderthal expressed reticence.
"I dunno about that. I think I'd be more comfortable just making acquaintances with people that share my views. Friends, man. They just make things more complicated, you know? All of sudden you're expected to 'be there' for somebody you've never met in real life. The Internet can be creepy if you're not careful about it." On a lighter note, Meanderthal decided he would love to meet Carl Sagan, despite the illustrious proponent of Science having passed away in 1996, because his suits were "groovy" and his attitude "far out".
Meanderthal currently resides in St. John's, Newfoundland with his girlfriend and two cats. MySpace.com runs on Microsoft-IIS 6.0 on the Windows server 2003 OS and has recently signed a $900 million contract allowing Google to provide a search facility and advertising on the website.
