Inspired by perpetual discussions about the new grey areas the internet has created between the concepts of anonimity, 5 minutes of fame, self promotion, personal privacy and permanent historical records, I would like to propose a new section be added to Xenox News: "Who is this cunt?"
"Who is this cunt?" will be an on going series of articles focussing on random individuals who are inviting the world to examine aspects of their lives via Facebook, Twitter and other social networking mechanisms.
"Who is this cunt?" will not aim to slander or defame any individuals, not at all. The idea will be to assist these individuals to gain their five minutes of fame.
The section will bring focus to the debate about self promotion and privacy on the internet, and act like a magnifying glass on the whole social networking phenomenon.
"Who is this cunt?" will attempt to raise awareness about the consequences of publishing and promoting oneself on the internet.
If the proposal is accepted I implore the Xenox News editor to add this new category.
The idea is that a random first name and surname mechanism is used to generate a person's name. Then via search engines, links to the person's attempts at self promotion on social networking websites will be published within an article along with a summary of the information that the random target has decided to publicly share with the internet public.
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Ok, I get it. I just used the Random Name Generator at http://kleimo.com/random/name.cfm and requested only 1 result. The name that came up is: Cody Speirs Now what? |
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So....Who is this cunt? http://www.google.com.au/search?q="Cody+Speirs" |
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Following this through. The first result was: http://www.myspace.com/21685331 Who writes on the About Me of the myspace: Hey my name is Cody I'm from AZ I've lived here all my life. I'm a man on a mission. I belive in people with passion that seek for liberty. I believe people that give will recieve. I also enjoy watching the sunrise with a Pina Colada. That's the basics if you would like to know more ask. Hi Cody; welcome and congratulations for being the Xenox News inaugural "Who is this cunt?" profile! |
Today's Special
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Randomly generated name - Jerry Michaels Google search finds - http://www.myspace.com/jerrymichaels1138 Publicly shared information from Jerry's myspace...  Jerry Michaels Scene Stealer/ Radio Personality/ Bit- Part Actor/Wanna Be Comic Male Prostitute FOR HIRE! Who I'd like to meet: Because I am a psychotic movie fiend, an ideal afternoon would be lunch at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood with Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino to discuss what the hell has happened to Cinema! I'd also like to see who would talk most... Scorsese or Tarantino! "Top of the World, Ma!"- James Cagney (White Heat) I'd also like to look Hugh Hefner in the eye and give him a massive high five and whisper in his ear, "You're the frigging MAN!" After that, I'd ask if I could go exploring in the "grotto" with Playmates Christine Smith, Kimber West and Stephanie Larimore!!! (meow, WOW!!!) I'll just stop right there... for now.... Don't stop Jerry, please don't stop!... |
