"Why can’t I add tags to each contact? Tags I pick. Not that are forced on me by some 22-year-old developer who has no idea about what a 42-year-old’s social network looks like." One of a number of good shots from Social networks as “friend” Nazi (design...

As I said, I've played online games for a while. Yes, that includes the classics, though I'd rather not talk about things that will date me. From where I stand, online games really started getting interesting with Diablo. With Asheron's Call (or EQ for...

A little while ago I mentioned that I felt LibraryThing.com was the best example of social software. It is good, particularly in its use of tags, but upon further consideration, I have to say I don't think it really comes even close to number one. The...