Wednesday, March 24, 2010

FORMSPRING: A (chaotic) Debacle Waiting to Happen


Few months ago as I was busy tweeting and googling all sorts of stuff when I stumbled upon this site named FormspringMe. Curiosity hit the cat so there I was browsing accounts of people I barely know. But thanks to Formspring, I now know that some of them called in sick for work, kissed a friend’s ex-beau, and had sex with a gay ice dancer.

How did I know such personal and intimate details?

Formspring is an online form builder which allows your friends and even strangers all over the globe to ask ANY question they wish to ask. That’s right. ANY. No limitations, no boundaries, no restrictions. Thanks to the brilliant minds behind this wonderful site, we all now have a new, less complicated but still innovative way to stalk people sans the Facebook and Friendster layout.

Other people seek privacy so much that they’re willing to pay a large sum of money just to get it. The other half however seeks the opposite. Formspring is like a disaster waiting to happen. Today you create an account and the next thing you know, some alien’s asking what age were you when you lost your virginity. Don’t act surprised when skeletons in your closet start to dance and flamenco their way out.

Yes, it would be fun for a while. But we humans have that innate ability to act like jerks and bitches once in a while. It just can’t be helped. No one’s asking for my advice but I might as well say it. If you think you’re missing out all the fun you’re entire life, make an account NOW! But if you think you’ve been hogging the spotlight for a pretty long time, step aside and give others a chance. Too much attention may damage your brain.

You understand that in using the formspring.me service you may encounter content that may be deemed objectionable, obscene or in poor taste, which content may or may not be identified as having explicit language. The formspring.me service allows for anonymous content which formspring.me does not monitor. You agree to use the formspring.me service at your own risk and that formspring.me shall have no liability to you for content that you may find objectionable, obscene or in poor taste. -FORMSPRING, Terms of Service

Well, at least they warned you.