The Odd, Funny,and Weird World of Social Media Sites! From Goth to Mustaches

The world of Social Media Networks are highly devoted to Facebook, Linkedin, Foursquare and Twitter but beyond our colossal friends lies a world of darkness where goth kids lurk and find each other, where mustaches or “staches” are the center focus of hundreds of users. Do you know if you are going to heaven? Well there is also a Social Networking site that people earn blessings. Do you wake up in the morning thinking about your crazy dreams, well there  now a place to discuss your dreams with hundreds of night wanderers.

GOTHPASSIONS.COM

A free online dating and Social Networking community- browse through blogs, videos, forums and single listing..Everything from Wicca, Voodoo, Horror, and leather in this world of passionate goth.

So wether you are single, looking for friends, or a goth chat..Gothpassion.com has something extra for your Gothic appetite.

LINEFORHEAVEN.COM

From goth to heaven…Line for heaven offers the opportunity to earn “karma points” to get closer to God.  No more prayers at night, thats right line for heaven has “The blessing game”. The more people you bless, the more points you wil receive, and the more points others will receive. You can play as much as you want, but you can only earn a maximum of 20 Karma Points per day.

Cleanse your “Soul” by confessing your sins. Write your confession and why you should be forgiven for 5 immediate Karma Points. Others will judge whether you should be forgiven or not. Instant gratification oF your sins! Now that’s more like it.

MATCHADREAM.COM

Ever wake up thinking why you were chased by a polar bear on a bicycle through the streets of New York. Well in mach a dream it allows users to save their dreams in their personal dream diary or search the dreams of others.

matchAdream.com allows users to look up the symbols in their dreams, receive feedback from other dreamers, and automatically find the closest match to their dreams from the online database of thousands of dreams from all over the world.

The site is completely user-driven, and serves as an online dream resource and community for the world to share their dreams.

STACHEPASSIONS.COM

Love and cant get enough of the “Stache” well then StachepassionS.com is the place for your stache loving needs it is a 100% free social networking & online dating site specifically for singles with a passion for the Stache. Style is a difficult thing to pin down, but there is no doubt among StachePassions members that there is nothing finer than a good stache.

VAMPIREFREAKS.COM

Love Twilight and blood sucking humans then Vampirefreaks.com has the culture you need. The site claims over 1.2 million users of the Gothic industrial culture. With featured cults such as the “Tim Burton Cult” that has over 5,000 members. Vampirefreaks is a massive database of media, chat rooms, and single listings for all thing gothic and dark.

So if Facebook and Linkedin is no longer your cup of coffee and you are in need of something odd and weird then the above 5 sites will have the users that will meet your out of the ordinary tag you in the football game user.

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The Pope is blogging and your Preacher is tweeting you to pray

Just read Pope Benedict XVI message for the 44th World Communication day that will be held Sunday May 16th, 2010. The 265th Pope of the Catholic Church has been a strong proponent of social media and supporter of  priest using social media to spread the Gospel. Last year he introduced The Vatican on youtube, Facebook, and iPhone apps to spread the Church’s message. Pope Benedict has made it personal and has labeled it Pope2you.

It looks like the Pope’s Catholic priest will have an Iphone, Twitter account, and a Facebook page;  now your preacher can really know what you are doing Saturday night ( For those bad habit Catholics).

The Vatican has made Social Media a priority in 2010 and their message is very clear, all in their organization should be blogging, tweeting, and participating in Social Media to take their message directly to young people.

Small excerpt from the entire message from the Pope.  January 24th, 2010

The increased availability of the new technologies demands greater responsibility on the part of those called to proclaim the Word, but it also requires them to become become more focused, efficient and compelling in their efforts. Priests stand at the threshold of a new era: as new technologies create deeper forms of relationship across greater distances, they are called to respond pastorally by putting the media ever more effectively at the service of the Word.

What does it all mean? For both the young people  and the Vatican, Social Media is here to stay as the preferred way of communication. The Vatican understand that like any other business they have to participate in social media and have their preachers  producing real time information for believers, writing blogs, and planning events for the purpose of producing institutional brand integrity.

The real challenge is if a young believer is going to add their priest as a Facebook friend.

Just a thought

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Barcelona ” Mi vida en tus manos”

I have blogged mostly about social media, hence the name “Quest to understand social marketing” which thinking about it, it is the wrong title. I will post this under my business blog because  in truth it is the only blog that I have and there is an element of social media and how it can help unite with family members.

For the Christmas holidays I planned to spend it in Barcelona, two-part scenario, first with my brother man and second with my lady princess(girlfriend) Pic below is brother and I( black and white  pic for artistic purposes)

Facebook and Family

I have formed a community via Facebook called  “The Minuta Last Name” Minuta being my last name and because of the community I have  had the great pleasure of uniting more than 50 Minutas world-wide from Venezuela, Peru, New York, Australia, Germany, England, and of course Italy. Our grandparents all left Sicily and immigrated to different areas of the world during or before world war 2 and now many of us because of Web 2.0 have united years later telling stories and sharing pictures of our ancestors via Facebook. (This has able me to further connect with my family in Barcelona and help plan my holiday vacation)

Back to Barcelona

Barcelona was great…We stayed in Balenya ( small town, not much there) but traveled back and forth, having a good time with family and indulging in a great level. Visited most touristic attractions and really got to spend quality time with family.

- I have to note that it was my brother’s first time in Europe and he was in observation and reflection mode……

- My brother left the 23rd of December, also my brother hates flying and he was more nervous than a pregnant nun……I love saying that ” More nervous than a pregnant nun”

Christmas with family

Christmas in Barcelona was marvelous, we had  Peruvian and Catalan dishes, ate and drinked all night with family members that I have not interacted with since I was a kid.

- The next day my girlfriend was flying into Barcelona for second part of trip.

- So you ask why am I telling you this?

Well here it goes for the first part of my trip, the family element was very important…

Yes social media and the internet are great to keep us in touch with each other but actually connecting in the human element was essential to really understanding and getting to know who theyall are as individuals

As a Minuta it was really important for me to reach out and spend time with the people who matter and to get in touch with my roots via stories, food,wine, and laughter….

Second Part Girlfriend and the night we almost lost our life

She say’s” it like being reborn”..I say it is great luck and all bad stuff  has already happened, so in 2010 we should be cool.

My girl arrived on 25th exhausted but happy

We stay in Hotel Peninsular...place where we almost lost our life!!!!Have I mentioned that already…the place where we almost lost our life…..

-Visited all the normal touristic areas..Sagrada Family is truly amazing, walking the ramblas, having tapas with great wines are all wonderful elements of the pride of the Catalanes ( architecture, art, gastronomy, and viticulture)

-My girl visited Desigual more than any other place ( Desigual- Spanish Clothing retail shop)

- Thanks to my girl who is a marketing director at Aleksey Imports we got the opportunity to visit Can Feixes Winery great and beautiful winery in Penedes beautiful organic wines with limited production (professional, attentive, and warm welcome from wine grower).

-Great dining experience at 7 Portes and Passadis del Pep( Dont order angulas and ask question at Passadis, trial and error but great non the less)

- New Year Eve was great we ate, danced, and she got professional face paint…

Can Feixes Winery in the footsteps of Monserrat

Take Home Lessons from Barcelona

- Woman will shop non-stop

- I love wine and grateful to visit such a beautiful winery and taste  with the grower his life passion and love

- I can’t stop eating in Barcelona

-It is great to have a wonderful and beautiful travel partner….

- 7 Portes Paella is on point….delicious with a bottle of cava

THE ROOF IS ON MY BED AND WE ARE IN A STATE OF SHOCK

So it goes like this

Just partied all night

6am or such arrived at Hotel Peninsular

Keys please–Sure here you go- hotel guy

Thanks- Me

Walk up two flights of stairs

Key in Hand

Key in hole turn right..Door open’s and this is what I say

“Is this my room” Shit it is…

My girl  freaks out” We could have died sleeping or hurt tremendously”

Me ” shit yes”

Lessons in life

- Party late in Barcelona otherwise you can possibly DIE

- You need an element of luck in life

- Extra cash from hotel helps woman buy more dresses

- Luck, family, and girlfriend(wife, partner, kids, friends) are essential in life and specially in this trip to Beautiful Barcelona ( They were the most important elements of the holiday vacation)….

Just a Thought

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