Aweful - Tagged, you're it...

Ever been tagged? It sucks. In every aspect of the word. You could be tagged in a game. Or tagged, like being spray painted?? That would be not nice. But as of 2006 (I believe) there is a new version of being tagged. It is a social network online.

WARNING! Do not go here, people. I'm sure you can figure out the web address on your own, but it is not a wise place to go. What's the issue?

Well, they have become one of the fastest growing social networks ever. You join, your friends join and you all chat and know each other. Fun! But this is fast growing for a reason.

One you sign up (DON'T!) it will tell you that you MUST sign in to your email account to get a contact listing. This seems harmless, but once you sign in, it gets that listing and sends an email out to everyone in your contacts....then everyone you have ever received an email from....then everyone you have ever sent an email to.

Not fun. I have a guy I work with who was tagged a while ago. He signed up. If you knew this guy, you would say, 'ya, he'd totally fall for that'. And he did. Do you see the scam? The emails keep floating around. They say something like, 'you just got tagged'. And then go on to tell you that the sender of the email really wants you to join this network and that if you say no he will be offended.

Tricky little site. Its a scam. Does it hurt you? No. But imagine if you have a business and you have sent this lame, childlike email to all your clients. And they open it and send it to theirs. They may not be too happy with you.

Don't sign up. Don't send it. If you ever receive an email from someone like this, tell them. Make them cancel their account and change their email password. Viva la revolution. Stop the tag.

If I get one of these emails from someone I know, I will know one of 2 things...Either they don't read my blog, or they are a turd face.

Happy internetting!