Um, I just have to share this lovely video with everyone in case you haven't seen it…

I think pretty much everyone who reads this is on Friendster, so I'll skip the background info. What I want to talk about now is the usefulness of the system, how people subvert it, and how we become their hapless victims…

So I was sitting at my desk, minding my own business, eating a plate of couscous and marinated tofu, when suddenly…