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Why Google Xistence Might Not be a Horrible Idea

Let’s update our twitter, facebook, youtube, linked in, and blog with what you had for lunch. By the time you are done doing this you are horribly late for your afternoon meeting, so... it’s time to update again.  Dang, this personal social media stuff is taking up a lot of time.  Well, a parody released this week brings up a good point.  Why not put your status updates on auto-pilot and live your life, already?  

Updating your personal social media pages is really just a way to get across a persona you want people to relate you to.  If you want to be considered a sports know-it-all, you will spend your time tweeting and updating about the newest in sports news.  Xistence claimed to have a way for you to plug in a persona, and it would tweet and update in that same way.  And to make things even better, you could receive emails briefing you on what “you” (really Xistence) said you did this week.  How insane is that? But also, how much time would that save you?

Before it was known as a fake, people were buzzing about the insanity and possible practicality of Google Xistence.  Do we spend too much time creating personas online instead of actually living in reality? Maybe.  Is Google Xistence a completely out-of-line idea? Maybe not.