Cybersex!
When was the last time you heard that word?
For the unaware - Cybersex along with cookies and dialers was one of the dangers of late 90’s internet. Except nobody was actually sure what it was. Was it porn? Was it webcams? Or did it simply involve a box of tissues, ICQ, and HOTnHORNYFEMALE699xxx: a 43 year old Canadian guy with questionable credentials.
I probably went into a chat room about Cybersex in my teen days, but truth be honest that they were all cybersex chat rooms. After a while, I kinda grew out of it, as Futurama’s Fry once said, “The Internet has made me bored of sex”, and stayed away from chat rooms and talking to random dodgy people on the internet.
I’ll be honest, I thought I heard the last of Cybersex forever, as - quite frankly - the noncybersex was generally a lot better, so I left the online version to those who have never even had a handshake off somebody.
Until a few days ago on Facebook.
You see, in admist of all the “Pirate/Ninja/Vampire/Dog Poo” Application requests, there was a group request from one of my friends. This friend wanted me to join this group.
The Group Name: I LOVE SEX - LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX - INVITE ALL!
No, I’m not sure exactly why my friend (a female) wanted me to join this Facebook group, maybe she’s trying to tell me something? (she has been poking me a lot, and poking does literally mean on Facebook “Lets Have Sex!” - so Andrew, I’m a little worried ;))
Either way, for sheer curiosity (and a cheap laugh), I took a look at the group, and it is exactly the same as the old Cybersex Chatroom Days, but now instead of being called “HotnHorny694u”, they are now called “Kevin”. Most of them are South African too, which doesn’t explain a lot if you’ve been on a Contiki tour with them.
I never really thought that “Web 2.0″ things did lead itself directly to sexual matters, though the whole term of “social networking” does lead itself to it, I guess.
So, to stop me rambling and to encourage comments - yes I still haven’t fixed my server, giving it another test - come up with your best Web 2.0 related chat up line. Winner gets a prize.
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Rhys Wynne, the author of this blog, is a 20 something web designer from Colwyn Bay.
You’re the one who keeps poking me, mate.
And given that Web 2.0 is all about meeting and sharing “content” and experiences, I’d have thought it’d be everywhere. It probably still is - people just don’t make the distinction between cybersex and any other kind of sex these days.
Not that i’d know. The closest I get to sex these days is typing the phrase in on a keyboard.
You’re right. All text chatrooms were/are about virtual sex to some degree or another. I haven’t checked any out in a long long time.
My best 2.0 pickup lines (off the cuff) would include:
“I really Digg your profile, and think your pics are del.icio.us.”
“OMG u sexy, SMS me & meet IRL.”
“You would faint if you were to see the size of my hard drive.”
“Are you on Bluetooth? Because my RSS feed is all linking to you now.”
eh. was worth a try.
Wow Gruntled…. how about a few more to helped Gruntled out.
“My hard drive will get you on and off in seconds.”
“Did you say that you needed faster RAM”
“It is like AJAX, I can move it all around”
“I would love to upload some data to your storage”
Ok that is enough for now.
Testing!
I can say that I still sometimes have Cybersex. But it isn’t completely with randoms. And usually over MSN. In fact, just last week I did. I didn’t get myself messy reaching for a tissue or sock, however the girl I was speaking to was on webcam, and with me describing things in a fair amount of detail, it was entertaining to watch her reactions.
I have never actually met this girl, but I have been chatting her for quite some time. Problem is, now she does want to meet me. I say problem because the exact same thing has happened before. Not all that long ago… eek!
90% of the people on MySpace and Facebook are there looking to pick up. Or at least find attention from their preferred sex. Because we all want to feel sexy and wanted.
I have been somewhat successful through MySpace. But you’ve got to be smart about how you play it.
As a communication medium, it is the easiest way to talk to the o-desired one (without bumbling along as you drool) without having to approach that person personally. It is very non-intrusive, because they are looking at the messages, comments, wall etc, in their own time. Unlike SMS, or even good ol’ fashioned calling, which takes up their time.
However, depending on how you go, there can be a point where you switch communication channels from internet, to SMS, and sometimes even calling.
I’d write a post on it myself, but since I’m so not anonymous… I can’t ahhahaha.
I think it is funny, like you said, how ALL chat rooms are sex rooms now. I visited one not too long ago about soccer and there were sex bots in there too. Annoying.