A Musical Ode to the Social Web

Ah, the social Web. That transparent, mystical place were friends and lovers come together and break apart, where digital footprints are forever (thanks to the Way Back Machine and Google's seemingly infinite file storage space), and where you can easily be found by the boy who held your sweaty hand for three seconds in the shady corner of the playground in the 2nd grade.

This is the age of worldwide community, of Internet Rock stars, of diluted importance on geographical location. Social media allows the walls surrounding information and potential relationships to dissolve, and propels anyone with a good idea and a understanding of social capital (read: Whuffie) a chance to catch the attention of millions of eyeballs. As mediaChick, someone who sees geeks and online media boundary-pushers as the Beatles of our times, the social Web has become a breeding ground for opportunities for true innovation. And I don't toss that word "innovation" around lightly.

I heart it so, this social Web. I heart it for the unlimited possibilities it affords the human race. In honor of my love affair, here's a small collection of music with a social Web bent. Enjoy!

And to the boy on the playground: we've grown apart, I'm afraid. Your Twitter stream is full of hockey scores and weekend hunting stories, and mine has coffee foam art twitpics and punctuation. Consequently, I won't be following you back. Sorry.

MySpace by Chicks on Speed

Craigslist by Weird Al



Twitter by Ingrid Michaelson

Facebook by Rhett and Link

Flickr by Jonathan Coulton

Let's go steady!