I've often thought that we needed a downloadable toolbar that can be added to our AOL or other state-mandated internet provider/coupon clipper. It can have stock updates, a cool "who's posting about vegetarians?" feature, and a special alter ego blocker that stops us from having a healthy sense of context about the whole site. While you're at it, you might want to have a "what's Daddy doing right now" ticker letting us know when he's updating his journal, hiring someone else to do it, making up a new word in the English language, having a heart attack, or wiping his ass.

I think you all know how right I am. Hell, the Frontier
Hotel and Casino even has a toolbar and they are a dump.


For good or for awesome

What would be really cool would be a TW instant messenger. No boring sign-up stuff, all TW profiles instantly entered whether they want to or not! And then boring people could get their chatting done without boring everyone else with it! And interesting people could insult one another without everyone else being bored with it! And there'd be no posts left on TW whatsoever - which, I think we can agree, is the only solution to TW's many issues that will please everyone.

I mean, true, much the same benefits could be achieved by people either just picking a damn messenger. Or by using a delectable who's online/send a PM combo. But where's the cool in that?

I mean, come on, TW messenger! It could play the entire of Lodger every time someone logs on! Wow!

I could be a genius if I just put my mind to it.

So a toolbar and an instant messenger would really be the way to go. How about adding a feature that lets me know, via popup window, when an item that I might be interested in goes up on eBay? In time, it can even "learn" what I do and don't like and make suggestions for other goods and services that might be found at one of its partner sites.

For good or for awesome

That's a great idea Monkeyboy. I don't know about the stock ticker (especially since the BowieBonds were demoted to just above junk), but it could have hot buttons to take you to other sites (Bnet, BA, BWW etc) and programmable buttons to switch between alters.

But how about Twister? Back five minutes and he's already complaining about the same crap that he always used to complain about. One-trick pony or what? I dunno, he spends a couple of weeks living in a basement in Canadia and already he's so bored out of his skull that he just has to spread it around the world.....again.

Stu
Get Bowie Back Downunder
The GBBD 2005 campaign starts here!

Don't you think this site attracts enough tools as it is without creating a bar for them?

Ziggy Piggae

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Don't you think this site attracts enough tools as it is without creating a bar for them?

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Joke of the month!

Stu
Get Bowie Back Downunder
The GBBD 2005 campaign starts here!

Toolbar, instant messenger....hell, let's just build our own island and have done with it!

DD74 is my IDOL KEITH is my GOD
http://groups.msn.com/keithism
ALL YOU NEED IS KEITH

I'm in!
I always wanted to live in an island.

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stop that!
that's SILLY!
It started nicey with old women beating up young men
But now it just got silly - Monty Python

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I always wanted to live in an island

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So have I. Prepare for Lord of the flies, TW style.

"Whatever problems I have, Cobra will always be my cure"

I'm afraid Strawie was several months ahead of us, but couldn't quite consolidate the deal. (I think he lost interest when they refused planning permission for his sandcastle. )

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Prepare for Lord of the flies, TW style.

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Yeah, it's time for the genuine TW Elite to make itself known.

No never, no never no more
will I trust the elves of Dunsimore

I call president.

DD74 is my IDOL KEITH is my GOD
http://groups.msn.com/keithism
ALL YOU NEED IS KEITH

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I call president.

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I call brutal dictator!

For good or for awesome

I call your brutal dictator and raise by five.


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stop that!
that's SILLY!
It started nicey with old women beating up young men
But now it just got silly - Monty Python

I want in on that

Andy! Can I have a cup of coffee? ..... And a drummer?

All Sliced Up And Sealed Tight In Baggies
Guess Love Makes You Do Funny Things

I fold.

Scratch My Itch

Don't you mean one-trick puppy?

I could be a genius if I just put my mind to it.

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Don't you mean one-trick puppy?

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No, no, no, pony. Or maybe that should be ass?

Stu
Get Bowie Back Downunder
The GBBD 2005 campaign starts here!

Wow, that was la - I mean, I don't want to get involved.

Nyeeeeeeaaaagh.

I think we should also give alter egos more powers. My alrer egos on BlogShares can pimp you for money, kick you out of the share holders board, boost your value on the market so I can make more money off of you and on top of that they also create imaginary incoming links to your blog so that you feel more popular.

Not to mention the cool messages they leave when you completely destroy someone elses empire.

Pallas Athena