eHerds.com - Meeting Up With Those Who Are Like You

eHerds is a new resource that feels too much like a step back in time to me. You see, it will let you join groups of people who share your same interests.

If you are keen on tattoos, there is a group for that. If you like anime, there is a group for that. If you are hooked on a certain movie, chances are there will also be a group for that right here.



It is all very nice, but the one and only question I have is what is the use of this in a Facebook-dominated age? The one and only explanation I can figure out is that the people who put it all together wanted to give users a direct experience, free from clutter of any kind. In that sense, it is successful. But people who are using Facebook are not liable to make a change under any circumstance – they will adhere to the groups that are part of in the ever-popular networking site.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t consider this a “bad” site. It is good for what it is, even if the role it aims to play out is already played out by an established, almost unbeatable giant. And in any case, a site that advertises an anime group by displaying a picture of Totoro has my eternal sympathy.