Social Desire

Written on October 26, 2007 – 7:44 am | by Shana Albert |

A Sphinn Fairy Tale

Once upon a time, in a Wonderful Land named Sphinn there was a very knowledgeable Sphinner. He was a top Sphinner and he was looked up to by many. He knew a great Blog Post when he saw one and when he would find such a post he would Sphinn it so that it got the credit it deserved. When he touched something it turned to Gold in the Land of Sphinn.

One day, a very naive blogger came through the Land of Sphinn. She thought it seemed like a great Land and decided she would try to make a place for herself at Sphinn.

Through her first days at Sphinn the Naive Sphinner sphunn many posts. Some of these posts did well, but most did not. She began meeting many wonderful and brilliant people at Sphinn. Over time she learned more and more about what made a post hot. She worked her way up the Network to the First Page of Hot Sphinners.

The Knowledgeable Sphinner saw something in the Naive Sphinner. He offered her many tips and suggestions. He also took the time to introduce her to other Top Sphinners. Her life at Sphinn was a Good one.

Then one day a thought entered her head, "What if I no longer was on the 1st page of Hot Sphinners? Will I then be forgotten??!!"

She tried to push this thought from her head, but she couldn’t shake the thought. The Naive Sphinner was determined to not let this happen. She began keeping up a crazy pace of reading Blog Posts and submitting the best of the best to Sphinn. If she couldn’t find any posts worthy of Sphinning she kept looking until she found one. She kept up this crazy schedule despite her many other duties.

This pace was exhausting for the Naive Sphinner. Not only did her work suffer, but her family suffered as well. This couldn’t continue… something had to change!! The pressure to remain on the 1st page of Hot Sphinners was getting the best of her.

One day the Naive Sphinner approached the Knowledgeable Sphinner. She asked him bluntly, "Will you still love me if I’m not on the first page?!"

Her question surprised him. He sat down for a moment to think about the Naive Sphinner’s question. After all, she deserved the perfect answer. He paused for a long moment.

His moment’s pause seemed like an eternity to the Naive Sphinner. While she waited for his answer faces flashed before her eyes. But, not just any faces. These were the avatars of other fellow Top Sphinners. Top Sphinners she admired and looked up to. Faces that she would miss terribly if she no longer shared a spot with them on the 1st page.

Finally, he looked at her, grabbed her hand in his, and smiled, "I’ll sill love ya, Baby!!"

The Naive Sphinner smiled at the Knowledgeable Sphinner…. that was the answer she was hoping for. She still Sphunn wonderful posts as she came across them during her daily travels through her feed reader. But, the pressure was released….. the pressure of having to find as many as she could to remain on the 1st page of the Network of Hot Sphinners. For, she would be loved and not forgotten no matter what page of the Network of Sphinners she lived on.

And, the Naive Sphinner sphunn happily ever after.

The End