CHARLES ON...

In today's web driven world, it is simple for everyone to start feeling a little bit famous every now and again.  As more people become web savvy, everyone seems to be popping up on the web.  With a few clicks of a mouse, you can be gathering friends and producing your webisodes. After a few people show interest in your work, your head starts to swell.  The problem is that you're not as famous as you think you are.

While having hundreds of "followers" on Twitter should boost anyone's self confidence at least a little, but writing clever statements in 140 characters or less isn't going to put you in the history books.  Keep in mind, you're not as famous as you think you are.

Social networking sites likes YouTube, Facebook and MySpace can make anyone feel like a superstar.  Some of their users even claim to be celebrities simply due to their online network.  These folks often spend a lot of time recording new videos, tagging photos, blogging and posting bulletins for their web friends.  The problem is that these dilusionoids really seem to think they're raising the bar.  If you fit into this category, I hate to break the news to you - you're not a celebrity.  Not even a little bit.  Oh, and you're not as famous as you think you are.

Even though you can get followers on Twitter, fans of Facebook and stalkers on MySpace, it certainly isn't fame with easy fortune.  In all reality, very few people are going to rise to fame through social networking.  So maybe you should just get a real job, because you're not as famous as you think you are!

If you see me out and about, help keep me in check too.  Don't be afraid to lean over and whisper, "you're not as famous as you think you are!"

[Charles On is a syndicated column of rants and raves by homo-journalist, Charles Winters.  Winters is currently the Editorial Director at GaySocialites.com.  To contact him, e-mail charles@gaysocialites.com.]