Thanks to Cali Lewis and the latest episode of GeekBrief.tv (#147) for giving some info on the latest social network, it’s called VIRB. Hopefully its going to be a MySpace killer. I hate to use the “killer” term for any new site or gadget, but with my long time hate for MySpace I feel better using that term and hope it comes true.

For me MySpace has been a site I have used because others I know have been on it and its been an easy way to stay in contact them. With VIRB I already feel different, this is a site that I want to use. I have spent some time today customizing and playing around to see what this can do. I still have a lot that I would like to change and make it more my own, but that will come with time.

For a while I had my personal name domain (robertnelson.com) and have never done anything with it except use it for the occasional file host and email account. Up till today I just had a standard html page (all black) with the name listed on it, just more or less a place holder. Well today I switched it to forward to my VIRB page. I am going to use this as sort of a one-stop shop so to speak. A place where you can find out what I am up to in regards to websites and other interests and current going on type stuff, not a blog just a homepage.

VIRB in my opinion, is a social network site that is very similar to MySpace, except for a few changes. The first and most important is that it’s very clean and nice looking. It’s also easy to update your layout and design and make your VIRB Page look even nicer, and I don’t mean adding some crappy background like you can on MySpace.

So if you want to check out what is going on you can check me out on VIRB at:
www.virb.com/areyouageek
My site URL is above, but my display id name is “robertnelson”, the “robertnelson” URL was already taken. Oh well.

It is open invitation, but they are only giving so many away per day, so if you want to sign up and have trouble send me an email or get me on GoogleTalk, I have plenty of invites to give away.