Not Google Plus: The World's First Antisocial Network

One new idea for every day in 2011. We're talking big, small, local, international, in action, and on the drawing board. Here's today's -- what's yours? While they anxiously await the revolution that will (not) be Facebook timeline, a few creatives at College Humor decided it was time for a new kind...

By Claire Lawton

October 5, 2011

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One new idea for every day in 2011. We're talking big, small, local, international, in action, and on the drawing board. Here's today's -- what's yours?

While they anxiously await the revolution that will (not) be Facebook timeline, a few creatives at College Humor decided it was time for a new kind of social network.

They describe their concept, Not Google Plus, above and explain that membership, gathering friends, and living a social life is all made easy once you complete the first essential step: don't join.

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