Maybe it's just the way I am wired, but all this social networking stuff, all the time, is starting to get on my nerves. So perhaps I was predisposed to react poorly when I saw IBM's announcement last week that they would be introducing a "global social network" to advance Service Oriented Architectures.

It really isn't such a horrible idea, I suppose; get high-concept thinkers from around the world to interact with one another virtually and brainstorm the future of SOA in a supportive environment. So go on: get in on the SOA Jam while you can. It runs through Thursday. Someone else please go log in and tell me if it's as ridiculous as I imagine it might be (Microsoft's failed Aggreg8 was the first thing that came to mind as a model).