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Heh. One of those days eh?

So I got bogged down last night with nano. I was really not liking my story or basically not liking the kind of writing and amount of writing I would have to do to flesh out the 14 sub plots I had. So today I was kicking around the idea of switching stories since there is still time. Then suddenly my muse got into some crack and the next thing I know my list of 14 internet things to use as sub plots is now a list of 104! And still growing steadily.

wait... 105!
I only have to average 500 words per concept!!!
A lot of them have overlap and such but here is the uber list....

Sub plots
Scam spam
on-line gambling
Instant messenger
Posting Forum
On-line auctions
spam email
on-line gambling
MMO games
ebay- buying
ebay- sniping
ebay- obscure crap
ebay- addiction
Ebay- selling
Chat room
Web site hosting
E commerce (kung fu)
Blog/data mining
Day trading
Myth busting sites
wikipedia
Chain mail spam
Funny forwards
Really 'wrong' pictures (people that go 'hey come see what I found' 'ack!')
MMORPG addictions
internet fads
myspace
youtube
internet porn
Old school!!! (FTP, news groups, MUDs etc)
internet shopping
Name-your own-price cheap tickets
Pop-up ads
Internet radio
pod casts
Video chat
web cams
Lan-party type gaming
File sharing
Bootleg programs
Music sharing
Internet stalkers
Fishing for predators
Political blogs/forums
Fan fiction
Homage sites & shrines
Search engines
free email accounts
conspiracy sites
Fake sports, extreme ironing
honor system security ("click here if you are 13+ (18+ etc)")
government websites
military created video games
foreign governments filtering the web
political hackers
terrorist websites
Auto translators
Anime fansubs
Surfing from coffee shops
Surfing while driving
Map quest (How did we end up in Nicaragua? WTH?!)
l33t speak, Gamers in general
Webcomics
Online photo albums and sharing
Mailing lists
suggested items "You like XYZ, you might also enjoy PDQ"
personalizing sites with cookies
online classes & courses
Stupid stunt videos
"punch the monkey and win" banner ads
Darwin awards
recipe sites
Gutenberg project
weight loss forums
"what Tolkien character are you" quizzes
Internet surveys
SETI at home
on-line reviews of things
Ratings' of various things
Product information
price watching sites (for on-line sales)
Pay to download premium/extra content
Downloadable TV shows, see also podcasts
Ultra rapid dissemination of rumor and information
Ordering stuff from other countries
Mail order brides
Online dating
eharmony rejects
On-line 'hook up' dating sites.
Online activation/registration of a product
Open source /source forge
Freeware
Spyware
satellite photos
News sites
Instructions for building things, hobbyist sites and 'how to' sites
Fantasy pro sports
Sport statistics addiction
Punk kids on-line (forums and stuff)
Weird stuff from other countries (I don't know what you mean so here is a bunny with a pancake on it's head)
Grandparents on the net
Rumor sites
new product announcements
press releases
obscure scientific paper archives
Ordering groceries on the net