BUN Architects

With so much of our lives unfolding on the walls of Facebook, it's a wonder that more people haven't mastered the art of 'Blowing Up Notifications'. I feel blessed that quite a few of my friends, intentionally or otherwise, have become quite proficient at this art. I also can't help but feel accomplished knowing that these friends have learned by my example.

Blowing Up Notifications (hereafter referred to as BUN) is a term used to describe the efforts of one or many Facebook users who directly contribute to the popularity of a given post. These BUN architects make numerous comments on a post, thus catapulting the item into "Top News".

The most skilled BUN architect has a sidekick. A straight man. Someone to push the envelope. A team of BUN architects are able to infiltrate a Facebook Top News feed in a matter of minutes. The attack comes swiftly and without warning. At its best, the BUN architects may even hold a conversation completely unrelated to the post of origination, and do so over the course of numerous comments thereunder.

The effects of such a BUN architect, or team of BUN architects, are fleeting at best. Sure, the occasional photo album may fall victim to a BUN attack and, years later, someone completely unsuspecting comes along and is forced into awkward contemplation of Aztec pottery and suicide. These are the ties that bind. These are the fruit of a BUN architects labor. For, a BUN architect does not act only to satisfy the moment, but to color the memories for future generations.

And also for butterfly kisses at night.

DK