I’m a member of a little mobile social network called Dodgeball. It’s essentially a mix between mass text messaging and social networking (think Friendster/Facebook/MySpace). When you send a text message to a standard number, all of the people you’ve set up as your ‘friends’ receive the message - the location of the bar you’re at, a general comment about whatever, etc.

For the most part, all of my Dodgeball ‘friends’ are also ‘friends’ with each other, so when random texting conversation breaks out, everyone receives all of the messages. Its almost like replying-to-all in email. I say almost because someone connected to me might not also be connected to another person participating in the conversation, and would miss all of that person’s messages. There’s plenty of potential for lopsided conversation.

Case in point. While coming home from work Tuesday night, I received a bunch of ‘dodgeballs’ from my friends telling me they were at the Puck Building. I hadn’t heard about any plans for the night, so I sent a message out asking what was going on there. A bunch of replies inviting me to some media event that everyone was at came back, among them one from Kate which said:

YOUR MOM is at the Puck Building. We’re all going to see her!

I couldn’t make it to the event, so I sent a Dodgeball back out to everyone.

I’ve got too much work tonight, but tell my mom I said hi!

The next day the following conversation took place:

Paul: So I didn’t know Amish’s mom worked in online advertising.

Audrey: Oh, she does? I didn’t know that. Did he tell you that on Friday when you were talking to him at Chris’ party?

Paul: No, he Dodgeballed last night to tell us to say hi to her.

Audrey: You don’t have Kate on your Dodgeball, do you….

A “Your Mom” joke somehow ended up being mildly amusing. Take that Wilmer Valderama.