Last week, I wrote about facebook-offs.  Before the week was over, two celebrities got to taste this wonderful world of any treat:

Amy Winehouse was dumped by her troublemaking husband Blake Fielder-Civil. Just of out jail, and finally in reach of an internet connection, he logged on to facebook and gave Amy the boot in favor of German model Sophie.

England’s prince Harry got news by way of the press that South African sweetheart Chelsy Davy had changed her facebook social status to “single”.

In the world of any, not even have-it-all, well-connected celebrities can escape, anyone can be facebook-offed.

At the same time, anyone, anywhere can find out about the facebook-off immediately, even before the dumpee. And with all the RSS:ing, pinging and virtual cueing, anybody can stand in line to take the ex:es place. Just imagine the opening lines:

“Hey, Amy, wanna go on a date with me?” “Not really, I’m with Blake, you know?” No you’re not, didn’t you know?”

Just like we categorize ourselves as IBL (Involved But Looking) on dating services, the rest of the world will view us as ITFN (Involved Til Further Notice), subscribing to updates on our social statuses, ready to call first dibs when there’s an opening. 

My guess is, Generation-In-Charge will prefer a more proactive stance to the risk of being dumped. Before long, facebook accounts will probably be filled with IBC statuses (Involved But Casting), where suitors can form a line just in case.