If you’re anything like me, you have no doubt that Barney Stinson is by far the coolest character in the show.

You should read his blog. It’s awesome! And if you’ve seen the show you’ll have noticed that it has a significant role in defining Barney as a character.

Also – it’s a good example of how fictional use of social media can be well integrated into entertainment.

That’s why I was superthrilled when Apple started selling films and TV shows in the iTunes store – but alas – most of the video content, apart from music videos, was restricted to US users.

Well, to my great joy, I read yesterday that BitTorrent had made some super deals with distributers of films and TV shows and had begun distributing legal content, so I thought I might get my fix of online film and TV there, seeing as mr. Jobs and co don’t seem to care about their content consuming brethren across the pond – but no!

BitTorrent have restricted virtually all content to U.S. users – all I can get my hands on is some music vids and a few shorts… What the ….?!

I thought the whole point of this internet bizznazz was that it really didn’t matter whether you lived here or there (yeah, I know, you don’t get the same google results in China as you would most everywhere else, but you get my point, right?) – that we were all connected and we could talk and listen and learn from each other and do business across borders and all that.

So why, huh? Why can’t I use my hard earned money in the video department of the iTunes store? Why can’t I rent Superman Returns at BitTorrent?

Oh well, thank God for youtube and the sparkling new Joost Mac Beta…

Just my two cents (worthless Euro-cents, that is)