With over 80 friends on Facebook, Brendan Liebert* epitomises popularity and what it really means to be cool. As a 21-year-old IT graduate with a 16-year-old girlfriend, Brendan has it made. Nathan Calis, desperate to find out the secrets to being cool and making so many friends, went to interview the man, the legend. He taught Nathan how to be cool in ten simple steps:

1) Looking cool is fundamental to being cool. Wear fun t-shirts like those TradeMe ones you get from completing over 2000 trades. Funny shirts are an absolute winner, especially with the girls. I try to find ones that say things like