title: Storing Data in MySQL as JSON
body: <p>I thought this was a n00b thing to do. And, so, I've never done it. Then I saw that FriendFeed did this and actually made their DB scale better and decreased latency. I'm curious if I should do this. And, if so, what's the right way to do it?</p>
  
  <p>Basically, what's a good place to learn how to store everything in MySQL as a CouchDB sort of DB? Storing everything as JSON seems like it'd be easier and quicker (not to build, less latency).</p>
  
  <p>Also, is it easy to edit, delete, etc., things stored as JSON on the DB?</p>