November 17, 2008
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Facebook Friends? Forget It!
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Why do I keep getting roped into these social networking websites? LinkedIn, Facebook… I think I even flirted with Classmates.com. But who am I going to network with? Casting directors? They don't hire hosts off websites. Friends? Don't I already email them and talk about getting together, though we never do? Do I really need a site like Facebook to reinforce that we are essentially lonely people on a lonely planet? Guess I do.
I totally want to post this video on my facebook page- may I? I should also ask, can I- is it possible- hmm, maybe as a link.
Anyway, I joined facebook because I was invited to join a group my highschool graduating class started. On one hand, I was able to reconnect with a handful of people that I really think are awesome, and now we keep in touch via other means. On the other hand, I keep getting these "so-and-so Is friends with this guy and thinks you might know him too" invites. Yeah, I know him. He was a douche bag (pardon me) in high school and I sure as heck don't want to know him now. That's what I hate about facebook. That is also why I don't have 700 "friends".
I think the trick to it is been able to manage/judge the type of people that are in your friend list.
Missey, go for it!
It's hard because you don't want to be rude. but, I don't want to "friend" some dude I slept with 10 years ago. So many dicey moments connected with confirm or ignore
You just made me check my Facebook and I got side tracked with my comment. *lol* I think the rules are just different in the online world. I'm not offended if someone doesn't make me a friend. And on the flip side of that I don't just make anyone my friend. My Facebook has less than 10 people at the moment. I do think you have to be careful with home many of these sites you have yourself on. In the past I've spead myself too thin, ended up with blog/online burn out.
blog online burn out is a good term and a very real condition! last night I was clicking around and finally was like "why am I still online!!"
So funny, I've been saying the same thing about Facebook (and the like) for a while now. Just because we walked the same halls in school or work and maybe even may have said "hi" on occasion, does NOT make us friends. I think people get caught up in the "I remember so-and-so" nostalgia and get add-a-friend crazy. Shared proximity is often not the same thing as friendship.
Haaa Daph. Good one- I have 4 requests today from people whose name I can't even pronounce and a 5th from another person with my same name in Alabama? What? Are we supposed to chat because we have the same name? Ack! xoxo
My family and friends wonder why I don't join Facebook when I have a Youtube page (so I must be in favor of it all right?) Truth is, after working in the entertainment industry and getting letters from people I don't know (and then one ends up being my room mate!) I've decided I don't need 700 "friends". 200+ on a Christmas card list is enough to think about right now (some with the same last name who don't even reciprocate!)