Ok. So I have a Facebook page. My sister convinced me to get one so that I could share my iTunes playlists with her (through an applet). Needless to say, she barely uses the thing right now and I still have the page a couple of years later.
I like some social networking tools (Twitter, LinkedIn) a great deal but I barely tolerate FB. I have found it's good for staying in touch with distant friends (just reconnected with some French friends) but it's not something that I'm compelled to use every day.
In any event, I was adding a couple of friends from my gmail address book yesterday when FB just messed up. I had invited a dozen friends or so to join my network, hit the send button, and it comes back with a confirmation that it has added half the entries in my gmail. Considering I have several hundred correspondents - including potential employers - this is beyond mildly embarrassing.
Nothing I could do about it because the UI is so crappy it didn't provide a confirmation step. I'll just have to hope my correspondents understand.
The question arises, though, if you've emailed someone you don't really want as a friend (say a business associate) are you obligated to accept them as a "friend" when they respond in the affirmative.
The plus side is that a few friends I haven't been in touch with in a year or two have responded and we are talking again.
Silver lining I suppose..
Posted by artandscience at May 28, 2009 10:16 AM