Comments on: Your Facebook network is filled with people you don't talk to

By: sonke

sonke — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:57:55 +0000

i have over 300 friends and i’d say ive talked to 80% of them at some stage, even if its just to say hi.. its not about talking to everyone, its also about seeing how people know each other and how strange circles of friends meet… I’ve also gotten to know people whom id never have spoken to again if it weren’t for FB…

By: David Spark

David Spark — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:00:21 +0000

Tell me who you are (email me directly) and I’ll let you know how we know each other. You may not remember when we met. :)

By: anonymous

anonymous — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:56:01 +0000

well i’m one of your facebook friends that you added, yet I don’t know you. this is why this is odd to me. just bringing up a fair question…as this practice is getting a bit odd.

By: David Spark

David Spark — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:35:48 +0000

Anonymous, even though I have a lot of Facebook friends, I know every single one of them. So to answer your question, it’s not hypocritical. :)

By: anonymous

anonymous — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:31:02 +0000

but here’s what’s more odd: you posting this yet adding people that you don’t know at all and then critiquing this practice. a bit hypocritical, no?

By: David Spark

David Spark — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:06:17 +0000

Yeah, it’s shocking, but doesn’t surprise me. What happens when we collect friends on Facebook is we look at them as baseball cards. How many can I get?

But after a while the thrill of having so many wears off and you really only care about that rookie Don Mattingly card.

By: George Snell

George Snell — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:43:49 +0000

This is why we all need clones. I must say these numbers seem low. But I guess most people don’t yet use Facebook for businesses purposes. Perhaps those numbers grow when more people start doing that?