http://mikeenglish.net/blog/2008/12/25/virtual-friendship/ a blog becoming something new Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:51:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://mikeenglish.net/blog/2008/12/25/virtual-friendship/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Steve English Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:41:14 +0000 http://mikeenglish.net/blog/?p=82#comment-64 'What facebook would look like in real life' http://eatingsandwiches.com/?p=353 ‘What facebook would look like in real life’
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]]> http://mikeenglish.net/blog/2008/12/25/virtual-friendship/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Mark V Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:06:44 +0000 http://mikeenglish.net/blog/?p=82#comment-63 As a usually very private person, I've already had an internal argument that was very similar to this. I still feel stuck in a sort of middle ground though. I'm careful to mention people as "Facebook friends" in order to differentiate those relationships with my friends in the "real world." On top of this, I have been able to adopt a mentality that asserts I have nothing to hide -- at least to a point. I don't really care if acquaintances know my favorite bands or movies, and really personal information will only be given to friends I when talk to them in person. On the other hand, I do find myself engaging in friend purges, where I scroll through my Facebook friends and delete scores of them for various reasons. As a usually very private person, I’ve already had an internal argument that was very similar to this. I still feel stuck in a sort of middle ground though. I’m careful to mention people as “Facebook friends” in order to differentiate those relationships with my friends in the “real world.” On top of this, I have been able to adopt a mentality that asserts I have nothing to hide — at least to a point. I don’t really care if acquaintances know my favorite bands or movies, and really personal information will only be given to friends I when talk to them in person. On the other hand, I do find myself engaging in friend purges, where I scroll through my Facebook friends and delete scores of them for various reasons.

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