Do you keep friends on myspace or facebook that never talk to you?

Accipiter22

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I've always found it curious that on Facebook, Myspace, and other "social utilities" there seems to be the trend of having like 500 friends in your network. Yet most people don't even talk to 95% of them, so wtf is the point of having them on your list? I've got maybe 30-40 on my friends list on each of those and I talk to them fairly regularly. What's even more annoying is when someone adds me, I talk to them, and they never reply...why the fizzuck did you even add me if you don't want to talk??
 

A5

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Of the people I don't see face-to-face often, I talk to about 2-3 of my online "friends"...it's just an easy way for me to keep track of people if I need them.
 

acegazda

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I talk to about 75 of my 400 friends from different networks. I don't go to the public high school in my town so I've got my friends at home that I talk to, then my friends from school that I talk to, then my friends from swim team that I talk to.
 

Accipiter22

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Originally posted by: nycxandy
They are NETWORKING sites.

having someone on your friends list =/= networking.


Originally posted by: acegazda
I talk to about 75 of my 400 friends from different networks. I don't go to the public high school in my town so I've got my friends at home that I talk to, then my friends from school that I talk to, then my friends from swim team that I talk to.

who are the other 325 or so people then?
 

Fullmetal Chocobo

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I have 15 on Facebook and less than that in myspace, and most of them are co-workers.

 

Looney

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Wow co-workers? Co-workers are THE people i actively try not get to get on my Facebook (and my parents).
 
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I'm tring to add more random people because i'm thinking it could be sorta investment for the future if your gonna market something and use facebook to advertise...like i donno, a survey, or your selling something like a t-shirt...
 

mugs

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Originally posted by: Armen
I'm tring to add more random people because i'm thinking it could be sorta investment for the future if your gonna market something and use facebook to advertise...like i donno, a survey, or your selling something like a t-shirt...

Oh man, I love Myspace spam... I never add anyone I don't know as a friend, but if I did and they ever spammed me they'd be off my list.
 

vshah

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no, i have ~150 and i talk to all of them, or at the very least keep in touch (with those from high school)
 

jdini76

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I have over 100 friends on my list. I personally know 95% of them. I may not talk to them regularly but I can if I need to. Thats why i have them on my list.

But you are right there are a lot of people out there that are friend whores. They feel the need to add everyone they see. I think that is stupid.
 

imported_Devine

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Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: Armen
I'm tring to add more random people because i'm thinking it could be sorta investment for the future if your gonna market something and use facebook to advertise...like i donno, a survey, or your selling something like a t-shirt...

Oh man, I love Myspace spam... I never add anyone I don't know as a friend, but if I did and they ever spammed me they'd be off my list.

I'm the same way, even people that spam bulletins piss me off :)
 

krunchykrome

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Kind of like AIM. I have like 100 buddies on AIM, but I actually talk to about ten of them eight of them regularly.
 

amdskip

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I have exactly 300 friends on facebook. I don't have nearly as many on myspace, don't really care for myspace.
 

acegazda

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Originally posted by: Accipiter22
Originally posted by: nycxandy
They are NETWORKING sites.

having someone on your friends list =/= networking.


Originally posted by: acegazda
I talk to about 75 of my 400 friends from different networks. I don't go to the public high school in my town so I've got my friends at home that I talk to, then my friends from school that I talk to, then my friends from swim team that I talk to.

who are the other 325 or so people then?

acquaintances. I may or may not talk to them
 

ed21x

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its like a directory of all the people you know... many times, it comes in handy when you need to contact someone. you don't have to talk to people regularly just to be their 'friend' or acquaintance.
 

Mo0o

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It's always useful to have those acquiantances on the off chance you need to contact them again.
 

Injury

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Originally posted by: Mo0o
It's always useful to have those acquiantances on the off chance you need to contact them again.

:thumbsup:

What should anyone else care if you have lots of people added as friends?
 

txrandom

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I try to limit my "friends" to people I've actually talked to and would want to be friends with. I hate it when random people or people you said hello to Facebook you.