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One is for close friends and family. Right now, I have about a hundred people on it. These are people I know personally, to a greater or lesser extent, and who know me. Mostly high school classmates, family, a few former coworkers, and fairly close friends I've accumulated over the years living in multiple locations.
The other account has about 700. This is a much broader circle of acquaintances - basically, the rest of the high school and college classes that I'm not very close with, people I've randomly met at bars or traveling, that type of thing.
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Originally Posted by WoodburyWoody
Also, FB only gives you “Friends.” It would really be more accurate and interesting if FB added “Acquintance” and “Colleague” and “Schoolmate” and “Someone I dated and am now stalking” and the like.
You can organize groups of people on your own profile. The "friends" list is static, but if you want to share content with just certain groups of people, you can do that.
Many of them are in some sort of "people business" where they add clients, fans, potential customers, etc.
The book author I am working with friends everyone possible to sell more books. A friend in hospitality adds everyone she befriends in the course of her work. Anyone in a band is going to have tons of FB friends. College professors too. And people selling products through network marketing.
Does that answer your question?
I have right at 1,000 "friends" on Facebook. As mentioned above, I am an author and FB has done a lot to promote my work and my books.
Personally I have over 1300 FB friends, however only about 2-300 I consider true friends. Family was and is very involved in our community so we meet and know a ton of people. Also, both my children were highly involved in sports their entire lives so we've met many parents through sports. If someone requests to become my friend, I usually accept them so long as they show no harm towards my family or myself. I don't care if most just want to be nosy, lurk or what have you. And besides, sometimes when bored Ill scroll through for a bit and watch some very funny videos lol
There's belly dancing, acting, ren fests, diving, and so forth. Some are old college mates, old flames, just friends and family.
I don't add just any one, though, for we do need to have some kind of connection.
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Facebook is for the low functioning. Get rid of it.
Depends on how you use it.
For example, one of my dive bosses wanted a list of underwater models. Using FB, I contacted all those who I knew did modeling, especially mermaids (another community I am in). I was able to give him a list while being able to vouch for him to them.
I had my Facebook for over 10 years and had at least 1200 friends, all from different aspects of my life, people I went to school with in different states, old coworkers, family members I may haven't seen in years. After being on FB so long you will eventually accumulate that many, I never considered a big deal or a issue having that many friends.
well, yeah, some people add everyone they meet. For me my best friends, although they are on fb and we are friends we communicate via email, messenger or whatsup. or phone.
but being "friends" with many people even if it's more a kind of acquaintance thing has its benefits. my acquaintances are based on hobbies, so if there's a need to get in touch with many of them it is easier to PM a group than emailing them. with some I don't even know the email.
And of course I don't post anything personal on fb, just hobbies or professional related. sometimes politics too.
I'm not intending it to be a dump on FB. I use FB regularly. Just noticed this particular trend and was wondering what others thought about it. Sorry for the confusion.
I'll be more specific ... dump on FB and FB habits/behaviors.
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