tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post8633672827306399852..comments2023-11-07T21:12:19.852-06:00Comments on Wyrdsmiths: Face Booktate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post-55234601569364466002008-09-11T18:40:00.000-05:002008-09-11T18:40:00.000-05:00"It seems to be like a cocktail party"—t..."It seems to be like a cocktail party"—this is right on the money, Eleanor. As Stephanie says, Facebook and similar sites are social and professional networking services.<BR/><BR/>Your "friends" on Facebook are what a professional-networking site like <A HREF="http://www.linkedin.com" REL="nofollow">LinkedIn</A> more accurately calls "connections."<BR/><BR/>For instance, through the Mid-Ohio-Con MySpace page, I have something like 1,096 "friends." And yikes! in three weeks I'll be meeting them all up close and personal—plus about 4,000 more. That's a whole lot of cocktails and handshaking, I'm telling ya.<BR/><BR/>It occurs to me that something like <A HREF="http://www.goodreads.com/" REL="nofollow">goodreads</A> might be more up your alley, Eleanor.Bill Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999845280783373614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post-59608519203609799062008-09-11T07:09:00.000-05:002008-09-11T07:09:00.000-05:00Interestingly, Germans tend to think that American...Interestingly, Germans tend to think that Americans are shallow because they still use "friend" in the "very close" sense, while we can use "friend" to mean someone you act friendly to, like at work or a cocktail party. Both my husband and I have heard this complaint a few times from acquaintances over here.Nee S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01511610201003106259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post-2912543996986825212008-09-10T14:44:00.000-05:002008-09-10T14:44:00.000-05:00Eleanor, Facebook uses social links to recommend n...Eleanor, Facebook uses social links to recommend new friends. So these people should be friends of your friends or people who belong to the same groups or networks your friends belong to.<BR/><BR/>Alternately, these may be fans. Facebook does have a place for people to list their favorite books. You may be on their lists. :)Stephanie Zvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182490110208080002noreply@blogger.com