Comments on: “Friends” with Benefits http://www.davidroedl.com/2009/02/22/friends-with-benefits/ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:24:41 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Walter Adamson http://www.davidroedl.com/2009/02/22/friends-with-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-29833 Walter Adamson Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:24:41 +0000 http://www.davidroedl.com/2009/02/22/friends-with-benefits/#comment-29833 Thanks for the balanced post. Personally I have found that the strength of weak ties is a REAL strength of online social networks. And that is why I recently changed my approach to connecting in Facebook from what you describe as your current approach to one where I now welcome a much wider range of people. That's not to say everyone, I currently have 27 requests which I don't think are really suitable. But I have gone out to a much wider range of weak ties deliberately. I think, I am happy with this decision - time will tell. By the way your link to the Ellison paper in the footer is incorrect. Walter Adamson @g2m http://www.socialmedia-academy.com.au Thanks for the balanced post. Personally I have found that the strength of weak ties is a REAL strength of online social networks. And that is why I recently changed my approach to connecting in Facebook from what you describe as your current approach to one where I now welcome a much wider range of people. That’s not to say everyone, I currently have 27 requests which I don’t think are really suitable. But I have gone out to a much wider range of weak ties deliberately. I think, I am happy with this decision – time will tell.

By the way your link to the Ellison paper in the footer is incorrect.

Walter Adamson @g2m
http://www.socialmedia-academy.com.au

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