Facebook Friends

I always wondered if it was slightly weird that I enjoyed Social Networking even though I only limited it to people that I actually knew in real life. Apparently I’m not the only one out there, Stan Schroeder feels the same way, even if he practices this for slightly different reasons. Stan recognizes that having hundreds of Friends on Facebook will overload your page with status updates and news feed information. But then again, as he points out, Facebook now has ways to create custom friend lists where you can designate what information you want to see.

I just found it interesting how our outlooks towards Facebook and Twitter are similar.  (o^_^o)

Blog Post: Can Anyone Be Your Facebook Friend?

Raptr: Where Social Networks and Gaming Collide

The networking service raptr is offers an opportunity for gamers to take their online social networking skills to the next level. Sort of like a "facebook for gamers" Raptr aims to be the central hub for gamers all across the globe, allowing them to find other partners with similar gaming habits and interests, as well as viewing user feedback (i.e. ratings and comments on past and current games, as well as new releases).

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/24/raptr-spreads-its-wings-with-gaming-partnerships/

Why social networking sites are good for the Kids

A professor of synaptic pharmacology at Lincoln College, Oxford and the director of the Royal Institution, is interviewed as to why she loathes sites such as Facebook, Flickr, Bebo, etc. Examples she includes are the poor grammar, lack of attention span, sensationalism, inability to empathize; as well as a shaky sense of identity. The article then shifts focus to then talk about the positive aspects of social networking; and how by using such sources users are part of the transition from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/24/why-social-networks-are-good-for-the-kids/

Some links re social networking

Facebook's New Terms of Service (TOS)

Social Networking Terms of Service: a comparison

Social Networking Trends: a Pew research report analyzed on Ars Technica