Can Someone Explain Facebook/Twitter?

[shootingstar]

I joined FB a few years ago when they finally opened it to institutions outside the US. before all the applications started appearing. The Apps drive me nuts. I love FB because I get to keep track of what friends are doing. I have more than 500 friends on FB (how did that happen?), but these are all people i actually know. I have a rule that I only add people that I have actually met. So friends from various schools, old church friends, some colleagues, some relations etc.

With 500+ plus friends, you don't check all of them out all the time, but sometimes, i think of someone, i might not be able to make a random call, but I can at least check out their photos, maybe leave a comment on a photo or say hello in a call. Its a good way to keep aquaintances because you never really know when you might need a connection or two.

On a personal level, I guess everyone can choose how much information you put out there. ...............................................................................

fortunately for me, my parents and most older relations have not jumped on this bandwagon, and most people on my FB are restricted to people in my social circle/peers - I have my sister on, but my brother... no..

I'm totally amazed by 500 acquaintances that you've met and got in FB network and actually allow this networking. Just how long (and lucky) will you remain if senior family generation never gets into FB networking?

Ok. If I include my 100+ relatives in North America who can read English, not the ones who are Chinese-language literate only (Forget about relatives in China, I can't read Chinese.), plus friends I still keep in touch, face-to-face cycling acquaintances would be under 250.

If I included work colleagues (heaven forbid), that would amount to 500..over last 10 yrs.