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I think I’m pretty “friendly” on Facebook. I currently have over 400 Facebook “friends,” and some are actually people who I actually would consider my friend in real life while others are just people I know but don’t know well. I have thought about unfriending those whose profiles I look at and wonder “Who the heck is this person?” but have figured there might still be value in “friends,” no matter how tenuous the connection.

The one part of Facebook, however, that seems to be almost completely devoid of any value to the Web working professional - especially in terms of business networks - are the plants, gifts, fish, animals, jewellery (sic), and other invitations such as “I Love the 80s” and “Hotties for Sale.” I don’t mean to be antisocial here. However, in a social media world where information overload is the new normal, we all need to draw the line somewhere.

Read more of my thoughts on those random Facebook "invitations."

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Comments

[Scott Slone]

Good post.

I qualify all my followers as much as possible. I've been asked who has the time for this? Well who has the time to unfriend, unfollow, etc etc.

I could go on here, and I'm sure what I'm saying is not novel, but it's what works for me.

-Scott