DISQUS

robbenger · 1 year ago

Hey Robert -

I was thinking about this same thing the other day when I was thinking about some invites that I had sent to one of the guys in my neighborhood via Pownce. I hadn't heard back from him and was thinking that maybe, just maybe, he isn't as excited (addicted?) as I am to these web 2.0 tools/ social networks. I just thought that your post was timely.

robertmerrill · 1 year ago

Thanks for the nice note. Its funny how hard it is to turn down an invitation sometimes...

Kileyg · 1 year ago

Good Question. I have chosen not to accept some friends before on sites like myspace and facebook based on the content of their profile (I.E. questionable pictures, music etc.) Does that make me anti-social?

rolandksmith · 1 year ago

Robert, when that happened the first time on Facebook, I had recently read a blog post from Shel Israel about his "Twitter Follow Policy" and, using his as an example, had written my own. Then I got a Facebook invitation from someone whom I really do not want to have associated with my name. So I wrote a Facebook Friend policy and sent that to the person and declined the invitation. It took some time to actually write the policy and I've updated it a couple of times and then made it more generic so I wouldn't have to write one for every social network. So, when someone follows me on Twitter, sends a friend request on Facebook or Myspace, or LinkedIn, etc., the first thing I do is send them my policy (or a link to it) and then make my own decision as to whether or not I will reciprocate. Lately I don't reciprocate very often, though.