tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post4755942828110347547..comments2024-03-26T22:26:32.946-07:00Comments on by Richard R Becker: Making Friends: Social Networks, Much Like LifeRichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11249654290264168416noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-77844049975659226702008-06-19T19:07:00.000-07:002008-06-19T19:07:00.000-07:00I rather have no friends then a bunch of one way m...I rather have no friends then a bunch of one way mofos <BR/>And you can brown nose Blogcatalog and suck up and get your little grove going but is it really worth it PLEASE I have been doing ALOT $ better since I havent gone on blogcatalog and who wants some lame ass wannabe blogger on your site for 15 seconds Keep your ears open for a real blogger community cause I'm building it now.And I will Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-30885772685761476192008-05-01T10:01:00.000-07:002008-05-01T10:01:00.000-07:00Hey Jookut, Thanks for the comment. I really appre...Hey Jookut, <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment. I really appreciate it. <BR/><BR/>Sure, I would agree with that. In a couple years, we won't think twice about it.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249654290264168416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-46473170919389256692008-04-28T04:40:00.000-07:002008-04-28T04:40:00.000-07:00It's just a new way to build a good social relatio...It's just a new way to build a good social relationship on internet. Sometime one can only share his life by writing it than telling it face-to-face.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-87574791684066013562008-02-26T09:51:00.000-08:002008-02-26T09:51:00.000-08:00Simply lovely, because I count you as one of my de...Simply lovely, because I count you as one of my dearest on-line friends!Chaffee Street Cafe`https://www.blogger.com/profile/16272112149909229882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-51144986731538473272008-02-22T16:55:00.000-08:002008-02-22T16:55:00.000-08:00@Schumi Always great to see a comment from you Sch...@Schumi Always great to see a comment from you Schumi. Thank you. I'm glad you liked it. <BR/><BR/>Or maybe I should say ... Hey, you mean, there are people behind those avatars? <BR/><BR/>I haven't cause to become immersed myself in Second Life yet, but there seems to something to it. Keep me posted on how it works out for your client.<BR/><BR/>@Dan You might have something there too. I think itRichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249654290264168416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-89089331623177076672008-02-22T03:10:00.000-08:002008-02-22T03:10:00.000-08:00Rich,I love this article! Because I am not an avid...Rich,<BR/>I love this article! Because I am not an avid participant of social networking sites, this unnecessary agonizing over the term "friend" becomes very obvious to me and leaves me amuse.<BR/><BR/>To me, the term "friend" is an online equivalent of "Hi, my name is John, nice to meet you," kind of greeting that we use in the real world when we want to form a relationship.<BR/><BR/>It is a My Denhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099644734741964284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-4164951616386217262008-02-21T13:08:00.000-08:002008-02-21T13:08:00.000-08:00Rich, All I can say is wow! Its funny, I never gav...Rich, <BR/><BR/>All I can say is wow! Its funny, I never gave social networking, online friends, and the lump sum of all this much thought before a year ago, and now a day doesn't pass where both for my RL work and my online play (mostly to do with Jericho) I'm not wandering either through myspace, digg, or some other site for one reason or another. Just last week I had a client suddenly decide "Schumihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00120218812479638068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-26789628934213827152008-02-21T11:11:00.000-08:002008-02-21T11:11:00.000-08:00@Alan Always glad to see you here, no matter what ...@Alan Always glad to see you here, no matter what brought you. :) I understand where you are coming from on your point about certain discussions. Personally, I think it's hard to say what the right answer is, but I do think that Dashboard makes it a richer, more important service for bloggers.<BR/><BR/>@Maybei I'm so glad you think so. You're right, of course. I think once people make online Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249654290264168416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-71655695503332107392008-02-21T09:51:00.000-08:002008-02-21T09:51:00.000-08:00Great article Rich! And something I have given muc...Great article Rich! And something I have given much thought to recently. Like you, I don't make a distinction between online and RL friends. But it's funny that some of my 'real life' friends don't quite understand having online friends. I guess you just have to experience it and be willing to open yourself to it.maybeihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212063330533639285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-47520510247692381182008-02-21T08:53:00.000-08:002008-02-21T08:53:00.000-08:00Interestingly, I arrived at this post via a link i...Interestingly, I arrived at this post via a link in my Blog Catalog dashboard. You were one of the people I chose to follow when I set up the new feature. I think this will be very useful in enabling me to keep up with the posts on blogs that interest me, though I probably need to turn off many of the dozens of different types of events that can be included in your "feed". <BR/><BR/>While Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-88942048027049781732008-02-20T13:55:00.000-08:002008-02-20T13:55:00.000-08:00Hey Jane, That is an excellent point. Saving Boo r...Hey Jane, <BR/><BR/>That is an excellent point. Saving Boo removed those illusionary lines between what is online or offline. <BR/><BR/>Its an excellent example. Where there is a connection, there is a way. :)<BR/><BR/>Best, <BR/>RichRichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249654290264168416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-4823479633603457582008-02-20T13:49:00.000-08:002008-02-20T13:49:00.000-08:00Great article Rich.You know my story. How a group ...Great article Rich.You know my story. How a group of my friends saved my dog Boo. It matters not that they're online or offline to me. What matters is they cared enough. They are my friends in every sense of the word.Sweet Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07672813719989448394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-89869477596499821292008-02-20T13:37:00.000-08:002008-02-20T13:37:00.000-08:00Exactly that Lewis, People do get hung up on terms...Exactly that Lewis, <BR/><BR/>People do get hung up on terms. It makes no difference whatsoever how you know someone. I don't distinguish online friends from offline friends.<BR/><BR/>It's a conversation that runs deep because many of my friends (not all) have moved from Las Vegas. And, since so many people come here, I've met many "online" people in person. Spatial distance just doesn't seem to Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249654290264168416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-33550184315778489332008-02-20T13:13:00.000-08:002008-02-20T13:13:00.000-08:00Rich,Excellent commentary. Just today I was interv...Rich,<BR/><BR/>Excellent commentary. Just today I was interviewed regarding a case study focused on my blog. I commented about my virtual friends who live all over the world. Sometimes I think we get hung up on words rather than on what's important.<BR/><BR/>Virtual relationships might not look like our best friends from the neighborhood Does that make them a lesser person, pal or friend within Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com