I seem to have two types of friends: \u00a0those that like Facebook and those that hate it. \u00a0The haters have a range of explanations, but the common theme seems to be: \u00a0“I don’t need a tool to manage my friendships!”<\/p>\n
I like Facebook quite a bit, and I think I’ve finally figured out the core of why it works so well. \u00a0(Maybe I’m just slow).<\/p>\n
It’s about “soft sharing”: \u00a0 I can share things about myself, my life, my work, and my family without being intrusive to my friends. \u00a0For example, I’ve recently been hacking around on a small CNC machine <\/a>in my shop. \u00a0I’d never email out project updates and pictures to ~300 friends, but I did post things about it on Facebook. \u00a0 Facebook provides tools for my friends to sort through what they do and don’t want to see.<\/p>\n The result has been really interesting: \u00a0I’ve met a few new people (friends of friends), and ended up with some meetings that never would have happened otherwise.<\/p>\n So, to my Facebook hater friends: \u00a0relax, and sign up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I seem to have two types of friends: \u00a0those that like Facebook and those that hate it. \u00a0The haters have a range of explanations, but the common theme seems to be: \u00a0“I don’t need a tool to manage my friendships!” … Continue reading