"According to a recent New York Times article, people with more than 800 friends are insecure."
yo, Nick, the study concluded that people with over 800 friends were "perceived" by others to be insecure. It did not conclude, like you said, that those people (w/over 800 friends) were actually insecure.
And again, please, hire a proofreader!
Nick O'Neill
· 2 years ago
I fixed the statement Mark. Don't think it makes a huge impact there given that you were the only one to comment but either way it has been fixed. Why hire a proofreader when you will come comment on the post? :)
Scott Bradley
· 2 years ago
When I read this post I couldn't help but laugh.
I have a little over 1400 friends and the only reason that is, is because I use friend requests to reach out to others to network with them.
It has worked well for me so far as I have met 19 year old CEO's and people who I can literally call them on the phone and pick up right where we left off.
When I look at someone who has a lot of friends, it tells me that they are open to meeting new people, and are not afraid to speak with someone they do not know.
Hubert
· 2 years ago
I'm 27 and I have 121 friends on Facebook. I've observed that people who are older than me tend to have less, and younger people tend to have more friends added than I do. 300+ seems common for people who are still at university.
It's like the average number of friends is inversely proportional to age.
Personally, I only add people that I actually know in real life, that I would say hello to if I met them on the street.
devin c holloway
· 2 years ago
What an idiot.
The last 26 years of my life I've gone to 7 schools, have played with dozens of sports teams, have worked at probably a dozen places of employment, have volunteered in the community, traveled internationally, have a large family, &c, &c, &c...
Do the math.
I've come across thousands of different people during my short life. In the next 26 years I'm likely to meet scores more people as my social abilities and spheres of influence increase.
Eventually - soon, proabably - social networks will allow us to maintain communication with virtually everyone we will ever know. And that is a lot more than 800 people. Maybe not for everyone, but for any truly social being, yes.
And do I have some kind of complex because of any of this?
Facebook can be used for so many purposes! I use it for networking and ministry. I'm a youth pastor, so it's the perfect way to keep in touch with my youth group. From scheduling events to actual counseling, Facebook is a great tool in my career.
Plus, I write regular youth columns that are read by nearly 100,000 youth every month in several countries and I often speak at youth conventions. Many of my friend requests come from those readers and attendees.
Scott Bradley
· 2 years ago
Mark,
I couldn't see the thread for some reason.
Any idea why?
Mark
· 2 years ago
scott, it works for me, it's a FB discussion, are you on FB?
Stuart Crawford
· 2 years ago
800 friends eh! How about someone who is a natural connecter in business. Since I use Facebook as one of those wonderful ways to network in the business world I can see my list growing well over 800. I have 4500 contacts in my Microsoft Outlook for example, and I never know when I need to call upon any of them for something or other.
Interesting posting, I can see the point from someone who uses Facebook as a way not to go outside, however, for someone who uses Facebook as a business tool, going over 800 can happen easily.
Cheers
Stuart Crawford
Calgary, AB
Nathan
· 1 year ago
I think that anyone who is not using Facebook for work and network purposes and has more than 400 friends is somewhat insecure. These people are simply listing people who are not friends but just acquaintances. They have meet them maybe a few times but no longer regularly, and probably didn't even know (or couldn't remember) their surname or what they do for work etc. If they were about to get married would they be inviting even a third of these friends? Of course not. I also think anyone using Facebook for it's original purpose with over 400 friends, tends to be an extreme gossip monger and very nosey. However I also agree that the next generation of Facebook users under 15 will end up exceeding 400 by 30 years of age as they have used it for 15 years, not 2 years.
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yo, Nick, the study concluded that people with over 800 friends were "perceived" by others to be insecure. It did not conclude, like you said, that those people (w/over 800 friends) were actually insecure.
And again, please, hire a proofreader!
I have a little over 1400 friends and the only reason that is, is because I use friend requests to reach out to others to network with them.
It has worked well for me so far as I have met 19 year old CEO's and people who I can literally call them on the phone and pick up right where we left off.
When I look at someone who has a lot of friends, it tells me that they are open to meeting new people, and are not afraid to speak with someone they do not know.
It's like the average number of friends is inversely proportional to age.
Personally, I only add people that I actually know in real life, that I would say hello to if I met them on the street.
The last 26 years of my life I've gone to 7 schools, have played with dozens of sports teams, have worked at probably a dozen places of employment, have volunteered in the community, traveled internationally, have a large family, &c, &c, &c...
Do the math.
I've come across thousands of different people during my short life. In the next 26 years I'm likely to meet scores more people as my social abilities and spheres of influence increase.
Eventually - soon, proabably - social networks will allow us to maintain communication with virtually everyone we will ever know. And that is a lot more than 800 people. Maybe not for everyone, but for any truly social being, yes.
And do I have some kind of complex because of any of this?
Sheesh. I'm heading over to this guy's article...
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=644693...
Plus, I write regular youth columns that are read by nearly 100,000 youth every month in several countries and I often speak at youth conventions. Many of my friend requests come from those readers and attendees.
I couldn't see the thread for some reason.
Any idea why?
it works for me, it's a FB discussion, are you on FB?
800 friends eh! How about someone who is a natural connecter in business. Since I use Facebook as one of those wonderful ways to network in the business world I can see my list growing well over 800. I have 4500 contacts in my Microsoft Outlook for example, and I never know when I need to call upon any of them for something or other.
Interesting posting, I can see the point from someone who uses Facebook as a way not to go outside, however, for someone who uses Facebook as a business tool, going over 800 can happen easily.
Cheers
Stuart Crawford
Calgary, AB