My email inbox is full to the brim with Google Buzz, Facebook updates, etc. Why? Because I decided to join social networking online and and that's why i have a whole pile of emails that are basically designed to tell me that so and so have 'liked' my status update. OR, joy of joys, someone has tagged me and 10 other people on a funny photo and 500 million people have decided to write a comment beggining with lol, hahaha, etc..
The constant headache of screening my emails has been relieved somewhat by the fact I have cleaned up my friend lists. While undertaking this task, i learnt a few truths:
1. Why am i friends with people I do not know and have never chatted with even after i accepted friend requests from this people?
2. Just because I have 25 friends in common with you, doesnt mean we automatically know each other. But that doesnt mean i dont want to get to know you:)
3. Someone's profile picture is actually a great judge of character. Think about it......
4. I hate it when people write long details in their info section on facebook. Seriously, this not your CV. Let us get to know you and find out for ourselves. It makes life more interesting. Besides, aren't you afraid someone might steal your identity?
5. It's addictive. Seriously, if it gets to the point that you are checking facebook 5- 6 times a day and you get an immense joy out of seeing that you have notifications, you have issues.
Online social networking is here to stay but if your online 24 - 7, you miss out on the real world around you.
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