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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\nAre you my friend? Should I friend you? Or you me? I have a very large backlog of inquiries on Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and all the rest.\n<\/p>\n
\nDeciding friendability has become a new and necessary social skill. Here is a hierarchy that works for me:\n<\/p>\n
\nFriend — Most of the people that Facebook calls “friends” I call Acquaintances.
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Actual Friend — Someone whom I’ve had a meal with, or has visited my home.
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Real Friend — Someone who would drive me to the airport at 6 am.
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True Friend — Someone who would get me out of jail.\n<\/p>\n
\nWe all have lots of friends, a few real friends and — if we are lucky — one or two true friends.\n<\/p>\n
\nI am delighted to know so many acquaintances. But I only call friends Actual Friends, Real Friends, and True Friends.\n<\/p>\n
\nSome folks think this approach is too serious and not in the spirit of the social game of Web 2.0. But I think in the long run, making distinctions in friendability will make our social webs stronger.\n<\/p>\n
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