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basically, the idea behind that comment is that while I have 10-15 very close friends that I still keep in touch with on a week-by-week basis, there are 290 oth

basically, the idea behind that comment is that while I have 10-15 very close friends that I still keep in touch with on a week-by-week basis, there are 290 other friends who I'd love to see, but would probably not think about out of the blue on any given day. it helps me keep track of more people that i want to keep track of, and i can easily see a snapshot of their life to catch up on what they've been doing. while in college, it helped me connect with more people, get the easy questions out of the way (is she single or not?), and connect with people through mutual friends (hey, you know her too?) broken down simply, facebook helped me make more and maintain better relationships more efficiently. there's nothing nerdy about that at all. at Penn State, some of the earliest adopters were the greek scene.

Tichy 19y ago
By now I am thinking the main feature of Facebook is to give you an aggregated feed of your friends blog postings? That makes sense, although people could just get blogs elsewhere. I understand the benefits of managing friendships, but still it sounded odd if you say you wouldn't even remember some "friends" without Facebook.
- drusenko 19y ago
  it's not that i wouldn't remember them, just that i can't keep up to date on them easily... i might spend 5 years of my life without thinking of a particular person. with facebook, i can browse through most people i met in college (or later, for that matter) and stay connected. and it's very far from just getting a friends' blog feed. you can, in 1 stop, check out their recent pictures, view what they've been up to, who's been talking to them/who they're talking to, their life status (relationship, employment), and any and all other information they choose to make available. i can also very quickly glance at someone i don't know, and get a quick feel for what they do/like/what kind of person they are. a very simple but powerful example: i see all of my friends' upcoming birthdays when i log-in. sending some birthday wishes + a note is a great way to reconnect with people you don't talk to often.

Tichy 19y ago

By now I am thinking the main feature of Facebook is to give you an aggregated feed of your friends blog postings? That makes sense, although people could just get blogs elsewhere. I understand the benefits of managing friendships, but still it sounded odd if you say you wouldn't even remember some "friends" without Facebook.

drusenko 19y ago
it's not that i wouldn't remember them, just that i can't keep up to date on them easily... i might spend 5 years of my life without thinking of a particular person. with facebook, i can browse through most people i met in college (or later, for that matter) and stay connected. and it's very far from just getting a friends' blog feed. you can, in 1 stop, check out their recent pictures, view what they've been up to, who's been talking to them/who they're talking to, their life status (relationship, employment), and any and all other information they choose to make available. i can also very quickly glance at someone i don't know, and get a quick feel for what they do/like/what kind of person they are. a very simple but powerful example: i see all of my friends' upcoming birthdays when i log-in. sending some birthday wishes + a note is a great way to reconnect with people you don't talk to often.