When signing up for any social network the first thing I always do is look for the people I know that are already there, and I "only" accept friends that I know in flash and blood to be part of my network.
After reading Pinterest Is Not For Friends by Adam Broitman, I decided to start my own experiment to see if his theory that connecting with people that we don't really know but share the same interests may open different doors in our Social Media life. I will keep you posted and let you know how many new and interesting connections I will make.
Its interesting way to see evolution of purpose driven networks like Pinterest. Facebook current all-in-one approach may not scale will beyond certain usage and now a days I feel too much noise in facebook streams. But recent new facebook app called Branchout showing new face of how facebook networks could evolve as purpose driven networks.
ReplyDeleteAlways great to experiment. May once again be that I'm an old foggy, but I'm happy to connect with new people in my professional life. For personal, prefer to stick to people I know.
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