A Thought on Facebook Etiquette
I don't know about all of you, but when a long-lost someone from out of the blue friends me on Facebook, I usually drop them a message saying something to the effect of, "Hey, it's been a long time. Great to hear from you." Usually I attach a message like that when I am the one doing the "friending" as well. Maybe I am old fashioned, but I think it's polite to respond, particularly when someone is clearly excited to be back in touch with you. But I can't help but get the feeling that somewhere along the line, "friending" someone became a substitute for communicating with them directly. I write a message to someone, and their response is often simply to "friend" me back.
Should I be flattered? Thankful?Have we really gotten to the point where communication with someone is defined as "allowing them access to your social network profile?"
