Social Networks

Six months ago, if you asked me who I was still in touch with from high school, I would have answered “absolutely nobody”.  In fact, except for the 3 other people from my high school that attended the same college I did, every one of those friendships dissolved shortly after graduation.

Several months ago, Veronica set up her Facebook profile.  While she was at it, she created a shell profile for me.  My sister also has a Facebook profile, and had reconnected with some friends from elementary school.    She took the initiative to make a friend recommendation to me, and the rest, as they say, is history.

I’m not one to invite every name I recognize as a “friend” but at the same time I don’t ignore any friend requests, unless my reaction is “Who are you?” and a quick check of my high school yearbook doesn’t answer that question.  But I do have a fair number of friends.

It’s been kind of amusing, looking at pictures of old high school friends.  Seeing who looks good 21 yrs later.  Or not so good, as the case may be…

There is the guy who had to shave daily in 7th grade…  and is bald now

There is the girl voted “Class flirt” our senior year…  looking as good as ever

The senior class president, who looks to be in great shape…  since “round” is a shape

My friend dating all the way back to 2nd grade….  and his smokin’ hot wife!

The class valedictorian… now out of the closet, and an avowed Socialist, living in Germany

The girl who has spent a bit too much time in the sun…  and looks about 50 because of it

And then there is Carol *sigh*

I had a major crush on Carol for quite a while, and even mustered the courage to ask her out once or twice.  Early last week I got a friend request from her!  We’ve been e-mailing back and forth and catching up a bit.  As it turns out, she lives in the same town as Veronica’s aunt, which is where the wedding we went to 2 weeks ago was held!  Too bad I hadn’t heard from her a week earlier!

She looks great, is as pretty as ever, with the same light up the room smile I remember!

[She never did agree to go out with me, by the way...]

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I wonder what friends see when they look at my “Friends” list.  After all, there are 4 bloggers amongst them, one bloggers cousin, high school friends, summer camp friends (including the last girl I dated before I met Veronica!), college friends and housemates, family members, and past co-workers.  Now that I think of it, I wonder what my parents think if they’ve ever looked at my friends list!

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One thing I hate is all of the gimmicky crap on Facebook.  I always turn down invites to participate those!

You see that warning about sharing profile information?  If you’re a blogger who prefers to remain anonymous, but might also be friends with a few other bloggers on Facebook, you might want to be careful.

Normally, the only people who can see your personal info are those you have accepted as friends.  But clicking Allow changes that.  I’ve seen a friends friends friends name and hometown that way.  Just a thought…

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Myspace?  Unless someone has sent me a link to a Myspace page, I’ve never visited it.

I truly do not understand Twitter.  What’s the point? A fellow blogger sent me an invite to join, and at the time I had no idea what it was, but I set up an account anyway.

I think I updated my status just a few times.  It seems narcissistic to think that my “followers” want to know what I’m doing now, which is the premise of Twitter.

I’ve deleted my Twitter account.  I’ll stick with Facebook, thank you very much.

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