de-friending

Saw this article on Mashable from yesterday and had to repost a portion and the link.. definitely a good read. I’m always interested in the effects of social networking on offline life, and this is an interesting presentation of one aspect of that collision of two worlds.

My favorite scenario from the article on social network de-friending stories:

9. Don’t use my personal life as leverage in business negotiations

Doug Cone works hard and plays hard. After getting a little behind on a project, Doug’s colleague took advantage of their social networking friendship at work by using Doug’s posted Facebook photos of his weekend rafting adventures. In team meetings, his jealous colleague would complain, “…and you are sending pictures having fun in rivers with a bunch of girls.” Now de-friended, the colleague doesn’t seem so distracted by Doug’s weekend adventures.

Check out the full post on Mashable: 12 Great Tales of De-Friending