Comments on: “We’re Friends on Facebook”

By: ninanyc

ninanyc — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:05:50 +0000

I totally agree that they’re all people, I was trying to explain that relationships between people are complex depending on the extent of their interaction online. That is, I think it’s important not to separate the digital and real world, but to observe how crossing between the two realms changes people’s relationships in varying ways (i.e. you might not be close online friends with the people you met briefly IRL if there were no internet, and vice versa).

By: Calvin Robinson

Calvin Robinson — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:06:04 +0000

Personally Nina I think you’re over analysing it. Instead of seeing people as rl-people vs digital-people, try to recognize them all merely as people . I’ve met people online that turn out to be good friends IRL, and people I’ve only met briefly irl that turn out to be real good friends online.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:16:22 +0000

This is a great article, Nina. I’ve been thinking a lot about the impact of social media, too.

By: lolsam

lolsam — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:23:24 +0000

and then there are those people who you have a great online rapport with and you finally meet them IRL and it turns out they’re as dull as a box of hair.