Comments on: Why I am happy Robert Scoble’s Facebook account was pulled

By: Brian Breslin

Brian Breslin — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:55:30 +0000

Devin,
The friends lists help, but don’t solve it entirely. unless we can create multiple newsfeeds (maybe thats next?) so we only see college friends or work friends (then the value increases.).

By: Brian Breslin

Brian Breslin — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:43:42 +0000

Robert,
thanks for the comment. I think if that was the case, then yes I would be perfectly happy. because then you’d be more likely to interact with those 1500 than the 3500 who you have no idea who they are.
if you are limited to 5000 friends, wouldn’t you rather they be filled with 5,000 people you are interested in than the first 5,000 who friended you?

By: Devin Reams

Devin Reams — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:18:01 +0000

I agree, Facebook is working on those friend lists to help you accurately categorize your friends.. so with Scoble he’d have a few hundred real friends like the rest of us. The rest are just… there.

By: Robert Scoble

Robert Scoble — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:59:02 +0000

Out of the 5,000 people more than 1,500 fit your definition of “friend.” So, if I keep it down to just those 1,500 you’d be happy? Cool.