Adventures in Old Age

...is this part of the classic debate between nurture and nature? It seems that biological factors will always determine many or all of our personal interactions.

So unless the relationship with a twitter account/brand/website is potentially strong enough to displace that with a cousin/work colleague/former girlfriend, then trying for social engagement is a waste of time! http://bit.ly/kJ2xx0

I do agree that the number of followers or fans one may have in the social media networks is not indicative of the number of friends they may have. Developing friendship is far more complicated than connecting to a social media page. Friendship requires a great deal of contact, chemistry, nurture, dialogue, etc. Social media, while it creates ops for developing new friendships, that is not its purpose. Social media is about sharing information within your network and beyond those borders when you choose to venture out into international social media virtual waters. People always ask me if my 800 Facebook friends are really my friends and I say of course not... they are a collection of friends, acquaintances, people of my past, colleagues and other people who just want to hear what I have to say or share with me information they have. When I first started using Facebook about 3-4 years ago, I strictly focused on using it as a tool to stay connected with my true friends around the world. With time I expanded my borders as social media became an integral part of my work, and now I share my page with strangers.