Tim, I love the facebook analogy because it describes exactly how I used to be. When I first joined, I was having a race with my roommate to see which of us could get the most friends @ our new univ. the fastest. What I found was a year later I ended up going back in and deleting many people because I never talked with them. Nowadays I barely add a new friend; many of my new friends request me, and often I don’t accept. As a result of this I’ve grown a pretty extensive network of people that I can actually talk with for either personal of school issues, and it’s made the entire facebook networking experience so much more concrete!

In response to Miz Liz, in terms of Facebook, I’d say that yes, there is some good quality there. This network medium has allowed me to grow many connections very strongly and has definitely benefited me much more than any ill effects. The best way to create quality is to be active in the network. Do more than is asked or expected from you and you’ll create truly strong connections that will last a lifetime.