Comments on: The social network you can’t opt out of http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2013/02/12/the-social-network-you-cant-opt-out-of/ A slice of lime in the soda Thu, 23 May 2013 02:25:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Auros http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2013/02/12/the-social-network-you-cant-opt-out-of/comment-page-1/#comment-45836 Auros Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:55:24 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/?p=20508#comment-45836 I think you're using degrees-of-separation wrong. If you are connected to somebody, they are a first-degree connection. So above, you should be saying that Ezra makes you TWO degrees from the President, not one. I think you’re using degrees-of-separation wrong. If you are connected to somebody, they are a first-degree connection. So above, you should be saying that Ezra makes you TWO degrees from the President, not one.

]]> By: youniquelikeme http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2013/02/12/the-social-network-you-cant-opt-out-of/comment-page-1/#comment-45831 youniquelikeme Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:00:52 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/?p=20508#comment-45831 Friends on twitter are twits. (no pun intended) This kind of leverage site to "connect" with the rich and famous to make relationships, sounds as nasty as the network that calls itself "social," but a heck of a lot more elitist. Given that only the "important" people are being connected... how soon will it be that unless you are on the list you are "no one" and the clambouring begins? Friends on twitter are twits. (no pun intended)

This kind of leverage site to “connect” with the rich and famous to make relationships, sounds as nasty as the network that calls itself “social,” but a heck of a lot more elitist.

Given that only the “important” people are being connected… how soon will it be that unless you are on the list you are “no one” and the clambouring begins?

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