[madair]

Yeah me too, and that was fast! I'm already so much more connected with a few people than I was a couple days ago. It's the difference between cool and warm with some acquaintances.

I used to be a hater toward FB and the like, but it's actually worked to make things a lot warmer with a lot of people, and I've really enjoyed it.

I see a lot of people still struggling with it, and of course others for whom it's just not interesting. I think more people should step out and try it though. It's social network virginity, and learning to be more open online is nerve-wracking at first, and fires up self-consciousness bigtime, but the outcome has been much more worth it than I expected.

Especially for those of us who've done a fair bit of contracting and city moves for jobs, that's meant a lot of upheaval and loss of friends and closeness, and it takes a long time to replace. I think that gets easier, and less valuable relationships are lost.