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This article talks about how many friends is realistic, especially when it comes to social networking sites like facebook. I personally have over 1,000 friends but rarely visit their pages or “connect” with them. I believe in what Dunbar says about having 150 true friends who you can stay connected with. Social networking sites make having this many friends possible. A person may have only a few close friends and then up to 150 people who are labeled friends. Then there is another ring of acquaintances who you never talk to but they are still someone who you know. Some people believe facebook is a popularity contest in which they have thousands of friends some of who they do not know. Since the launch of facebook applications there are users who will friend certain people to get ahead in the game. Friends on facebook are not necessarily real friends and therefore weak links may not even be a a tie. People now have massive amounts of friends on facebook who may or may not actually be “friends” or even “acquaintances.”
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