Why do this? Because there is nothing more powerful than networking. This person may work at a company you want to work at some day. Or perhaps they will work in a ticket office where you need tickets. Or perhaps they will know somebody you want to be introduced to.

If somebody wants to be your friend and you dont know them, YOU are at the advantage. They want to know you, so when the time comes for you to call in a favor, they will be there for you. I think it is narrow minded to use social media just to communicate with friends. It is the way to communicate period. Why watch the news on TV where you dont know ANYBODY in the stories. I’d rather read the newsfeeds of people I know, even if I just sorta know them, and even if I I sorta know somebody they know. Just my two cents.

There are certainly two distinct types of people on Facebook: Those who accept everyone and those who accept only their friends. When I started college I accepted everyone’s friendship, and then as the years went on I realized that I didn’t even really know most of the people I was friends with. At that point though it was too late and I just started editing my privacy settings to protect my content. Now only my “inner circle” is privy to my photos and status updates.

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