The case of the Ex
Sunday, September 27, 2009 by flyboi
I met up with an ex from high school while shopping and what I thought would be an awkward situation turned out to be quite pleasant. I sometimes wondered what had become of her because the last I heard she had left the country, but she was in town visiting family. Our brief conversation ended and she said that she would look for me on Facebook and add me as a friend.
Strong and weak ties are what our friends list on Facebook consist of. Now between these two comparing those on my Friends list it would be difficult for someone determine who my strong ties were unless someone checked who I interact with regularly (so really the chances of her finding out who I’ve been with were slim, phew!) Social network research classifies ties as strong or weak, heterogeneous or homogenous.
So in the real world our friendship or relationship with someone has a lot more depth, a bit more intricate whereas on social networks it’s quite broad and general and it works best for something like Facebook. I mean who would walk around with a sign saying "Hi everyone, this is my friend!" So strong and weak ties are sustained on social network sites and useful for understanding the technology that can best support them, unfortunately that could possibly include an ex girlfriend!
If you want "strong ties" with you ex again, you might want to watch the clip below for some tips.
Good luck
Strong and weak ties are what our friends list on Facebook consist of. Now between these two comparing those on my Friends list it would be difficult for someone determine who my strong ties were unless someone checked who I interact with regularly (so really the chances of her finding out who I’ve been with were slim, phew!) Social network research classifies ties as strong or weak, heterogeneous or homogenous.
So in the real world our friendship or relationship with someone has a lot more depth, a bit more intricate whereas on social networks it’s quite broad and general and it works best for something like Facebook. I mean who would walk around with a sign saying "Hi everyone, this is my friend!" So strong and weak ties are sustained on social network sites and useful for understanding the technology that can best support them, unfortunately that could possibly include an ex girlfriend!
If you want "strong ties" with you ex again, you might want to watch the clip below for some tips.
Good luck