The issue as of late is exploitation of these social networks. When you befriended me, I was skeptical because we hadn’t had any chats before, but you made a concentrated effort and contacted me through my blog. Believe it or not, that sealed the deal and it distinguished you from the other requests I’ve been receiving. A lot are spammy. A lot come from people who don’t personalize their page in any way except to plaster their Twitter wallpaper with NSFW images. Sorry, not for me.

I have also read your blog, so you weren’t a nobody to me.

I had a friend who friended you, I mean there were stepping stones that led to you. You check the friends of friends of friends. When I did it, just starting on Twitter, I was trying to build a small audience.

You got friended by me in a roundabout way, but I was sincerely interested in your messages and insights. I lucked out, but was not spamming people to get strangers to follow my tweets just for the heck of it.

Thanks for your wisdom imparted on Twitter. Glad to have met you.

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