tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217618441904059968.post8005911694596856452..comments2024-01-26T15:55:13.708+05:30Comments on Audi Alteram Partem: Online Friendships..Ganesh Puttuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13208083828467510958noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217618441904059968.post-53126134400704066872012-10-24T21:15:25.427+05:302012-10-24T21:15:25.427+05:30glad to see that my old posts are still getting so...glad to see that my old posts are still getting some action out there...and do you remember susan that its is exactly one year since we met at the indi-bloggers meet and turned facebook friends? so its our friendship anniversary now.Ganesh Puttuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13208083828467510958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217618441904059968.post-86351140527233216792012-10-24T17:15:58.943+05:302012-10-24T17:15:58.943+05:30A very spot-on post, Doktor. In the beginning, eve...A very spot-on post, Doktor. In the beginning, even I was like you - very rigid about accepting requests from unknown people and sending out requests. But somehow things changed after I started blogging seriously. I was part of many blogger groups and getting to know different people was worth it. So, like you, I bade farewell to my self-imposed rules and set the ball rolling. If I smell a rat, then promptly I unfriend and block the user. I am glad to be on Facebook and enjoy the interaction greatly.<br /><br />Wonderful post, Doktor. <br /><br />Joy always,<br />SusanS. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217618441904059968.post-82285761901671459222012-05-22T23:20:46.213+05:302012-05-22T23:20:46.213+05:30Karen..this is to inform you right at the outset t...Karen..this is to inform you right at the outset that i always, always travel with a small flask of "holy water" in a hip flask for the satanists among us...but seriously, i would be more afraid of adding you as a friend because of the serious standard you maintain on your blog compared to which what i write is kids play...and nothing breaks a writers heart more than the knowledge that he is second best. jus kidding...Ganesh Puttuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13208083828467510958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217618441904059968.post-41756279234278883612012-05-22T23:13:38.197+05:302012-05-22T23:13:38.197+05:30hmmm grays? isnt it a bit too weird to turn to you...hmmm grays? isnt it a bit too weird to turn to your friends only when you need them? when an occasional hi! how you doing? might not make it too awkward when you really turn to them in your need? i think better of you then that kappu...you are just pulling my leg right?Ganesh Puttuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13208083828467510958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217618441904059968.post-32872905541649536592012-05-22T22:54:50.618+05:302012-05-22T22:54:50.618+05:30I shall think twice before adding you... maybe aft...I shall think twice before adding you... maybe after the next blogger's meet you might deign to add me to your friend's list after making sure I don't belong to some evil 666 cult. Okay, jokes aside... it is a hassle when people you don't really know add you, but it's okay... FB is entertaining that way, you come across a lot of stuff. And for the real friends who matter, there's phone and gmail...Karen Xavierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05447610927040841849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217618441904059968.post-89679374245552204932012-05-22T19:23:16.002+05:302012-05-22T19:23:16.002+05:30//I usually do this to those who having once frien...//I usually do this to those who having once friend’ed me, think their part in the relationship is over and disappear somewhere leaving the ghost of their profile picture on my friends list for aeons together. //<br /><br />Whoo, I absolutely agree with the occasional purging of friends that is SO healthy for your mind. But as you have later pointed out, somefriends need to remain on my list - as we have common interests and I WOULD turn out to them when need arises, so this is a knife pointed at me situ! Too weird to see black or white, I will rather settle with grays! <br /><br /><b><a href="http://grafitti-on-my-wall.blogspot.in/" rel="nofollow">Cheers! Do stop by my blog - Kappu!</a></b>Kappuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10030279740286774339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217618441904059968.post-32903540712674487132012-05-21T22:31:08.495+05:302012-05-21T22:31:08.495+05:30agree with you Mehul in the learning from others s...agree with you Mehul in the learning from others sense...i have really felt my life enriched by the diverse opinions and comments i get online which has helped me even change my opinion when i felt that they are right but i also am pissed about doing all the running to stay in touch with my old friends- who other than adding me on their friends list- seem least inclined to take it further and these were people who were so close - same mat/same cup- type of people...cant really account for their apathy except that they may have have moved on and its time i did too...this post was a reflection of that emotion, i guess.Ganesh Puttuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13208083828467510958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217618441904059968.post-71829681108554914282012-05-21T07:16:16.503+05:302012-05-21T07:16:16.503+05:30While no one can really have 150 or more friends, ...While no one can really have 150 or more friends, it never hurts to have acquaintances in that - or in even greater numbers. Friendships can develop over time, old friendships can be revived, and, if you are in business, being in touch with an increasing circle of contacts (judiciously selected, of course) can really offer the occasional opportunity that might otherwise have been dead on arrival. There's also much to be learned from being in touch with people in other parts of the world, or, for that matter, even in other parts of the country where one lives oneself. Sites like Facebook or Google Plus lay the door open to ideas and viewpoints that might otherwise not have been obvious, and this learning experience just might result in a new aesthetic experience, an opportunity for a new friendship, or simply in a new learning process that might enrich in an intellectual sense, in an "audi altem partem" sense, that is. :)mehulkamdarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09210416730465039593noreply@blogger.com