I need a little help.
I've heard rumors that facebook might lift their friend limit. Anybody know anything about that? I'm about fifty friends away from the current limit and I'm not sure what to do. I'd like to continue connecting with more people, but I think they freeze your friends.
By the way, I love facebook. Been so cool to reconnect with old friends; stay in touch with current friends; and make a few new friends. As an author, it's a great touch point with people who have read a book.
Help!
I've heard rumors that facebook might lift their friend limit. Anybody know anything about that? I'm about fifty friends away from the current limit and I'm not sure what to do. I'd like to continue connecting with more people, but I think they freeze your friends.
By the way, I love facebook. Been so cool to reconnect with old friends; stay in touch with current friends; and make a few new friends. As an author, it's a great touch point with people who have read a book.
Help!
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I haven't heard that yet, but that would be crazy if they did. It kind of makes me laugh hearing about a "friend limit."
On way around this is to create a "fan" page. It has unlimited number of followers, so you could create fan pages for Pit and Goose and connect with folks that way.
Looks like there was some reports last Spring that FB would be lifting that limit, but it doesn't appear that they have. I guess the best thing to do would be to write a note / personal plea to them and explain how and why you'd like to be an exception and see if they will have mercy on you!
Be sure to blog about any response you get!
Ooooh...a fan page. We could be your fans.
Mark,
It's just a rumor that Facebook is going to lift the 5000 friend limit.
You may want to check out this recent post with is related to your concerns. http://www.joelcomm.com/facebook_booted_me_for_having.html
Robert Scoble has also written about it. http://scobleizer.com/2009/01/24/facebook-kicks-off-ifart-author-for-having-too-many-friends
Alan Pace
Like a previous post, those of us who appreciate your work and like your input need to be moved to a "fan page" so you have room for your friends. Let me know if when you have that set up and we will move.
Create a second account...
Oklahoma's best weatherman (really, the world's best weatherman - Gary England) hit his 5000 limit, so he created another facebook page: Gary "Twister" England...
It may be a little more work to update two pages, but if you link them both to your twitter, at least your updates will both be the same.
I think most ministers would have a little hesitancy on a 'fan" page. We made a facebook group for our church. NO limit on those.
I'd agree with Carl on the setting up of a group account. HOWEVER, after 5,000 people join the group, you won't be able to message everyone in the group. That piece of info may or may not be relevant. Plus with the group function, you won't be able to update it via status updates or your Twitter feed.
The next best thing would be to create a 2nd profile page if you aren't keen on creating a fan page. And again, fan pages won't notify you when someone posts on your wall, so you run into all kinds of moderating nightmares since it becomes completely manual.
Honestly PM, I'd create another profile page and tell all the people who are friends with you on your first account not to add the 2nd profile. That's my .02 cents. :)
Terry
I am going to devert the conversation to a comment you made about being an author. As a reader of books, including yours, it is very cool to be in contact with authors to talk and share ideas from their readings. Andy Crouch and I are FB friends and when he came out to SoCal to speak we connected and talked. It creates a feeling of community with "friends' you wouldn't have been fortunate to connect with. Think how cool FB would have been if Mark Twain or Shakespeare were alive and using FB!
The limit likely has to do with the fact that Facebook hasn't figured out how to make money yet, and they need to figure out how to drive revenue from people who are social hubs -- e.g., you. They haven't entirely figured out how to do that yet, but I think they're keeping their options open.
5000? I have over 600 and THAT took some time. FB is great. I have a buddy of mine who I haven't heard from since 5th grade (let's just say that was decades ago. He found me on FB the other day. Purty darn cool, man.
Sorry Mark...you have too many friends :)
That's what facebook is telling you. You can't make any new friends :)
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