Study: Un-Friending on Facebook has Real Consequences
295Call it the most obvious research study ever. A study at the University of Colorado, Denver found that un-friending people on Facebook can lead to real-world consequences. Essentially, people take their "friends" lists very seriously. Christopher Sibona, the study author, found that 40% of people avoid real-world contact with someone they know un-friended them on the social networking site, based on a few key factors.
Others, like me, don't put a huge amount of stock into removing Facebook friends. For instance, people will remove acquaintances who are boring, tedious, rude, or post way too often. Has un-friending ever backfired in real life to you? (It definitely has for me) Or, has someone upset you by removing your online relationship or friendship? Are these social networking labels the new norm of socialization, or are they essentially unimportant? Kristen Nedopak and I discuss.
-Kim
You can watch more of Nedopak here! http://www.nedopak.com/
Kristen's Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/KristenNedopak
Like what you see? Please support this channel for free by subscribing to Nerd Alert, a part of the TYT Network. It's free for you and makes me EVER SO HAPPY. Really. No hyperbole. http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=nerdalert
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NerdAlertTYT
Kim Horcher: https://twitter.com/kimscorcher
Sources: Geekosystem: http://www.geekosystem.com/real-world-unfriending-consequences/
Phys.org: http://phys.org/news/2013-02-facebook-unfriending-real-life-consequences.html