http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2007/12/05/friendship/ Music + Technology + Random Nonsense from the Music Industry by Ethan Kaplan, VP Product, Live Nation Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:55:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2007/12/05/friendship/comment-page-1/#comment-189966 Rachel Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:34:34 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/12/05/friendship/#comment-189966 It is interesting to see you equate the reformation of friendship with social networks. 10 or so years ago it was the Internet and social networks that enabled you to make such friends to begin with. Finding a friend over the Internet is at once detached but optimistic. Of course reconnecting would be as well. The beauty there is that anyone can find a friend. What I wonder, however, if it is easier to disconnect with friends because of the idea that they will always be one click away. Maybe one does not try as hard to retain a connection. It is interesting to see you equate the reformation of friendship with social networks. 10 or so years ago it was the Internet and social networks that enabled you to make such friends to begin with. Finding a friend over the Internet is at once detached but optimistic. Of course reconnecting would be as well. The beauty there is that anyone can find a friend. What I wonder, however, if it is easier to disconnect with friends because of the idea that they will always be one click away. Maybe one does not try as hard to retain a connection.

]]> http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2007/12/05/friendship/comment-page-1/#comment-189958 Val Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:23:33 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/12/05/friendship/#comment-189958 Hey, you talkin' bout us? It was great to see you, too! ;-) Hey, you talkin’ bout us? It was great to see you, too!

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