I’ve spend enough time on twitter, my personal website, online video games, facebook, and a million other social networks to know one thing – there are some WEIRD people out there.  Don’t get me wrong – I’m weird…but there are some people out there who are REALLY weird.

Tonight facebook allowed its users to select a personal domain for them to use – for life.  Yah, I got one.  But I’m not going to become “friends” with everyone who sends me a friend request.  For one, if I have never met you (or talked to you) we’re not friends.  Sorry – we could be friends one day, but we aren’t yet.

I have people all the time send me requests that I don’t even know.  If I don’t accept your “friend” request, please don’t take it personal, but I use facebook to connect with “real life” friends, family, students that I minister to , etc – and can’t risk someone going through all my “real life” friends and trying to “add” them as a “friend.”  (i.e. – “facebook stalking” them) Or prehaps getting mad at me for something I post on my blog, or say through twitter, and want to stalk me via my “real” friends on facebook.  I can’t risk it. I enjoy meeting people – so maybe one day we can be both “real” friends, and “facebook” friends.  But until then, let’s start with twitter, then take it to the next level!

How about you – do you keep your social networks separate?  Do you add everyone who sends you a “friend” request to facebook?  Is one more personal then the other?