tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34275044.post2076629161117632892..comments2023-04-23T07:00:02.839-04:00Comments on Identity in Practice: Friend ClassificationsGeorge Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12081110172957645007noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34275044.post-60648136777389242742008-06-04T12:40:00.000-04:002008-06-04T12:40:00.000-04:00"Friending" in general is a broken term, and we mi..."Friending" in general is a broken term, and we might all do better to organize the way we talk about relationships in terms of the data that we're sharing.<BR/><BR/>For instance, even though they're your friends, when your social network ends up on Dopplr, what they really are are your "fellow travelers". Maybe on Brightkite or FireEagle-based services they're 'locals' or Flickr would do well to have 'fan' or 'stalker' tags :)<BR/><BR/>I think that taxonomy-ing contact lists is great, and it would be a time to start getting more specific on how these relationships are actually sharing data between people on different sitesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com