Pet peeve update!
v 1.0:
People who send you invites to be linked / networked / friends on a social networking site like Tribe or Friendster, but they don't send you a real message with any real content, just a form request, and they don't try get to know you, don't mention anything in your profile, etc.
v 2.0:
When they do the above, you decline their invite, then a month later they send you the EXACT SAME INVITE because they don't even realize they've tried to connect with you before. You're just a tally mark acquisition to them and they don't even remember you as a person.
This just happened to me today. At the same time, I got a very nice intro message from someone on Uncreepy.com - and the contrast really struck me.
Anyone else have this happen? Does it drive you bonkers?
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i just got, like 14 emails from tribe from ONE person asking me to join the same group-- 14 times.
ReplyDeletewhat gives?
in other news: just started OOTTINLTO-- and loving it.
Hey Rob!
ReplyDeleteDamn they must want you in that tribe bad! Which one was it....?
Cool, glad you're liking OOTTINLTO! Lessee how would I pronounce that acronym? "Oooht-Tinnel-Too"?
Sigh. Some day I'm going to write a book with a short, simple, Hitchcockian title. Really.
Ahhh yeah, I've been there too... and then when I send a message back thanking someone for the invite.. sometimes I just get one email back from them, but then never hear from them again =). Ahh the internet.. what a lovely place. I'm just glad that you accepted my invite so long ago ;).
ReplyDeleteI got one "update my address book" form message from someone and I looked at the form and thought, "This looks like work." If he really wanted to know anything about me he'd write me a letter.
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