tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post9123785594429145867..comments2024-03-29T06:29:02.182-04:00Comments on You Don't Say: My good friendsJohn McIntyrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03559687583130468871noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-89944679058290047922009-06-09T14:28:45.783-04:002009-06-09T14:28:45.783-04:00friend (v) will be in the dictionary before too lo...friend (v) will be in the dictionary before too longBeverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543690962370750842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-23051355253502969902009-06-09T11:45:51.439-04:002009-06-09T11:45:51.439-04:00Whether anyone would want to put up with the inane...<i>Whether anyone would want to put up with the inane quizzes and other crap that Facebook throws at its members is a separate issue.</i><br /><br />That's the one part of Facebook I dislike.PCB Robhttp://panamacityonline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-50394739684606007772009-06-09T11:43:15.868-04:002009-06-09T11:43:15.868-04:00Ah, but "I friended him" is shorter and ...Ah, but "I friended him" is shorter and more succinct: it means "on Facebook". With "befriended" you'd have had to add that qualifier.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-31642952902792260302009-06-08T16:27:20.860-04:002009-06-08T16:27:20.860-04:00If "friend" can shift to accommodate the...If "friend" can shift to accommodate the sort of social networking meaning, then surely "befriend" could have shifted with it. But it's too late now. The noun has been verbed.Marcoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170588816722651862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-92191919148983909272009-06-08T15:01:24.099-04:002009-06-08T15:01:24.099-04:00I like "friending" for Facebook. Even &q...I like "friending" for Facebook. Even "befriending" implies you actually know and like the person you're doing it to.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-54058986741282981832009-06-08T12:58:50.580-04:002009-06-08T12:58:50.580-04:00For regional differentiation, barbecue may be subs...For regional differentiation, <i>barbecue</i> may be substituted for <i>Thai food</i> in my previous comment.John McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559687583130468871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-84892286933144428342009-06-08T10:16:12.372-04:002009-06-08T10:16:12.372-04:00As to "friending" sources: Has a reporte...As to "friending" sources: Has a reporter ever had a personal conversation with a source, talked about family, mentioned preferences in movies or music, discussed where to get good Thai food? The difference between such conversations and Facebook exchanges is that the Facebook exchanges are available for public examination. <br /><br />Most of the WSJ principles about particpating in Twitter and Facebook appear to boil down to "Don't make an ass of yourself in public," which is good advice for journalists in all contexts.John McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559687583130468871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-9622339784379777372009-06-08T09:31:22.068-04:002009-06-08T09:31:22.068-04:00I think the new Wall Street Journal policy on onli...I think the new Wall Street Journal policy on online activities offers some interesting points for reporters, especially, to think about. Should reporters "friend" sources and PR people they regularly deal with or who might suggest a political leaning?<br /><br />http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003972544Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-79668299939476326022009-06-08T09:12:13.837-04:002009-06-08T09:12:13.837-04:00Yeah, they could have used befriended.Yeah, they could have used <i>befriended</i>.John Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452247999156925669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-8387622274549688342009-06-08T09:03:44.425-04:002009-06-08T09:03:44.425-04:00Whether anyone would want to put up with the inane...<i>Whether anyone would want to put up with the inane quizzes and other crap that Facebook throws at its members is a separate issue...</i> I tried Facebook for a few months. I took my page down. I found it to be the electronic equivalent of "empty calories".Buckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-28266656340001275732009-06-08T08:48:14.759-04:002009-06-08T08:48:14.759-04:00And if you accept friend as a verb, you must then ...And if you accept friend as a verb, you must then live with de-friend. :-)The Spectatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957037068796320437noreply@blogger.com