I think it's shocking in an interesting way when someone does open up on FB - just as it would if they did so in a group setting. In some ways it makes revelations easier, because you don't have to see anyone's face, even though it's not anonymous.
What sites like FB do really well, though, is encourage the small congratulations/condolences that would otherwise get left behind. If someone posts an award or a death in the family, they tend to get a lot of small notices from even distant friends that they wouldn't get without FB. It also creates a notification system so you don't seem like you're bragging or fishing for sympathy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=39528 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
