Why not categorize them in three roles?I would rather consider a friend is whom you are following and he/she follows you as well. For example, if someone I follow but he doesn't follow me, I can't send direct messages to him. How can I consider him as a friend? A friend should be someone you can communicate with without boundaries. Make sense?
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 1:21 PM, TjL <[email protected]> wrote: > > "Follower" is clear (someone you follow) > > "Friend" is (kinda) clear if you know what "Follower" means > > ("If a Follower is someone who follows you, then a Friend must be > someone you follow.") > > I understand the desire to move away from the term "Friend" as > "Someone You Follow" (as it can be confusing) but what's the better > word for it? Has anyone come up with one? > > "Followees" isn't it but it's as close as I've come. > > > "Attention Getters" (those who get my attention) vs "Attention Givers" > (those who give their attention to me) would be another way of putting > it, but both seem too long :-) > > TjL > -- Gary http://twitter.com/garyzhao
