Anti-social (networking)

Emily who teaches at Long Island and also P/Ting as a librarian has written an opinion piece on Facebook’s shadow culture (http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0611/p09s03-coop.html). She quotes Aristotle’s “a friend to all is a friend to none”. Harsh words. I would say we are living in an age of commoditization, friendship included. Lucky for us, LinkedIn has not gone IPO just yet and somehow off Emily’s radar of criticism. Is there anything wrong with connecting with old colleagues (MCI people are still commenting on its culture, and many would love to “Do it again”) and finding a better career opportunity? Especially when you are a Mr Mom from West Palm Beach, seeking a Vietnam opportunity. I love social network and crowd-sourcing, whatever Emily says. This is my opinion, and I challenge hers.