50 friends in 24 hours and counting...

so here was my great experiment. i signed up for facebook at the request of my 10-year old son (which has an account) and wanted to see what the fuzz was all about. from the initial set up, which was fairly easy, to 24 hours later, i had friended or been befriended by 50 people! just by following suggestions that family and friends were sending my way and by searching for some key friends that i knew were already signed up on fb. to me that's astounding that i was able to get signed up, gather some friends and post comments, photos and links (including this blog) within one day. now, some caveats were pointed out to me that are true: fb is 500 million strong, and its fairly mature as a social medium, so i had that in my favor. by now, everyone (and their mother, girlfriend, wife, ex-wife, ex-girlfriend, in-laws, classmates from kindergarten, prom queens, etc..) have already signed up. i know it is not about the numbers, but rather the quality of the conversation (thanks ds!) but now i understand what a powerful social medium fb is. want to be my friend? roberto is on facebook!