10 Minute Guide to Facebook - Adding Friends
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By Guest Blogger: Allan Cockerill
How many friends can I add daily on Facebook?
What is the maximum number for friends I can have?
These are the two most common search terms which bring people to my blog.
The answer to the first question is: I don’t know, and nobody seems to know for sure, but 20 to 30 seems to be the accepted figure.
I have added more, but slowed right down because I started hearing about people having their accounts deactivated for adding friends too aggressively.
Facebook is very conscious of spam, and is committed to blocking it in whatever way they can, even at the risk of being seen as heavy handed.
People who add friends quickly could be seen to have an ulterior motive, such as building a list to sell products to at a later date.
It should always be remembered that Facebook, Myspace, Bebo, StumbleUpon, etc are Social Networking Sites, where you can network with friends and business associates, but the emphasis is on social.
Stray too far off course, and you can expect a bit of strife from the site, and maybe even have your account suspended.
I myself would recommend adding no more than 10 friends in a day, and wait until all the invitations that I have sent out have been responded to.
Personally, I would concentrate on adding people as friends that I know from elsewhere to start with.
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Comments
Comment from Oza Meilleur
Time January 14, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Hi!
I got on Facebook at the end of July 2007, and started inviting all the people that were in the Thirty Day Challenge. Not a good idea.
Facebook was quick to send me an email saying that I could be suspended. So, of course, I calmed down. Now I mostly wait for people to add me, or I’ll send an invitation now and then. I’ve seen too many people be totally kicked off the face of Facebook. Just yesterday, a woman who had networked her way to over 1300 friends was evicted. Don’t mess with Facebook, folks.
Great article…thanks!
Big hugs always,
Mudd a.k.a. Oza
xoxo
Comment from Lee
Time January 30, 2008 at 9:20 am
Nice info there. I was a big digg user but now Stumbe has taken over big time… wish i switched ages ago
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Comment from Rick
Time August 6, 2008 at 12:16 pm
There is 2 radio hosts that are trying to get to 5000 to see if its the max…. they have less than 1400 to go to get to 5000!
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Comment from Gary R. Hess
Time January 13, 2008 at 2:15 am
Good info. Would really be nice to have a specific answer to the first one though, but it would be hard to do without getting too spammy of course.
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