Thanks to Web 2.0, you can be friends with a rock star’s intern

Amusing post from the always-enjoyable Online Fandom (Nancy Baym) on friending Michael Stipe and Peter Buck on Facebook. “For weeks nothing happened. Which was about what I expected,” she writes. When suddenly one day: “Both friends requests were accepted within 45 minutes of each other.” She continues:

Over the next couple of hours I watched as they both joined lots of groups and became friends with the same people at the same time.

And I’m thinking, ok, I didn’t really expect it to really be you, but do you have to make it SO OBVIOUS that it’s not?

In the end, though, she keeps Stipe and Buck among her “friends” just the same. For full explanation and thoughtful consideration of pros and cons, here’s the whole post.

Note: I’ve added a new category and backed in previous Murketing posts on Facebook etc., all now are categorized under “Social” Studies. Also: Murketing’s del.icio.us links on “SocialNetworking” here.