I just don't have that many friends...

The twitter version of this post: I'm changing from a personal profile to a public page. That will enable me to interact with more people and will involve trimming my friend list.

I'm not sure I have as many friends as my Facebook profile says I have. In reality, I have a few friends, dozens of acquaintances, and lots of people that I care about but don't really know. So, I'm going to change my Facebook status.

Here's what I know about Facebook:

• Facebook is a great place to connect with people
• There are 2 basic types of "pages" where you make connections in FB: personal & public profiles
• Personal profiles limit the number of connections ("friends") you can make 
• Public profiles can have an unlimited number of connections
• You do not have to be a member of Facebook to access a public profile
• Connections in personal profiles are called "friends", in public profiles they are called "fans"

Here's what I'm thinking:

• I'd like to switch my profile to a public one now, before I reach the "friend" limit
• I hate the idea of my "friends" becoming "fans"...but that's a Facebook deal...it is what it is
• There are tools on the public profile option that will help us continue the connections in even better ways 

Here's what the next two weeks look like:

• I'm going to post this on my personal profile
• I'm going to tweet this at least 2 times next week
• I'm going to try to email this to as many of my "friends" as I can
• I'm going to spam my "friends" at least twice to invite them to the new page
• I'm going to ask you to hold your nose and click on the "become a fan" link on the new page
• I'm going to "de-friend" all but a few friends and family on my personal profile

That's the plan. I hope you will join the conversation if you haven't already, or, if we are already "friends", follow me to a new location and lets continue it.

Comments

[Kelly Nastasi]

I'll become your "fan" with pleasure. :)

[angie mizzell]

I just became a fan! I agree with your choice... I have more than 800 "friends" and even though I can adjust security settings, it always feels weird to post photos of my baby and update my status!

[Guy Walker]

Sounds good. Thanks for spelling it out. Many other pastors should follow suit.