to defriend or not to defriend?

today one of my good college friends posted this interesting link on twitter.  it really makes you think.

i must admit i am an avid defriender and feel no shame in the act; however, the only people i am defriending are not actual friends.  (this sounds defensive i know).  do you really need to be friends with that girl on your freshman hall that you did not talk to but once on the first day of college because she transferred at winter break???  or how about that kid from chemistry 101 who friended everyone in the 300 person lecture?

I also defriend (on accident) a lot of sorority sisters who got married without my knowledge.  oops!

But it goes both ways.  after college ended, i was defriened by a friend of a good friend.  (is the word friend starting to look funny to you too?)  my friend was very hurt by the defriend and i was upset i would no longer be able to follow what this person was doing as we went our separate ways.  this defriend was done maliciously and i think was a bad move.

personally, i like to reduce the amount of access a distant friend has to my information using the privacy features.  that boy you had a great time with at the ZBZ/Gama Psi/Kappa Tau/Omega Chi 4-way (enjoy the greek reference) really does not need to or care to see all the pictures from your family vacation or your cousins wedding, and he probably wont be looking for them, that girl in your pledge class will be!

please read the CNN article yourself and let us know what you think!!!