Silky: The Silkworm of Fate!

[neilr]

(Ok, the topic's a stretch, but it is related to the 'tied together' theme..)

IMHO there are a number of problems with social networking sites. The obvious one is that they're silos (I've heard an interesting rumor about how Windows Live is going to integrate with several of them, but that's just a rumor until it's not) but less obvious is the fact

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[conflictdswitch]

Well, I think LJ has an awesome setup to deal with just this situation. As for other sites, where is the harm in having a link to someone you used to know way back when? As for the random person, I simply ask them *why* they would ever want to friend me. If I don't like their answer, I politely decline the request.