A few months ago, I gutted my Facebook friends list. I deleted so called “friends” that I never ever spoke to, didn’t care if they’re unborn baby was waving in the sonogram, the ones who only asked for free stuff and so on. Yesterday, I deleted even more “friends.” People, I thought I’d want to keep up with, I didn’t. I also deleted everyone in my family except for my dad and sister. Don’t get me wrong, I love my extended family but I can’t keep up. I get the information I need about them through my Dad. He’s closer to them than I am. I also deleted co-workers which upset a few but let’s be honest, I see you daily and if I follow you on Twitter, I know what you’re doing and I’ll walk down the hall and ask. I mean no offense to those that were deleted. I just don’t use Facebook. I was going to delete it all together but I have a wedding and few trips that I need it for this year. It’s been easier to communicate with the some of the parties involved via Facebook as they are avid Facebookers. There are also a few vacation places I want to keep track of as well and then there are the few “friends” that I kept because I want to keep up with them. I’ll remain on Facebook just for my friend Kevin F, who is my personal ray of sunshine. If I can convince him to join Twitter, I’m deleting my Facebook account all together in 2012 after all the trips I’ve planned have been taken.

Twitter on the other hand is my social media of choice. I follow the ones I want without them having to follow me back. I can even create an entire list of subjects I want to keep updated on without following everyone in the free world. I have an All Things Hockey List. Guess what, it is all hockey. Important to me during the season and less important during the off season. My travel list. Important to me when I’m searching for an idea or location to head to. I can comment or retweet on something and everyone in their web of friends doesn’t have to see it unless they are following me. I use Twitter daily. I express my thoughts, post blog links, and talk to friends through it. I find a certain amount of freedom in using Twitter. I’m completely honest with my Twitter Followers…and of my followers, I probably know 20 personally but probably have done more interaction with all my followers than I have with my Facebook “friends.” And honestly, it’s less of a nightmare. Facebook to me is high school all over again…he said she said…why isn’t so-and-so my friend…blah…blah…blah. I graduated high school and moved on. Why would I want to be in that nightmare again?

So there you have it people…why I deleted Facebook “friends” and why I choose Twitter over it. If I deleted you as a Facebook friend it doesn’t mean I deleted you as a REAL LIFE friend, really, step away from the internet and interact with your friends in person again.

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