Unfriending

The Aloneness of Social Media

Joel D. Hirst | Posted 05.20.2012

Joel D. Hirst

We share so much, with so many, that instead of building intimacy it creates a vast electronic stage upon which we are all actors in some endless, narcissistic play about ourselves.

Profile Stalking, And Other Signs It's Time To Unfriend Your Ex On Facebook

| Debra Goldstein & Olivia Baniuszewic | Posted 01.12.2012

Debra Goldstein and Olivia Baniuszewicz -- flirtexting experts and authors of "Flirtexting: How To Text Your Way To His Heart" -- bring you pre-appro...

Cops: Facebook Unfriending Drives Woman To Arson

Posted 01.03.2012

Authorities in Iowa say a 30-year-old woman attempted to burn down a couple's house last week in retaliation for being unfriended on Facebook. Jenn...

Facebook And Social Media: What Would Jesus Do?

G. Elijah Dann | Posted 06.20.2011

G. Elijah Dann

Would Jesus unfriend Judas on his way to appear before Pilate? Would Jesus already be unfriended by all his disciples and all those who once clamored to be on his profile?

My one-sided friendship: How can I get her to stop IM-ing me?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Irene S. Levine

QUESTION Hi Irene, I'm in an awkward situation with a friend and I'm at a loss about how to proceed. We've been friends for about 6 years. We met ...

Top 3 Ways to Get Unfriended on Facebook

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Irene S. Levine

In what claims to be the first study of its kind, Christopher Sibona, a doctoral student in the Computer Science and Information Systems program at th...

CU-Denver Student Examines The Reasons For Facebook Unfriending

Posted 05.25.2011

A University of Colorado-Denver business student claims to have conducted one of the first comprehensive studies on the causes and etiquette of "unfri...

Defriended: The Politics Of Social Networking

Giulia Rozzi | Posted 11.17.2011

Giulia Rozzi

Last week my procrastination led me to conduct a classmate search on Facebook in which I noticed that a girl who had been my friend now had an "add as a friend" rectangle next to her face. "Add as a friend?"

Virtual Rejection

Lloyd Garver | Posted 05.25.2011

Lloyd Garver

For the past couple of months, I've been feeling a great deal of shame and embarrassment. Now it's gotten too difficult for me to hold those feelings ...