I had heard there was a 5k friend limit on Facebook. I just didn\’t take it to heart. Until I reached 5k and tried to add 5001., at which point FB reminded of the limit.

It was a weird moment ,but actually one that I have come to respect and appreciate. Facebook went from being a way to broadcast information to 5k people, probably 4k of which I didn\’t know or even have a business link to, to a platform I either had to take seriously or walk away from.

I try to have open lines of communications with anyone who is interested in The Mavs, HDNet, HDNet Fights, 2929 Entertainment, Radical Buy or any of the many other businesses I\’m associated with. If they had a question, I wanted to be able to at least acknowledge it, if not answer it. My email address, mark.cuban@dallasmavs.com is readily available across the net.

What I had not accounted for was that there were a lot of people who I had never met or had any connection to, who took the concept of FB \”friending\” literally. They wanted to interact as if we were long time friends. I was getting FB emails asking me how i was doing. What I was up to tonight. What did i think of X, Y, Z. Stuff that I was not going to tell a total stranger, even if they were my FB \”friend\”

So I started paring down \”my friends\”. Based on where they lived, or what friends we did or didn\’t have in common, who they worked for and whether or not I thought there could be some, or any common ground. It was kind of a bizarre process of deciding who i didn\’t want as a :\”friend\”. I actually felt bad \”cutting\” people from my friend list, but I really didn\’t have a choice.

i also had to make decisions on the 100 plus new friend requests I get per day. Could this person really be my friend ? Could this person really be someone i do business with ? Did I actually know this person ?

Its kind of a bizarre process of clicking on ignore and deleting friend requests. To any of you who I have deleted or ignored. Its nothing personal.

My new FB strategy is not exclusively about \”friends\” in the truest sense of the word. Its about three layers of \”friends\”

The first layer has my real friends. Those people who who I have actually met in real life and who I enjoy keeping in touch with. FB provides a great way to keep up with things with them via pictures, notifications, etc.

The 2nd layer is people who I have tangential connections to. They may just live in Dallas Fort Worth. They may be self proclaimed Mavs or MMA or movie fans, or in groups I\’m in. For whatever reason there is something about them that I could connect to.

The 3rd layer is emerging as a very unique and interesting network in FB.
Its what I will call \”The Power Layer.\” These are people who in whatever industry they are in , retain some level of power. Having them as FB friends, although very simple and non committal, gives me some level of access to them, and them to me. These are people that if they sent me a FB mail, i would certainly read and respond to , and I think they would do the same.

Its what I could also call the one shot layer. If you have an idea or thought, you get 1 shot, per year to get their attention. Anything more than that probably could and would get me deleted. Everyone at this layer gets pitched continuously. Myself included. If you abuse it, you lose it.

I honestly was shocked at how many people that I really respect in the business world are on FB. It will be interesting to see if big business networking flourishes on FB or if participation on FB is just a way for \”the Power Layer\” to get a better understanding of, and to keep track of what is happening in the FB universe

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61. Dear Mark,

the same thing is happening to me now in my facebook account.
At the same time that i respect this I\’m trying to find a solution for the readers to still have access to my work.
My webmaster sent me your article and I found it very interesting.
Thank you for sharing
Paulo

Posted at 10:48AM on Jan 30th 2008 by Paulo Coelho

62. This real interesting to hear from people who are at the other end of the scale to me – just starting out with FB and wanting to connect with as many people as possible. Hopefully to make friends and strategic partners.

I can only guess what it must be like saying no to people right now!

Posted at 2:15PM on Feb 8th 2008 by Tim Baxter

63. The 5,000 person limit is something that not many people encounter, but your concern with classifying \”friends\” is something interesting that everybody encounters. Social networks have changed what it means to be a friend. Somebody you do business with isn\’t necessarily your friend, but you do have a relationship with them. While you separated your FB friends into different layers, I actually like to use separate social networks for personal and professional relationships.

For personal, I use FB. I don\’t do much business with my old friends from high school and college. I use http://www.konnnects.com for my professional social networking. I like keeping my relationships separated, like you, because of the differences in those relationships. Whereas I might have a more risque pic on FB, I use a more professional pic for business. That Konnects website is business focused so it is easier to maintain the business aspect of those relationships.

Just thought I would throw down my thoughts. Good post though about the \”power level\” friends.

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For personal, I use FB. I don\’t do much business with my old friends from high school and college. I use http://www.konnnects.com for my professional social networking. I like keeping my relationships separated, like you, because of the differences in those relationships. Whereas I might have a more risque pic on FB, I use a more professional pic for business. That Konnects website is business focused so it is easier to maintain the business aspect of those relationships.

Just thought I would throw down my thoughts. Good post though about the \”power level\” friends.

I can only guess what it must be like saying no to people right now!

the same thing is happening to me now in my facebook account.
At the same time that i respect this I\’m trying to find a solution for the readers to still have access to my work.
My webmaster sent me your article and I found it very interesting.
Thank you for sharing
Paulo

Merry Christmas! First time reading your blog and wanted to quickly comment that I enjoyed your Success and Motivation series. Hopefully, I\’ll be in your league soon enough.

As far as FB\’s layers don\’t you think LinkedIn has captured that concept especially for business networking? Their use of \”degrees of connection\” offer that organization that you are talking about. I think it might be a little too late for FB to establish themselves as a one stop for all aspects of networking. Their progression from opening up to colleges to high schools and then to the general public has turned it into a carnival of sorts. I don\’t think business professionals can achieve the same experience from FB as they can with something like LinkedIn. Don\’t get me wrong I love staying in touch with old college acquaintances on FB, but it doesn\’t seem like the perfect setting to pitch an idea to anybody?

Thanks,
Santosh