- Researchers say our reaction to social rejection is the same whether it happens online or off
- Elaine Fogel learned this after having a LinkedIn request be turned down
- After experiencing online rejection, Kenneth Loflin altered the way he interacts online
- Some users think you can avoid awkwardness of defriending by sending e-mail to explain
(plus from danah boyd (2006). Friends, Friendsters, and MySpace: ‘defriending’ someone by dropping them from a friend list can result – deliberately or accidentally – in upset feelings )