Three weeks after I posted this video, Chris Brogan posted this article, where he gives a quick, honest perspective on following, friending, and fanning. (Please note that his article was not in response to mine, nor is it any other way connected other than by the link in the previous sentence.)

In the post Brogan writes:

If I invite you to join the Facebook group for Trust Agents, it’s because I think you’ll get some value out of participating there. Say you join the group. If you now invite me to join your real estate company’s fan page after you’ve joined my book’s group, what should I do? Should I say yes because you said yes to me?

I’ve personally invited Chris to join me elsewhere online. Though he’s a friend on Facebook, he hasn’t joined me elsewhere. And so what? It’s his choice and his time — and every single one of us has the same finite amount of it to give.

Chris and I still connect on many platforms and on many levels as I’m sure thousands upon thousands do. Quite frankly I don’t know how he has the time — or makes it — but his enthusiasm and attitude are always inspiring.

We can’t take this stuff personally, or worse, make the person who didn’t join your group or become a fan feel awkward or at all uneasy about their choice. It is, after all, their choice — not yours.

What do you think?