Web 2.0 relationship scorecard
- +1 for a 'friend'
- +5 for a 'follower'
- +10 for a blog comment
- +25 for a blog contact
- +50 for an email
- +100 for a photo
- +250 for a NSFW photo
- +400 for an audio conversation
- +99,999 for a hot steamy IM session
- +1,000,000 for sharing a pint
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Tired of being a 'soul in isolation' with 0 (zero) friends in the whole wide world ?
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