Is Defriending THE Trend of 2009?

So, you spent all of last year madly friending people on Facebook and Twitter. Will you spend 2009 defriending them?

Yes [1], says social media maven, Charlene Li!  2009 is all about quality friendships, she writes, as we all hunker down for a long, hard slog through this recession. She also mentioned my favorite new gidget (somewhere between a gadget and a widget) called Twitter Grader [2] to help you figure out who to keep and who to throw overboard.

Burger King has taken the defriending frenzy to a new high (or low depending on your taste!). Post their Application "Whopper Sacrifice [3]" on your Facebook page, defriend ten people, and you get a free Whopper.  My gut says that we're getting mighty close to the marathon dance contests [4] of the Great Depression here, but maybe my gut is just missing a flame broiled burger right now!