(As a newbie I was confused about the difference between 'friend' and 'follow'. The help pages didn't clear it up for me. So, here is a start at a clear explanation.)

There are two important things to know about Friend and Follow:

• They are independent. You can Friend someone without Following them and you can Follow someone without Friending them.
• Friend and Follow are both "one-way". That is, if Alice adds Bob as a Friend, that doesn't mean Bob has Alice for a friend.

• You see their updates, along with yours, on the Web on your home page.
• You do not see their updates on your phone or IM client, unless you are following them.
• They can send you a direct message. You cannot send them a direct message unless they add you as a friend.
• Web links and commands are: Add and Remove
• When you first add someone as a Friend, you automatically Follow them.

• You get their updates on your phone or IM client.
• You do not see their updates on the Web on your home page.
• You cannot direct message them. They cannot direct message you.
• Web links and commands are: Follow and Leave

• List of Friends you Added: on your home page, click the N Friends link
• List of people you are Following: not available
• List of people who Added you as a Friend: not available
• List of People who are Following you: on your home page, click the N Followers link

Using the Web interface, how do you follow someone without adding them as a Friend? The only way I have seen to do it is to:

1. go to someone's page
2. you can't follow them without adding them as a Friend
3. click the 'N Friends' link to see their Friends
4. you can choose to follow one of their Friends

1. go to Bob's page
2. look at each of his friends
3. find a friend of Bob's (call her Alice) that has Bob as a friend
4. go to Alice's page
5. look at Alice's list of friends
6. Bob should be there and there should be a Follow Bob link
7. phew! ;-)

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