Friends FOR Benefits

I ran across a comment to a SoshiTech post that was certainly illuminating. Here's a portion of roadwax's comment:

For some months now, copy writing websites have openly advertised ‘jobs’ aimed at people who wish to earn money by ‘adding friends’ to particular pages on Facebook. The rate in November 2011 were approximately $1 per 5 added or linked profiles or higher.

This could explain some of the unusual friend requests I (and probably you) have been receiving.