Professionalism when using FB for business networking

[Emma Powell]

I use LinkedIn and Facebook both for business networking and get a lot of connection requests from strangers that I will accept after I vet it's a real person etc, then send a PM expressing I'm happy to have them in my network. Most are professional interactions, and I've found several passive investors this way. However, especially with FB, what do you do when the connection wants to just chat or flirt? I block spammers and those with truly inappropriate comments, but chatters and flirters, do you ignore, politely brush off, unfriend, or block?