Agreed. I got rid of my Facebook because it was a meaningless set of updates and I received more spam than anything else. Idiots wasting time on pokes and “whatcha doing” updates along with the phishing scams led me to deactivate it shortly after getting it.
The interesting part is the odd assumption that the first one or two people within a first and last name combination in a Facebook search are “you”. (My combo is rare, but there are a few others in the US with it).
I have received correspondence from people dead certain I was this other person and must take care of something. No, I didn’t meet you in that party. No, I am not a health official in Oregon that sent out that notice.
I have a professional website, a blog and I’m on linkedin. That is enough for my work. Facebook wastes my time, and it never generated legitimate business.
I finally succumbed and generated a Linkedin profile. What's your assessment of it as far as a business tool?