[dawn53]

I love Facebook...I’ve reconnected with people I had lost track of and enjoy seeing photos of close friend’s events (weddings, family reuions, etc.) that otherwise I would not be able to view except...it is a useful tool. Do I spend hours on the site, no, minutes is more like it, and I only respond to friend invites from people I actually know.

What I’d like to know, how come all my high school and college friends look so old, while I myself haven’t aged a bit? :)

[scott7278]

Yep - I got to reconnect with several people with whom I lost track. My general rule-of-thumb is that I only accept requests from people with whom I’ve had face-to-face contact and would actually converse with in the real world.

[VRWCer]

That’s exactly what I love about it! I have reconnected with dozens of the old friends I went to HS with and enjoy “checking in” with them on a daily or weekly basis (as the case may be), and seeing pictures of their vacations and their families, it makes me feel like those years in between have dropped away, and I can keep in touch with all of them without having to spend hours on the phone (which I deeply dislike). Also, I have a LOT of family in Ireland, and this gives us all a way to stay connected without frequent transatlantic phone calls (not really a fan of those either). If someone else doesn’t want to join the party, so to speak, well that’s fine! But calling other people out just because they enjoy having a multidimensional way to maintain friendships and family relationships is childish and somewhat controlling (don’t like controlling people either!). So I’ll just go back to my FR and FB now.... :-)

[magritte]

Facebook has connected me to missing friends and classmates throughout America. Political pages such as Sarah Palin's are quite enjoyable. I have relatives that I can keep up with in a way that wasn't possible before. My business is on Facebook, giving me a larger target to sell to.

And it's free.

Mr. Grumpy who wrote this article did everything but write "Back in my day..." Whippersnappers ! ...magritte

[HungarianGypsy]

What I’d like to know, how come all my high school and college friends look so old, while I myself haven’t aged a bit? :)

I asked myself that. My high school chums even asked that one. "You look just like you did in high school."

I have friends I have tried to find for years that had moved across country. We now keep in touch via facebook.

It is also a great way to say to friends and acquaintances, "Let's all meet up here on Friday." in one click instead of trying to hunt down phone numbers or email addresses.

As someone said, it's all in how it's used.