> Why do we need them? Relative to its size Facebook's platform really doesn't do anything that we would miss besides perhaps Birthday reminders. Loads of bus

> Why do we need them? Relative to its size Facebook's platform really doesn't do anything that we would miss besides perhaps Birthday reminders. Loads of business around the world no longer maintain their own websites. The only place you will find their contact information is on their Facebook pages. Sometimes those businesses have added their contact info to Google Maps, or enthusiasts have added it to OpenStreetMap, but so often you have no way of communicating with an establishment without at least visiting its Facebook page. The same can be said of many bands now. Facebook is how they get the world out about new releases and concert dates. Other sources can lag behind by weeks.