> The only reason they use it is because they wan't to socialize with their friends, but know of no other way to communicate through a network (Sorry MySpace).

> The only reason they use it is because they wan't to socialize with their friends, but know of no other way to communicate through a network (Sorry MySpace). Well, there's plenty of ways to communicate! And plenty of ways to say something publically, too. I think one key thing Facebook has that other (currently well-known) things don't is the area between the two -- ability to write something directed at a specific person, which is also public. Namely, making a post on their wall. I was very surprised to learn Google+ doesn't do this when it was being touted as a replacement for Facebook. IMO, Google+ is actually more like LiveJournal but without threaded comments.