I don't care about FB either. I probably should, because it's a huge phenomenon, but, no matter how hard I try, I just can't. In the first place, all these

I don't care about FB either. I probably should, because it's a huge phenomenon, but, no matter how hard I try, I just can't. In the first place, all these pure social networking sites (i.e. those that don't do much useful if you're the only user) rub me slightly the wrong way. I feel I'm being asked to invest my effort into creating value for someone else, and that I'm being locked into a single-vendor implementation. It's not a good feeling. In the second place, I just don't see what FB _does_ for me that I can't do more simply some other way. Although I can't remember name of the fellow who said it, or the exact wording, I share the sentiment that "I already belong to a social network. It's called the Internet." I've got an e-mail address, and a (few!) websites. I don't see why I should have to play in somebody's walled garden to connect with other people who've got the same.