The Facebook Phenomenon

I admit it.  Two years ago, I was skeptical about the utility of Facebook.  I thought to myself, Facebook is just another way to waste time.  Then I started library school and all my classmates were on Facebook.  So I decided to join.  At first, I made the same mistakes that everyone else does.  I added every application I was invited to and spent hours uploading pictures and writing on my friends’ walls.  Then I got smart.  I removed half my applications.  I realized that with Facebook, you can put as much or as little time into it as you want.  There are no obligations.  I started to (and continue to) view Facebook as a self-updating address book.  Now, all of my friends are in one place and I know where to find them when I need them.

After paring down my applications, I was left with:

Where I’ve Been
Video
Movies
My Library Thing
CiteMe
SuperPoke
Pandora