I started a Facebook account shortly after I finished library school as a way to stay in touch with my cohort. It's been a great way to keep in touch. It's made it really easy to see who landed the job of their dreams, who's getting married and to pass along ideas. I've played around with MySpace and decided Facebook is really more to my liking, although I do like visiting some of the MySpace band pages. I discovered these while trying to find a friend of mine who was part of a band back in Boston:
www.tribeonline.info
Features I like: Being able to keep up with people, creating my own page, adding features such as WorldCat and Librarything so it's all in one place, and having friends contact me. I just added a friend I hadn't heard from in a long time , it was great to get back in touch!
Features I like not so much: Wading through all of the random newsfeeds.
Why are they popular? MySpace - a way for folks to creatively express themselves virtually. Some of the pages are really amazing in their intricacy. Facebook-more straight forward format seems to appeal to those looking for a less involved way to keep in touch.
And, as mentioned earlier, it's just a great way for people to connect and reconnect!
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