Well I am late to the party as usual. I have been busy with real life!
Anyway, I joined FB upon invitation and have struggled with it for about 6 months. I already knew that my kids use text messaging rather than email because email is so slow, last generation, lame.
But then they don't do a lot on FB either. They keep in touch with their close friends in other ways.
I reject all friend requests that I don't recognize. And all commercial requests. I am there in full view. But I am retired so maybe it is not worth their while.
I have found FB to be useful to reconnect with a cousin who is confined to a wheelchair and lives outside my normal sphere of travel (and also that of her two brothers) so we have reconnected in a meaningful way. There are a couple of other meaningful connections that have developed. Enough so, I check it twice a week to see what is up (unless travelling).
There are number of postings that I have had to shut done, including all games. But I have also connected with a bunch of new friends in the expat community in PV. So on balance, I would say it is a worthwhile forum but not the billion dollar panacea that Goldman thinks it is.
I check into three forums on a regular basis (daily when I can) and FB is not one of them. But for once a week or so, it does add value.
My grandson who is 10 has befriended me and, according to some new facilities, IDed me as his Grandpa. I suspect that means I can be eliminated from viewing some of his posts, but he won't do that for another 3 years! And by then I might have moved on to something else anyway.
Does anyone else view the market activity as reminiscent of 2000? All things are great in the markets, except that they are disconnected with reality!