> It passes boredom So does cutting your toenails > It maintains friendships, > It resurrects old friendships, > It sparks new friendships No, people do thos

> It passes boredom So does cutting your toenails > It maintains friendships, > It resurrects old friendships, > It sparks new friendships No, people do those things. It's a medium for that interactions, but hardly the only one. > It’s extendable, > It’s integratable Those are both pretty clever. The quality of work that utilises this capacity may vary, but that's not FB's fault. > It’s a social news feed Yep, quite cool for that > It’s a world news feed Only if you consider celebrity gossip to be world news > It’s a chat platform It's a horrible chat platform > It’s a media sharing platform Love that side of it > It’s a company of talented hackers Their mobile apps suggest otherwise, to be honest > It’s a place where small business promote themselves Pretty cool for that. Used wisely, it's a great return on investment, based on what I've seen people I know doing. My sister is a wedding photographer and she gets tons of jobs through it. > It’s the only place that some businesses promote themselves (not even a website) That's true, but I find that to be a pretty horrendous user experience. The Wall / Info / Page structure for company pages is just dire. Even web pros like me have trouble getting the info they want. > It’s Google’s big problem to solve I dunno. General Motors have stopped advertising with them, and I've heard a lot of people say the return on investment isn't great on FB ads compared to google ads. > It has created a massive queryable, crowd-sourced, graph of people, places, and things of the world That's very unattractive to me, I don't like the thought of the shared details of my life being someone else's commercial product. > They’ve captured 1/7th of the world If you think having lots of customers online is a mark of quality, I suggest you listen to Bruno Mars' "The Way You Are", the highest selling song on digital, ever. Popular means successful, it doesn't mean good. > They asked for all of your info, and you gave it to them How is that supposed to be attractive? And a lot of people actually give fake info, speaking as someone whose facebook profile is named after a tractor and shows up as the wrong gender.