@Katherine: Glad that you like the blog. While I suppose such a thing as deep interaction on Facebook is possible — I’ve attempted it once or twice myself — it seems unnecessarily difficult. How hard would it be to increase the character limits for Note responses? My conclusion is thus that except for occasional checking in on friends, Facebook just isn’t worth my time.

That said, I do disagree with part of your assessment of Facebook. Yes, there is undoubtedly a glut of too many apps which requires one to have self restraint and hope for ‘friends’ who possess the same. Also, I strongly dislike the fact that Facebook terms everyone “friends” when many people simply do not fit that category and only have friend status for convenience purposes. “Contacts” would be more accurate term.

With appropriate use, however, Facebook can transcend the fast-food interaction status and become something deeper and more meaningful. Yes, this requires a shared realistic mindset on both ends; the user and the user’s friend(s), but so does most human interaction. A virtual gift is not a “real” gift, but it can be a genuine expression of sentiment when one cannot send a tangible gift.

That said, I do agree with you that it is a rare instance when a genuinely deep interaction will occur on Facebook, as in many methods of virtual (and real life, although I do think the bodily factor adds some depth) interaction. However, I do not think Facebook deserves such disregard. It can become a valuable means of communication and interaction.

Now I use facebook purely for networking. I even keep time, so I am not likely to waste more then 10 mins.

And what’s with the Vampire bites??

And I’ll cut you some slack for creating Facebook apps. Everyone’s got to make a living right?

Well, now after about half a year or so, I realize that I don’t log in to Facebook more than twice a week or so, and even then I don’t spend more than five to ten minutes checking out my latest notifications and messages - and then it’s time to go out…

To bad, considering that at work I’m currently busy building apps for Facebook

Well… Our apps of course are great!

But when it comes to networking and making friends online, I prefer blogging over anything else. After all, that’s how I have learned to know all of you guys.

To be frank, though, I don’t see how it can be an effective connection tool, given that its interface seems designed to prevent anything more than superficial connections.

I’m sorry. As a connection tool, hey, good, great. As a significant stupid distraction during my workday, I have to trash this one like a bull stomping on a piece of rug.