For a long time I was extremely wary of FB...visions of old junior high boyfriends, amongst others, came to mind, hunting me down and forcing me to friend them.

Really, it is much more benign. I joined about a month ago because a friend insisted it is a great marketing tool for my business (which I think is arguable, but at least it is free!)...but I find it really fun on a personal level, and have indeed re-connected with some very good friends from the past (like this last week with a couple of former teammates with whom I raced Idaho's HP Challenge in the mid 90's!), none of whom I could have reconnected with by other means. And my sister, who never has time for a phone call, seems to have endless availability through FB. we poke each other daily.

I find it a very friendly format, and the extreme ease of uploading photos (there is a tool through iPhoto that allows you to upload about 50 in a minute) makes it really easy to share your life (on your terms) with your extended community.