I find my use of any of the "above" has plateaued. I mentioned uses - for me. I keep friend lists LOW. I have "met" some really neat people and treasure my virtual communities. However, I understand that musicians need lots of "friends" in order to "get known", etc. I do not want to bother going through tons and each of mine on each site is important to me. I put links on facebook and am now moving important ones up the page lest they get lost - like Apple Hollow as it approaches the time!

Recently I joined this new "community" which has a calmer more useful format in some ways:

http://davisdeluxe.ning.com/profile/DorothyParshall

The music option is excellent and the photo option the best I have seen, IMO!

However, mudcat, on which I pick and choose, has the best in depth communication and I just learn to skip past the threads which do not speak to my condition and the nut cases who like to sound off.