I like it to keep up with what friends are doing -- sort of like hollering into the conversation in the next room. And reading things I find interesting and passing them on. I've also gotten in touch with a lot of people I'd lost touch with over the years -- a student of Tom's from Kingsley Hall who is living in Thailand even found Tom through my presence at Facebook.

I get non-musical questions answered faster at Facebook than at Mudcat.

I find it a VERY effective method of communication -- easier than email to communicate with more than one person at a time.

But very often, especially in cases of Tom's medical adventures, I link the Mudcat thread to my Facebook feed -- then I can update friends who aren't Mudcatters.

Mary, I didn't really notice you actually USING FB except for games. You, like many at Facebook, aren't "there" consistently, so if I've needed to communicate with you it's not been through FB. Instead I'd email or call you (or send you a postcard or a carrier pigeon...smoke signals are less effective).

I'm not going to "miss" you at Facebook -- I never really considered you to be there.

Linn