1. Facebook lets me keep in touch with friends that I would otherwise never think about or remember. Right now, this is my only "serious" use for it.
2. I guess internet spoiled by letting me be an active participant (i.e. reading and commenting on news). I actually find TV to be boring if not done as a social activity: going out with friends to see a movie, for example.
3. Reddit, news.YC, and smaller niche sites (Center for Responsible Nanotechnology) do it for me.
Granted, Facebook does allow friends to keep in touch, but does it strengthen connections with friends? Or does it go deep as just looking at photos and writing on walls?
I don't think any website can strengthen your connections with friends; you have to do that yourself. That said, if I wanted to invite a friend over for tea, I can:
1. Email
2. Call his/her cell
3. IM
4. Leave a message on the FB wall.
I don't like to do 2 or 3 because they are real-time or require availability. For me, there's no difference in 1 or 4.
2. I guess internet spoiled by letting me be an active participant (i.e. reading and commenting on news). I actually find TV to be boring if not done as a social activity: going out with friends to see a movie, for example.
3. Reddit, news.YC, and smaller niche sites (Center for Responsible Nanotechnology) do it for me.