Facts about Facebook...FACE IT!!

Most people open an account on Facebook only so they don't have to face the embarrassing question 'U r not on Facebook??!'
Half the people are confused as to what to do once they are on Facebook, most of them don't even upload a profile pic in the first week, or they may not even log back in.
Once established on Facebook, they spend hours uploading best of pics and revisiting their profiles.
People then start looking out for old crushes, friends, just any body/everybody of their interest on Facebook and send friend requests.
And once they are added, they scan their pics and see what is happening in their lives.
People then want to upload more and more fancy pics to exhibit how colorful and spicy their lives are, or at the least keep changing profile pics every now and then to grab attention.
And then comes a phase where before every travel/party/events, most people already plan that they have to take pics for the sake of displaying on FB, and then cant wait to upload on FB.
I personally know a college mate who has absolutely changed the way she dresses ever since she has joined FB, she has started splurging on clothes and uploading pics on Facebook to get noticed. She is desperately looking for a prospect for marriage and is using the medium to the best of advantage.
Most of the engineers who have access to Facebook at work place spend more than one third of the time visiting Facebook, this has become more of a habit, not to forget that I belonged to this category at one point of time. It simply becomes addictive.... a weakness.
And then, there are people who are doing, well, not so bad in life, but compare their weekend end activities, hang outs, ET AL, with that of their friends and feel jealous/depressed.
But again, Facebook DOES really bring the world closer...You not only get to see your friends/cousins pictures, but also the 'Whats on your mind' feature and notifications give people a sense of belonging, familiarity and closeness.
Some of my cousins and one of my best friends live in US...I have kept a tab on their FB profiles, and always have a feeling that distance cannot do us apart as long as we follow each other on FB.We exchange emails only for elaborate conversations.
I would have also missed this colleague and friend of mine after she quit the job, but thanks to face book and Google Talk, we are still very good friends.
Some times, i keep wondering if Facebook has reduced the popularity of Picasa and other Picture viewers and web albums that were once a must have.
Recently, a friend of mine needed some clarification regarding a course that his wife wanted to opt for, he posted it on FB, and got overwhelming responses.
Better still, when i went through his friends comments and suggestions, I got an answer for one my own worries regarding a similar course...How easy it all was!
Common man finds Facebook very handy to express views at the drop of the hat. Starting and promoting groups, communities and ideas have become easier than ever before.
Minister of communications and Information Technology, India, Kapil Sibal's remark that social media like Facebook, Google must censor derogatory and defamatory contents wrt politicians created a stir in the Nation. Not only the Internet companies but also the media and the common man have expressed criticism and disagreement regarding Kapil Sibal's remark.
Facebook is officially banned in Syria: they believe that Facebook can lead to promotion of false teachings about religion and war!!

Now, Moderation is the Key. As long as you don't take FB too seriously, and vow not to be irked/intimidated/green eyed by friends albums and flaunting, FB is GOOD.
And yes,Please pleeease don't spend hours on Facebook, its totally not worth it!![No offense meant, Mark Zuckerberg!!]