Facebook?

[randomness]

So, I have this Facebook account that I don't really use much, except when friends contact me through it. But it seems like a useful tool, and lots of people (including gilana, whose post inspired this one) seem to like it. I just don't seem to have found the particular foldy bit of the Swiss Army knife that is particularly compelling for me. I'm looking for it, though and now I'm asking for help.

If you use it, what do you use it for? What bits do you like about it?

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[spatch]

Apparently on Facebook you can play Scrabble.

I'm not sure of this claim 100%, as all I did when I got an invite was fill out the bare minimum of information (no, you cannot have my gmail address and email password to "send invites to my friends" -- seriously, what the hell?) and make sure none of it was visible to others.

Exactly the opposite of what most people want to do with a social networking site, I guess. But conceptually, these social network sites -- Friendster, MySpace, Facebook, whatever -- are all alike to me. You go in, fill in personal information, write down your favorite bands, find people you know, etc. It's the same activity, just different UI.

But hey, Scrabble, apparently.

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I don't actually put any personal info on my LJ profile or my Facebook profile, either. I *have* put my contact info in Facebook so friends can find my phone number if they need to contact me. That's actually been useful on occasion.

Scrabble, huh?

[beetiger.livejournal.com]

I just started with the Scrabble app, and I'm pretty sure it mis-scored my second turn. so bleh.