that article is nonsense. first of all... the only people "addicted" to facebook are 15 year old girls. and from the begining of time.... 15 year old girls have always been retards. facebook doesn't replace friends. the people i am close with and see on an almost daily basis are still there doing the exact same thing. but now, i can see their photos easier, and we can plan larger events together easier aswell. the people i would have lost all contact with... i'm still connected with. even though i barely ever have any kind of exchange with on facebook... the connection is still there... and i will know when they get married or have kids... or get a new job... its like a library card... just because you won't ever read ALL the books in the library ... doesn't mean access isn't incredibly empowering. more or less... facebook is a useless website. but just like most of my "friends" on facebook... its nice to know its there.