Is Facebook worth your time?

Article of CNN Money, April 18, 2008

The hot social network is fine for kids, but skeptical adults need a reason to sign up. One turns out to be getting good stuff in your News Feed.

By David Kirkpatrick, senior editor

NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Facebook, the 71-million-member social network, has attracted lots of adults during the last year as it became a global technology cause celebre. But I'm hearing more and more of these grown-up newbies questioning whether the service is really worth their time. Some find it more annoying than useful, and can't really figure out any benefit.

Even some tech cognoscenti, many of whom are active and engaged Facebook users, are souring on the service...

...I remain convinced there are significant benefits to be found in making Facebook a central part of one's online life - but appreciate that for many it will take time before those benefits become obvious.

Just one view of Facebook: