I read the thingabout how scholars are using Facebook as a field for their social science studies. I'm not surprised. I don't how successful they'll be. Most of the people on here have private profiles, so a stranger can't view them and find ou about their stuff. Oh well...more power to them. I think Facebook is public domain, as is the rest of the internet. Facebook is just a virtual public, only it allows the user the options of anonimity in viewing others, and privacy in others viewing them.
Now...why is it so popular? Human curiosity. I've said before that Facebook and Myspace allow you satisfy your curiosity and allows extreme efficiency in gathering important social information. People have called me to enquire as to why I changed my status on Myspace. They didn't have to call or see me to know I was 'smitten' . I myself have done similar things. You can keep tabs on 40 people simultaneously while sitting in one spot. It's all about the info.
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