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When I realized I could use Facebook as a way to communicate directly with my fans, I thought it would be a great idea.

While a lot of what is on Facebook is a better amalgam of what AOL, Yahoo, Amazon, and other Web pioneers introduced long ago, with a nice dash of connection and really identified community, this kind of thing is not a new idea.

I love Facebook. I could brush my teeth with Facebook.

I know I'm late, but I've finally joined Facebook!

Facebook are an amazing team, a brilliant team. It's a technology that brings people together.

Does Facebook behave like a tool in my hand, or a firehose designed to spew at me in accordance with other peoples' agendas? Concretely: can I write my own client to present a filtered view of the Facebook stream, or have other people do that for me?

On mobile, make sure Facebook's app can know where you are. That not only makes features like Nearby Friends possible but also makes your feed have a few items from your location.

If I see what you're up to on Facebook but I don't see your updates on Flickr, I'll still care about Facebook.

We Facebook users have been building a treasure lode of big data that government and corporate researchers have been mining to predict and influence what we buy and for whom we vote. We have been handing over to them vast quantities of information about ourselves and our friends, loved ones and acquaintances.