What is Facebook?

[cheeseprophet]

So, I was talking with someone and we had a disagreement about Facebook. One of us said that Facebook's primary purpose is as a dating site and that 99% of the people who use it see it as such. The other disagreed, saying it could be used for dating but that wasn't its primary purpose because it can be used for any type of social networking and

Comments

[teensy80]

like LJ and myspace its a social networking site that could be used for dating of finding lost friends Like I have recently found you :)

[duoraven]

I pretty much think of it as anything but a dating service...but what the heck do I know?

[brincando]

I've always thought of Facebook as a way to keep in touch with people you went to high school with, friends from childhood, etc. Social networking.

[thomasthecat]

Right when I joined Facebook I thought "Hey, I will get to meet cool chicks on here." But that impression faded fast as more and more people joined and it changed in my view to be almost exclusively for social interactions. Sure you can try and find a date on Facebook, and there are a couple features that might make that easier, but no one I know thinks of it primarily as a dating service.

Interestingly enough, in Facebook there's a feature that lets two people in a relationship to declare as such. The field is "Relationship Status" and it can read several things like "In a Relationship with John Doe" or "Married ot Suzie Q," or even "It's complicated with Jane Public." Usually when a relationship is registered like that all your friends know it's somewhat serious; it's "Facebook Official".

Can you get me a date?

[bigguyoncampus]

Where is facebook?