I really enjoyed this book and was already of the mindset that Jaron writes about. I do believe that sites like Facebook diminish the word "Friend" and give individuals a false sense of community. Sites like Facebook will go away eventually to be replaced by the next thing but hopefully something better and more meaningful.

I am an individual, not a member of a hive, not classifiable for marketing purposes (man does Amazon's recommendations get it wrong 95% of the time), and refuse to have my rights stepped on by misguided committees (read hive mentality) and Web 2.0 fanatics.

That all being said, I do have a Linkedin account and as you can see a Goodreads account. Linkedin helps me stay in touch with former colleagues and I consider it a professional and career orientated tool. As for Goodreads it lets me speak my mind about books that I have read and see what friends are reading. If it ever goes beyond that, take me out back and show me the pretty flowers before putting me out of my misery.