What is facebook used for now then other than it's original intended use ?
For one, it's now designed to let you connect to people who aren't friends or family, be able to subscribe to get updates from people you've never met (or worked with, as it's accepted that Facebook is popular for people to stay connected to colleagues, clients etc).
What I'm talking about is following famous people (sort of trying to copy Twitter) who open up their feeds (or some of them) to the public, as well as liking businesses and Facebook pages that helps Facebook target you - and your friends - with adverts.
I am not saying it's a bad thing and Facebook needs to make money, but I doubt many people are still using it for what it was originally created for.. a social network for people you might actually be social with!
Twitter isn't really something everyone needs to have, or use, but it's good for following businesses and seeing what people are talking about with regards to events - whether that's serious news or celebrity gossip/X Factor. You're not forced to follow anyone that doesn't say anything of interest to you, so with practice you can filter things very well.
For getting travel updates, Twitter is excellent - although some companies do a better job than others. I've also moaned about poor service with companies/shops and often had things resolved very quickly by the company listening out for their business being mentioned.
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From what I can tell it's like SimCity for vegetables. In both senses of the word.
Possibly one of the funniest things I've read in ages..
If Farmville was still topical, I'd have stolen that and Tweeted it right away...
