On one hand, I love Facebook. On the other, I loathe it in a way that can only be described as visceral.

I love that Facebook connects me with so many people around the world with whom I can share ideas and friendship. It connects me easily with friends and family in all corners of the planet, and when one of your cousins is a flight surgeon in the Air Force who has been stationed in Korea, Japan and now Germany, that’s most helpful.

I use Facebook to stay connected to the people and issues that matter to me. One could easily argue that’s what social networking was meant to do, even if Facebook wasn’t (at least not at its inception). Given the global reach of Facebook, it is by far the most logical means of staying connected.