I got an account because my friends were talking about it...but never entered any info and forgot all about it until a couple days later when I got an email about someone wanting to "be my friend" I thought it was very strange and had no idea what was going on. But I was glad to discover a friend that I had lost track of. I have been able to get in contact with a bunch of friends this way. And it is nice because now I know little things about my friends that I want to keep touch with, who had babies, who is looking for a job, who is sick, etc. Some of my friends have added lots of stuff and are on it all the time...some are barely ever on, and some are wary and don't even post a picture, but either way it's good and I enjoy it.