I have Facebook & MySpace accounts, but I rarely get anything out of MySpace as most everyone I want to be in touch with is on Facebook. MySpace is really just for getting in touch with those few who haven't made the switch. Facebook also has a much 'cleaner' interface & a nice simple chat application.
All my family is on Facebook, so it's really the only way to stay in touch, since my mom lives in Ireland & Thailand, my brother in Germany, my sister & dad in Florida and my other sister in Pennsylvania.
Plus there's my niece & nephews who are going to Universities in Colorado, Florida & Pennsylvania. I would not have the close relationship I have with them without our constant contact through Facebook (they would otherwise only get the usual birthday/Christmas cards from me & I would only get their thank you cards in return).
Facebook invites & groups keep me up-to-date with all that's going on that I might not otherwise hear about (since I'm not as active in the NYC club scene as I used to be).
I also quite like Mob Wars (thanks Ollie
) though I really don't need something that consumes more of my spare time. :wink: But as furie said, it's the photo & video sharing that are the real added bonus.
I have most of my buddies from CF on Facebook & nothing pleases me more than seeing the photos/videos from their (non-coaster) lives automatically posted to me. I get a real feel for who they are away from this forum. And nothing puts a smile on my face like seeing family_furie having a grand time doing the things that family_furie does. It makes all those miles between us almost disappear. :--D
As far as annoying emails, I don't get them. Guess I have those filtered out.