»Facebook, phones, and genius

How to use a mobile telephone* vs. How not to use the cellular telephone.
* well, Facebook. But the 'phone figures into the analogy.

The first describes use of Facebook as inevitable; the second describes the use of a mobile telephone as the act of an enslaved man.

What's the social utility to Facebook—why should you join? Like with e-mail and cell phones, there are many, and as you begin to use it, you'll notice more and different situations in which it proves helpful. In general, Facebook is a lubricant of social connections. With so many people on it, it's now the best, fastest place online to find and connect with a specific person—think of it as a worldwide directory, or a Wikipedia of people. As a result, people now expect to find you on Facebook—whether they're contacting you for a job or scouting you out for a genius grant.

Ken Vandermark is not on Facebook. QED.

(but he is on twitter)