Alright, I am going to say it. I am not the biggest fan of Facebook. I find it to be cumbersome and somewhat archaic. I have basis for these claims, but I will not bore you with all of them. I will cite the latest experience as an example though.

I have created many postings on my wall but never thought of creating a discussion until last week after I read an article which inspired me to do this. So, I wrote two paragraphs about a particular topic in the Discussions area. The topic was timely and I talked about social media and reality television. I thought it would inspire some conversation and I might even learn something from what others would post.

After I finished writing, I clicked the post button and there was my topic. Everyone could see it and would have the opportunity to read and talk about.

The next day, I took a few minutes to check and see if I had any responses to my new discussion. Well, I was terribly disappointed to find out that my discussion had actually evaporated into a mighty abyss. It was gone. Why did this happen? Here I was trying to invoke some conversation and communication and the entire catalyst for discussion had disappeared. No answers. Silence.

I had a moment where I thought I should inquire why this occurred and then it quickly dissipated and was replaced by pure frustration. This was one of a series of frustrating incidents I had experienced using Facebook. It would not be the final straw for me, but I could see there were only a few strands of straw left in my stack of patience.

For now, I will continue to use Facebook. Everyone in the world is using it, so I guess I must as well... right? I enjoy using other social media outlets like Twitter and Linkedin and have not experienced problems with these great tools. I have made great professional connections with them. I just cannot understand why usability is such an issue with Facebook.