I don't get social networking.

I don't have a FB account. I honestly don't see the need.

I have a small but close group of friends. I like catching up with them. When we do, they can tell me any meaningful happenings in their lives. I don't need to subscribe to a broadcast feed so that I need to know at the same time as the rest of the world. I also have privacy concerns - not everyone knows everything about me, in fact, I tend to share my secrets in small groups. A FB account seems like more hassle than it is worth. Sure it may be moving with the times, but sometimes, old fashion is better in my book.

One friend in particular often hounds me to join, so that I can get FB invitations whenever something is on, but honestly, I don't want the obligation of having to check and update a site. This particular friend keeps going back to the point that I don't know what I am missing, to which I ponder, If I don't know what I am missing, how can I miss it?