Facebook

I'm not much of a socialite - being rabidly antisocial is just one of my many charms. But I do understand the value of networking, and so I put sincere effort toward making good use of networking sites.

I have a profile at one of the most popular "online hangouts" (as they call themselves) but I'm afraid to go there anymore because of the viral attacks that have been spread through their site. I'm also rather miffed that when I attempted to contact a human about said attacks, all I got in response were automated messages that had nothing to do with what I'd sent.

So I went to Facebook instead. And, boy howdy, I gotta say I like it lots.

As I mentioned, I'm not much for socializing - but I find it easy to spend time there, and the site has plenty of third-party apps (just mind your Internet safety guidelines) to customize your profile and make it easy to keep your friends up-to-date with your goings-on. And, of course, life-sucking games for when you really should be doing other things but just need to attack one more ninja before calling it a day. :)

So Facebook is a Pick, with 3 out of 4 stars.