I'm getting sick of Facebook.  Between their choice of Billy Joel's "We didn't start the fire,"  for the melody, and replacing it with "we're getting sick of facebook," LLP81's video critique is one of the funniest things I've seen online in a while.

Facebook is both oddly addictive and utterly senseless at the same time.  Doc Searles presented a thoughtful critique at the Le Web 3 conference.   This slide was  one his more gentle criticisms of Facebook:

And now they've gone and added Chat.   

Here, for your consideration, are the Five Phases of Facebook:

1 - Giddy infatuation - "Facebook, I can't wait to check you!!!  How have I lived without you?  You complete me."
2 - Cool enthusiasm - Facebook, you are the amazing.  (Read: I'm not sure we're meant for each other, but I will stick with you.)
3 - Breakup & Abject Neglect - Facebook, you're not at all who I thought you were.  You're needy, nagging and more than a little cheezy.  I don't want to compare my friends. I don't want to send someone a pixel drink.  Frankly, I don't know what I saw in you. 
4 - Annoyance - "Why do you keep sending me messages?  I am changing my privacy settings.  I am deleting applications.  Don't bother me."
5 - Acceptance - "Well Facebook, at least you got me back in touch with some old friends and remind me about birthdays I'd otherwise forget. (With apologies to  Elisabeth Kübler-Ross )

A big part of Facebook's charm can be explained by the notion of reinforcement. Although most of the communications from Facebook are nonsense (though I am so glad I know what Star Trek Character I am)  we've invested in our profile pages and there's the occasional lost friend who finds us. I think that blogs are better suited to maintaining one's personal space on the web--they're open compared to Facebook's walled garden and are more suited to customization.  But Facebook's scaffolded approach makes it easy to establish an online presence.