Geez, Paul, thank you for the compliment! I really appreciate it.

You raise some serious issues here, which I have not given much thought to really. My opinion is pretty low on Microsoft ever since the Microsoft, SCO vs Open Source Linux issue. I think they employ extremely shocking tactics and they are an evil company. That is how I see them. Whether it is true or not, doesn’t matter. What matters is that Microsoft is involved and now owning me in a different space. Who knows what they are doing with that data? If they can protect their source code for so long, so effectively, there is no saying what they do behind closed doors…

Even so, its not really about Facebook for me. Yes, regrettably Facebook were the first to implement this. It is about the communication aspect of it. It is about taking Social Networking to a new level, and not about how awesome the feature is. I do have to admit, I have some sense of admiration for how its been done from a technical prespective. I think it works great! I’ve said it many times before. I do not like Facebook. Like you, I build my network, but do so feeling almost bullied into it. Not by anyone in particular, but simply due to the fact that if I’m not there, I’m missing out on hooking up with my non-techy friends.

Dude, I feel your pain regarding your wife. It almost seems to me that that is the real issue for you here! 😉