Oh Butterflywing, I hope you feel better today, I caved in and starting using Facebook as a way to keep in touch with all my family and friends in the UK...it seems to be their prefered method, so if I can't beat em I had to join them. Cost is a factor for me, I can sit and chat as long as we want at no expense, and at the moment that is a big issue for most of us :D
I think the attraction as far as my quilting buddies are concerned, I like Facebook as you can get a much more personal insight into each persons lives as well as keeping in touch :D