I lived in Michigan for 6 years when I was between the ages of 8 and 14. Within a week of joining Facebook, I was out back in touch with 3 of my best friends from that time of my life! That alone has made it invaluable to me! I've also regained friendships with over 2p people from the very small college I went to in the mid-70's. The only people I'm friends with on there are people I know and family members. My privacy settings are set to only allow the people on my friends list to see them.
Donna