Week 8 Exercise #18

I stopped and visited many of the social networking sites and I'm trying really hard to overcome my discomfort with the whole idea of it. Yes, I had great fun at HGTV's Rate My Space and I'll probably go back and investigate it some more. My problem, I think is my own need for privacy. I don't quite understand why people feel the need to talk about themselves or share pictures that they took. I get the value of sharing information or contributing knowledge that would benefit others. But, why talk just for the sake of talking?