Why I Love It ... Facebook has become the dry-erase tabula rasa of my life--and of my 1, 042 closest friends (and counting).(Cover story)

Publication: Newsweek

Publication Date: 20-AUG-07

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Byline: Kurt Soller

I have three fond memories from my senior year of high school: the day I got my college acceptance letter, the day I graduated and the day I joined Facebook. The latter happened on a May afternoon before graduation, when a college friend e-mailed me an invitation to join. I was 17, and anything the older kids were doing was automatically cool. All I needed was an attractive profile photo (easier said than done) and a well-curated list of interests to meet the friends...

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