Facebook, you almost had me

Brilliant blog post! Well written.

I would nominate LinkedIn as the business alternative to Facebook.

Elizabeth -

You are spot on in your criticism.  Facebook has a long way to go if it is to move beyond a "social" network.

One of my biggest beefs with the site is the inability to successfully add applications to Facebook pages (as opposed to profiles), even when these apps are listed under "Applications . . . For Pages" in the app listing.  Again, this speaks to an apparent lack of focus on expanding the user base to include businesses and professionals (a la LinkedIn).  The problem perpetuates an unfortunate cycle: businesses are reluctant to join up as the number of business-friendly apps available is minimal, developers are reluctant to create them since there are a minimal number of business users (and they won't load on pages anyway), etc. 

For all its faults, however, I do believe there is promise.

Yes, Facebook does seem to be walking a thin line. While I have managed to refrain from posting pictures of myself in a bikini on my profile, the site does offer silly social things like 'SuperPoke' and Movie quizzes.

My Linkin profile is all just business.

However, I have had a number of headhunters contact me through Facebook. So it does have potential. I agree with you that the kinks on Facebook will be probably be worked out soon.