facebook need not be the ugly beast in your internet tent. You can maintain a page without sharing all with your "friends" or any other FB member for that matter. Just choose "only me" when offered the option to get an app. I use FB as a secondary search tool and find interesting sites in the ads that pop up. I no longer converse with my "friends" as they were gathered back in my working days and we no longer have that work in common. Remember, the timid inherit the earth...first.