One of the reasons that Facebook has become so popular is that it allows users to be a part of the daily lives of their friends and family. Avid Facebook users post about even the smallest of life events, and offer their friends and family the chance to interact with them based on these posts.

The beauty of this type of interaction is that while you would not pick up the phone and call your friends and family to tell them that you burnt the cookies you were making, they would know this small detail based on the Facebook post you made about it. This gives friends and family a glimpse as to how your day is going, and is information that they might otherwise never know.

Facebook also offers users the chance to send messages and instant messages. Many find that this is faster than sending an email, or making a phone call. This is especially beneficial for those that wish to keep in touch, but are not comfortable calling friends and family members that they do not interact with regularly.

Though Facebook will never top face to face interaction, it does provide an excellent method of keeping in touch with family and friends, and will likely continue to grow to even more massive proportions due to this fact.