Cool Website

So let me just say I'm not one for flashy sites, I like functional sites. Sites that are easy to navigate and provide me with more then what I expected coming in. My cool site for this blog is going to be Facebook. I know this isn't some fun website that is new to everybody, but the functionality of the site is magnificent. It is a really intelligent site. Not only does it connect the user with friends, but it also provided recommendations for friends using a simple algorithm. I don't know how many times it's recommended a friend to me, and it's someone I already knew, but just hadn't added to my Facebook friends.
I'm not a big fan of posting my every movement on the site, but I can see how people would enjoy it. The information goes out quickly to all of my friends, and "BLAMMO" everyone is in my business. That's social networking.
The other part of the site that makes it useful is the application function. Third parties can come in to facebook and design applications for users. In my mind this is what has made facebook stand out in the social networking realm.
I can only imagine that the software engineers at facebook are coming up with inventive ways to capture all the information we put into the site. Just think if you were "facebooking" with friends about a rafting trip, and on the right hand side you got a list for rafting guides?
Facebook is a great way to capture volumes of information about people, and information is the key to success on the web.
"Knowing is half the battle" GI Joe