I find it useful for keeping in touch with people. As far as getting screwed over at the job because of recklessly talking shit about your boss (like I do sometimes), it's a matter of understanding the consequences and being careful about what you post online.
Itsune wrote:
Nah, I just don't use Facebook myself as I've never really had the "drive" to go around and let everybody know everything about my private life
That's all up to you. If you feel that you must post everything about your private life if you have facebook, then you have a big problem. I hate to burst your bubble but it's actually not mandatory for people who have facebook to do that.
Also, I didn't update mine to the new layout. Old one works just fine.