CPL 2.0 • Why do you think social networking sites are so popular? What are the main appeal factors?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissism
To answer the Question about social networking sites in one word ......Narcissism.


The above link will give you a full explanation of this trait that is effecting people of all ages and all walks of life. Blogging also serves this phenomena.

It's a world of "look at me, look at my pictures, look at how many friends I have, look at the games I am playing, look at what I am doing, look at what I am doing now, this is what I think"....yadayadayada.