Includes bibliographical references.

pt. 1. Twelve portraits. Marriage dun mash up: We watch a man's marriage break up. Why he blames Facebook -- Community: A woman in a village compares her community with that of being on Facebook -- For whom the bell doesn't toll: A previously very active man, now in his sixties and housebound, is gifted his life back by Facebook -- The book of truth: A woman explains why what you see on Facebook is closer to the truth of a person than meeting them face to face -- Cultivating FarmVille: A rather unsuccessful young man finds friends through FarmVille -- Avatar: A woman reveals how being extremely public on Facebook is her means to remaining extremely private otherwise -- Time suck: What do teenagers who spend six hours a day on Facebook actually do? -- Getting the word out: The contrast between male and female usage within a church. Media as God's instrument for spreading the word -- It was just sex: A sex video which features the lead singer of a band is leaked onto the internet: the consequences -- It's who you know: How in business and private life we need to understand that all individuals are social networking sites -- Picking BlackBerrys: A BlackBerry helps a man find a new role for Facebook, after it had first assisted and then betrayed his primary relationship -- The history woman: A woman links her personal history to the history of Facebook -- Lagniappe: The philosophy of doubles: Quick thoughts from a fast food -- pt. 2. The anthropology of Facebook. The invention of Fasbook: what makes Facebook Trinidadian -- Fifteen theses on what Facebook might be: what makes Facebook important -- The fame of Facebook: what makes Facebook Melanesian.