What attracts you to social networking sites and what features are still missing?

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The sense of belonging. Becoming part of and interacting amongst a community of like-minded users that share common attributes as well as exploring new and fresh ideas with users who own unorthodox views and/or mind sets.

The prospect of meeting and developing relationships with people I would have been unlikely to have met otherwise is somewhat amusing and I find it especially intriguing to connect with people from various cultures and countries from around the globe.

No doubt, "share" technology continues to develop at a rapid pace enabling for more robust (and easier) communication applications. I am not sure if there are any technological features missing. Although it may exist, I haven't personally run up on instant messenger technology (and all it's bells and whistles) integrated directly into the user's page. It'd be kinda cool, think?

Obviously, security and privacy issues will continue to be of the utmost importance as the internet becomes even more volatile than it is today. Site developers must continue to give the user the tools to protect their turf.