Virtual Communities

Currently I'm not much of a virtual community user although over the weekend i did join Bebo but im still trying to get the hang of it to be honest! I never understood what could be so fascinating about Bebo,My space and the other virtual communities but i decided to join after my friend told me if i didn't create a Bebo page she would do it for me. This wouldn't of been a issue at all but i know that my friends intentions weren't exactly...honorable!
I must say that even though i wasn't exactly keen on joining,i have noticed that it is alittle addictive. I find myself wanting to look at Bebo when i get a email to say I've got a message and wondering what else i can add to my page to make it more interesting! Heres a quick view of my bebo page

As for communities such as Second Life, well I've never been on it so i don't know enough about it to comment to much on it.as far as i am aware its basically the real world virtually.I don't think that its necessarily a bad thing to go on websites like Second Life now and again as abit of fun. When you think of Second Life and the people who use it,you could be mistaken into thinking it's used by people who have no friends in the real world and even though ive never been on it, i personally don't think that the case at all.