Social Networking - Should I or Shouldn't I?

[danielsangeo]

The icons are ubiquitous, which raises a question for me: Should I get into social networking?

My private life is rather boring and I find I don't have much to talk about on a daily basis about it (my cat barfed in the night and I found it before I stepped into it--isn't that interesting?), but I was wondering if I should get into it anyway, mainly for public reasons such as networking with colleagues in the animation field and whatnot. I'd like to get some input on the pros and cons of doing such a thing. I would especially like input from those in the entertainment field as a job/career.

So, let me have it. Your thoughts on whether I should do such a thing and, if so, which ones are best?

Thanks!