If you're making a forum for money, I would say not to. There are forums that have tens of thousands of members, but make little to nothing. Forums aren't great for making money. I would suggest a blog instead. Just my opinion.
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yes and no! the main difference is that forums are more anonymous, whereas facebook uses all your personal data. forums are also very limited to "talking", whereas facebook is more about "showing" and "seeing".