Just to be clear, I am not against social-networking sites generally. I use Twitter occasionally and can see the potential for such tools–especially one’s that are simple and built on the premise of communication more so than distraction, advertising, and consumerism. There’s just something about Facebook that feels wrong. It seems to build incredibly thin networks, one’s which some folks confuse for real human relationships (e.g how many “friends” do you have?).
You can find some of the criticism here: Top Ten Reasons You Should Quite Facebook and something a little more credible (from the BBC) here: Facebook Faces Criticism, or something from the New York Times here: Facebook Controversies and Complaints (be sure to click the “more” link). Otherwise, just laugh at the video above.
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You are absolutely right, I just quit Facebook. I will stay with Twitter and see how it goes. Thanks for the info.
Well, you didn’t have to quit if it worked for you. There are a lot of “icky” things in the world, and some are even “ickier” than Facebook.
Are you sure you “quit” though, as I hear it can be pretty tough to actually delete your account.
Yes, they sent me a conformation that my account was canceled and it was tricky to find out how to do it. That was one reason I was not happy with it. Most online sites have a choice to unsubscribe if you don’t want to continue having it sent to your email.
I think that Twitter will work better for me. We’ll see.