Admit it.
In the “moments of solitude” where you finally have a breather from the internet and the non-stop twitter chatter, you’ve contemplated, in a brief moment of clarity, deleting some of your social networks.
For me, in particular, Facebook has often been the focus of these times.
It seems like deleting your Facebook account is all the rage now (and certainly drives you traffic when you blog about it) so I thought I’d investigate how specifically you go about doing this, other than hitting the big fat delete button.
Apparently someone’s already documented how to quit and the successful steps required. If you’re overdone and overcooked then take a look.
If you want one more reason not to quit, the read my thoughts here on why you should stay.
Jim says
i'm not ready to quit fb,yet. too many non-tech friends, etc.
@WayneCordova says
I dropped MYSpace a long time ago, but the #1 reason I keep my FaceBook account is basically my family. I've been more connected to them in the last year then I ever have in my life.
I talk to my siblings, aunt, cousins, and extended family on a daily basis now, which is cool…
Plus Facebook is a birthday reminder app for me 😉
klreed189 says
I have contemplated doing this for a little while now. I really have no reason though. It is not like I am getting thousands of friend request and messages.
One sign that the end is near though, my grandpa got a facebook account. He is not an internet type guy. Instead he sits at home all day on QuickVerse and studies the Bible and then sends me emails with questions like: "Can Demons Read Your Mind?" Awesome.
Now he has facebook, I might start to get a thousand messages, they will all be from him.
I have held to this position for a couple of months now, facebook will be like myspace in two years, obsolete.
stephenbateman says
Everybody *wants* to get rid of that dang social network, but so far I haven't been able too…and neither have a lot of other people. Right now I spend about 1/4 the time I used to on FB, and devote the other time to Twitter, blogging, and real relationships…
human3rror says
good stuff. real relationships ftw.
stephenbateman says
not that you can't have real relationships on facebook.
it's just *I* can't.
Bill Whitt says
I still use Facebook as a primary social network because of its privacy options. I can post pictures, video, blog entries, etc. and determine exactly who sees what. That's hard to accomplish with other sites. Plus, by importing my blog as FB notes via RSS… and importing tweets as status updates via the Twitter app… FB really does not require that much additional time. It's almost autopilot. Just a daily check for notifications of comments is all it takes!
Daniel_Berman says
If anything, I have begun to wonder about quitting Twitter over facebook. Atleast with facebook, there is an excellent chance I have actually interacted with you in real life. With twitter, I have had the chance to meet some very interesting people but I always worried that I am not keeping up when I don't read "everyone's" tweets. On top of that I am at the tipping point where I am starting to get followed just for my number of followers and tweets and with absolutely no thought for relationship with me as a person.
That's actually rather offensive if you think about it…..What if people followed you around on the street just because you have friends in a number of different places in life, but didn't really care about you, your thoughts, your opinions, your ambitions but simply wanted there message to come out of your mouth?
Daniel_Berman says
If anything, I have begun to wonder about quitting Twitter over facebook. Atleast with facebook, there is an excellent chance I have actually interacted with you in real life. With twitter, I have had the chance to meet some very interesting people but I always worried that I am not keeping up when I don't read "everyone's" tweets. On top of that I am at the tipping point where I am starting to get followed just for my number of followers and tweets and with absolutely no thought for relationship with me as a person.
That's actually rather offensive if you think about it…..What if people followed you around on the street just because you have friends in a number of different places in life, but didn't really care about you, your thoughts, your opinions, your ambitions but simply wanted their message to come out of your mouth?
Daniel_Berman says
If anything, I have begun to wonder about quitting Twitter over facebook. Atleast with facebook, there is an excellent chance I have actually interacted with you in real life. With twitter, I have had the chance to meet some very interesting people but I always worried that I am not keeping up when I don't read "everyone's" tweets. On top of that I am at the tipping point where I am starting to get followed just for my number of followers and tweets and with absolutely no thought for relationship with me as a person.
That's actually rather offensive if you think about it…..What if people followed you around on the street just because you have friends in a number of different places in life, but didn't really care about you, your thoughts, your opinions, your ambitions but simply wanted their message to come out of your mouth?
I think we call those lobbyists and politicians….
human3rror says
hmm, good points here daniel.
Trey Bowles says
I think Facebook still plays a role in the realm of my life online… My life online is made up by a slew of different sites. I use facebook to stay connected to friends, I use twitter to follow the minute-by-minute play by play of the people I care about, I go to tangle to watch Christian videos and stay connected with my church friends, I go to CNN for news, yahoo for stock quotes, and then I use AIM (instant messenger) and email for communication.
All in all, I try to look at my life online like I do my stock portfolio… It is all about DIVERSIFICATION. Why put all of my eggs in one basket… Too many people put all of their eggs into Myspace and now they have had to build new accounts elsewhere. I like to go online and be who I am and share my thoughts, ideals, beliefs, etc online…
Online is my megaphone to the world and with sites like social networks (Facebook, MySpace, tangle, etc), I can level the playing field and go where my voice is just a valid, important, and relevant as anyone elses.
The key is to understand the proper mix or diversification formula for yourself. I like some facebook mixed in with some twitter, a good dose of tangle, and then a dash of You Tube every once in awhile. The point is to understand what is the best mix for you and how do you effectively manage your persona online. Too much and you are inundated and diluted by noise, too little and you aren't staying connected. The key is to find just the right amount of each bit of online joy to make yourself content.
So for me, bring them all on…..Well that is in moderation of course.
human3rror says
Great thoughts here Trey. Thanks for that!