I was once a Facebook fool

Re:I was once a Facebook fool by rch on Friday September 23, 2011 @11:04AM (#3030203)

For how long? I casually mentioned deactivating my facebook account over dinner in Mexico last weekend. Two strangers from elsewhere in the world perked right up as they had just done the same thing. None of us had any specific reasons; we just 'felt' like turning it off.

So, it doesn't matter if Facebook is evil or not - I simply don't like it, and it seems that others share that sentiment. I had seen notable figures for a recent up-tick in deactivations, but I was very interested to find other people flipping the switch with a shrug.

How much time should I invest in anything exhibiting that kind of trend?

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Re:I was once a Facebook fool by hello_moto on Friday September 23, 2011 @05:16PM (#3031613)

Would be cool to have a website that list people who just turned off their facebook account :).

The latest Facebook Timeline feature is creepy and I'm starting to think in your direction as well. But having said that, I'd like to know what my friends are up to once in a while and have casual sudden conversation with them.

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Re:I was once a Facebook fool by MercuryCreative on Friday September 23, 2011 @11:26AM (#3030306)

I can empathize with you and your new acquaintances. I just deactivated my account as well and have several friends who have done the same.

Where is this data you mentioned that shows an uptick in deactivations? I'd be interested in taking a look at it.

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