Facebook suicide pact
27
Sep
Ok, for all those who are sick to the teeth of getting spammed by your friends by “applications” on Facebook, I propose a mass Facebook Hari-kari tomorrow.
When: 28/09/2007 at 5pm Australian Eastern Standard Time (+10GMT).
The steps are simple.
- Login to your soon to be defunked Facebook account
- Click “accounts”
- Click “de-activate account”
- Revel in the fact that you are making the web a better place to be.
Pass this on to friends.
September 27th, 2007 at 9:10 pm
I would join you but for Scrabulous I stay…
September 28th, 2007 at 10:42 am
Already did it last week.
Facebook apps are cool. But really, how many networks and “friends” do you need? Each one of these things requires your attention, and with all those added apps, Facebook is a huge potential timesink. Fine if you like those games and toys, but a lot of it seems a bit twee to me.
The trap is, of course, that because they are your “friends”, you feel guilty ignoring the spam. No doubt that’s how its intended to be.
The pundits tout Facebook as the “hub for your personal brand”, but isn’t that what your blog is for?
October 3rd, 2007 at 9:04 am
Better instuctions for “de-activativating” your account are here: http://www.wikihow.com/Quit-Facebook
I would also think about putting in a fake email address and details just to really clan up: http://www.wikihow.com/Quit-Facebook
December 29th, 2007 at 9:46 pm
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