… Or how I learned to start worrying and get the f**k out while I still could.
Some of my Facebook friends and networks may have noticed my speedy departure from Facebook recently.
In a fitful attempt to purge myself of all that is unclean, I deleted all of my information and applications from my Facebook profile, and will be purging my account immediately. The catalyst for my speedy departure from the behemoth was an article published in The Guardian recently –also transcribed in the previous posting below.
I highly recommend everyone read this article, you may find yourself deleting your profile too. (more…)
Filed under: Economics, Placeless, Rich Media, Spaceless | Tags: Advertising, Data-mining, Facebook, Intrusion, Privay
Tom Hodgkinson
The Guardian,
Monday January 14 2008
I despise Facebook. This enormously successful American business describes itself as “a social utility that connects you with the people around you”. But hang on. Why on God’s earth would I need a computer to connect with the people around me? Why should my relationships be mediated through the imagination of a bunch of supergeeks in California? What was wrong with the pub? (more…)
