The part that bugs me is that the best and most popular site for letting you merge the bits and pieces of different services into a "profile", FriendFeed, is now owned by Facebook. :/
cygnoir
· 3 months ago
I am similarly bummed, Wirehead.
Kevbo
· 3 months ago
Yes, I too dislike seeing the merger of social nets/targeting/profiling companies. But I'm always shaking my head at the people who are surprised when they're told or figure out they've provided marketing information about themselves. Duh. Why do you think the "Rack or Crack" quiz wanted access to your profile? Did you not notice the ads, if you strangely did not have them blocked with AdBlockPlus and NoScript, are related to what you posted or became a fan of? Some people were born yesterday apparently.
I highly doubt there will be a major exodus of facebook anytime soon. It now appeals to a less finicky, older, more brand-faithful crowd than it used to do. I think the people in the NYT story that are abandoning it are either lacking in self-control, new to the web or merely inexperienced or too impatient to tweak facebook into what they want it to be. You don't have to connect to anyone you don't want to. You don't have to play games. You don't have to dress up your page with gadgets and fan items. You don't have to provide much more than your name. The alleged deserters strike me as people who would say "Damn. No one told me this crack was so addictive!"
cygnoir
· 3 months ago
Once again, Kevbo, you manage to be insightful and witty at once. What are you, a Facebook-lover? ;)
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I highly doubt there will be a major exodus of facebook anytime soon. It now appeals to a less finicky, older, more brand-faithful crowd than it used to do. I think the people in the NYT story that are abandoning it are either lacking in self-control, new to the web or merely inexperienced or too impatient to tweak facebook into what they want it to be. You don't have to connect to anyone you don't want to. You don't have to play games. You don't have to dress up your page with gadgets and fan items. You don't have to provide much more than your name. The alleged deserters strike me as people who would say "Damn. No one told me this crack was so addictive!"