Goodbye Facebook

I am no longer on Facebook. Well, strictly speaking, I'm no longer 'activated' - Provided I don't log in again for 14 days, my account will be deleted. I suppose it's their idea of a cooling off period. It would make sense if this was a decision made in a moment of rage. It's not though. It's something I've been considering since I took a new look at my use of social media and decided to close all those services that I don't really use.

Sick and tired of having to keep an eye on my privacy settings - and concerned by their use of data mining. The only thing stopping me was the possibility of losing touch with people. However, there is a contempt for users becoming apparent, as the zero's after the dollar sign mount up.

I don't particularly like the service, and find twitter and my tumblr blog serve my needs well - social and media. Audioboo covers my audio needs nicely. YouTube, Flickr...they are all great tools for their jobs. I see the Web as my social network - not one particular corner of it.

If you wish to delete your facebook account, click here.

Finally, here's a message supposedly from Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg, back when he started the site.