Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Facebook, why can?t I quit you?

I deleted my Facebook page this week.

I gave my friends and family fair warning, via a Wall post, that I would leave within a week. One ? yes, one ? of my 200-plus ?friends? openly objected in a comment. Otherwise, the post was met with silence. My friends probably didn?t think I was serious, or they weren?t paying attention. Who could blame them? I had been on Facebook for years and had a habit of posting at least once a day ? as a means to keep in touch.

My friends had other reasons not to take me seriously. It wasn?t as if last year?s ?Quit Facebook Day? was a resounding success. And there are numerous ?I hate Facebook? pages ? on Facebook.

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