Monday, February 11, 2008
Facebook Stranglehold
I've been using Facebook for less than a year now and have started getting deeply entrenched in the Facebook system. Myspace sucks and forget Friendster. So what's left? I heard that Myspace will be allowing third party applications (like Facebook).
The Myspace interface sucks and the customizations are pathetic. Why the hell do you have to "hack" the code in order to customize your boring page? Myspace sucks!
But as for Facebook, now we find out that they have you forever...
The Myspace interface sucks and the customizations are pathetic. Why the hell do you have to "hack" the code in order to customize your boring page? Myspace sucks!
But as for Facebook, now we find out that they have you forever...
How Sticky Is Membership on Facebook? Just Try Breaking Free - New York Times:
"Some users have discovered that it is nearly impossible to remove themselves entirely from Facebook, setting off a fresh round of concern over the popular social network’s use of personal data.
While the Web site offers users the option to deactivate their accounts, Facebook servers keep copies of the information in those accounts indefinitely. Indeed, many users who have contacted Facebook to request that their accounts be deleted have not succeeded in erasing their records from the network..."
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Labels: Facebook, Friendster, Myspace sucks
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