Comments on: Facebook, Get Outta My Pants

By: C.D.

C.D. — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:31:40 +0000

I quit facebook in June then found out I had to travel a special route to permanently delete it – so I did.

You’re right, it can ruin your life and luckily I left before it did. I kept the emails of the handful of friends I wanted to find then left everyone else go. It took some time but it was worth it.

Good for you and anyone else that leaves FB.

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 20 May 2010 21:27:38 +0000

Maybe it would help to think of it in terms of content rather than people? Instead of saying “this page is for people I know personally,” you could say “this page is for people who will be interested in — and who I want to know — my personal stuff” and “this one’s for people who will be interested in my book-related stuff.” There can obviously be overlap!

(Not trying to entice you back to Facebook, just thought that might help if you ever do decide to create a personal page again!)

By: Pam Calvert

Pam Calvert — Tue, 04 May 2010 00:15:03 +0000

You’re so smart, you’re making me want to delete my FB right now! But it’s like I’m hooked to the FB crack pipe. Every point you made makes so much sense (and yeah, I’ve got over 1000 friends because of my books and my bro posts some really sarcastic things to me that others shouldn’t see! Gasp!) But I’m paralyzed to stop using.

I wonder if there’s a rehab out there for FB users?

By: C. Lee McKenzie

C. Lee McKenzie — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:18:37 +0000

I’ve been thinking about jumping this corporate ship for a long time and just haven’t done it–inertia I guess is my best excuse.

Thanks for the complete picture. Very clear. Very motivating.

By: sadieworth

sadieworth — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:27:03 +0000

Thanks for posting this, Sarah. You hit the nail on the (very creepy) FB head. I have to say I’m thankful it’s reconnected me with you, though. And I’ll be in touch — FB or no. (For the record – Twitter freaks me out in that oh-so-stressful way as well.)

By: OMLFG

OMLFG — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:13:18 +0000

Welcome to the Dark (ages) Side.

By: Amy K. Nichols

Amy K. Nichols — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:09:05 +0000

Your post really has me thinking. Especially the part about FB’s future plans. All of that data collecting and integrating makes me cringe. *sigh* What to do…

By: Malinda Lo

Malinda Lo — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:05:15 +0000

So interesting! I had no idea FB was making all these changes. I went and read a bunch about it and now I’m a little freaked out. I’ve already deleted basically all personal info about myself on my profile, and my “interests” section just says “visit my website.” But yeah … I totally get where you’re coming from. A long time ago I stopped posting anything personal on FB at all, so even though I don’t have a Fan page for myself, it’s basically a Fan page. I hardly ever use FB to check on my “real” friends, anyway.

By: michellezinkbooks

michellezinkbooks — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:41:48 +0000

Totally understand where you’re coming from, Sarah!

For some reason, Facebook doesn’t make me feel stressed out and annoyed, but Twitter does, and I’ve had to limit my time there. One thing I DO like about Facebook is that I can hide the Feed of people who do nothing but sell their product/book/service there. I do that plenty. But I despise the all the Farmville/Fishville stuff and I always opt out of the invasion-of-privacy-disguised as features features.

I think its all about creating an online environment you can actually ENJOY, and if killing Facebook does that, I say, “Go, you!”
<3

By: Lenore

Lenore — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:50:13 +0000

I am not an active Facebook user at all – but it HAS helped me find a ton of long-lost friends I might not have otherwise. Thanks for the warning about privacy settings. I just changed all mine.