Comments on: The Day I Quit Facebook http://www.dorothypoon.com/2009/02/24/the-day-i-quit-facebook/ Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:37:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tania http://www.dorothypoon.com/2009/02/24/the-day-i-quit-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-20315 Tania Sat, 29 May 2010 04:08:47 +0000 http://www.dorothypoon.com/2009/02/24/the-day-i-quit-facebook/#comment-20315 I just permanently deleted mine today. I think it is scary when people want to leave and they feel like they can't. I think that is a HUGE warning sign. I told all my friends I was leaving and if they wanted to contact me they could e mail me or call my mobile. They all have it so it was not much of a problem. I guess it was easier for me because the only reason why I had facebook in the first place was to talk to my friends. I made sure I didn't get too much into it because I know how addictive these social networking sites can be. I actually feel liberated. I was one of those people who thought I could not delete my account because of my friends but you know what that is just not true. That is what facebook wants you to think. I mean think about it. They take you in by saying you can connect with your friends and they will keep your information private. That was the main reason why facebook became the biggest social networking site on the internet. Once it had you hooked (and once they had the numbers - 400 million to be exact!) they laxed the privacy settings and let advertising companies have access to your private information (that is how they make their money!)and god knows who else they are giving your information too. The CEO of Facebook (look him up if you don't know who he is) is not the most moral or ethical person on the planet either. He made facebook for college students attending Harvard university. Then boasted to his friends that he could access all their e mails and private data. Well guess what it is not just Harvard college students anymore it is EVERYONE who has joined facebook! The scary thing is even once you have deleted your account there is no guarantee they will NOT use the information in your account. They won't make it available to anyone else.....but they still have access to it. At least it will be out of date and be of less value to them. Facebook also seems to be an internet bully. Many times they have blocked other social networking sites that have tried to give users of the internet an alternative other than Facebook. I just think people should be weary of just one company having the monopoly over people the way FaceBook does........ I just permanently deleted mine today. I think it is scary when people want to leave and they feel like they can’t. I think that is a HUGE warning sign. I told all my friends I was leaving and if they wanted to contact me they could e mail me or call my mobile. They all have it so it was not much of a problem. I guess it was easier for me because the only reason why I had facebook in the first place was to talk to my friends. I made sure I didn’t get too much into it because I know how addictive these social networking sites can be. I actually feel liberated. I was one of those people who thought I could not delete my account because of my friends but you know what that is just not true. That is what facebook wants you to think. I mean think about it. They take you in by saying you can connect with your friends and they will keep your information private. That was the main reason why facebook became the biggest social networking site on the internet. Once it had you hooked (and once they had the numbers – 400 million to be exact!) they laxed the privacy settings and let advertising companies have access to your private information (that is how they make their money!)and god knows who else they are giving your information too. The CEO of Facebook (look him up if you don’t know who he is) is not the most moral or ethical person on the planet either. He made facebook for college students attending Harvard university. Then boasted to his friends that he could access all their e mails and private data. Well guess what it is not just Harvard college students anymore it is EVERYONE who has joined facebook!
The scary thing is even once you have deleted your account there is no guarantee they will NOT use the information in your account. They won’t make it available to anyone else…..but they still have access to it. At least it will be out of date and be of less value to them. Facebook also seems to be an internet bully. Many times they have blocked other social networking sites that have tried to give users of the internet an alternative other than Facebook. I just think people should be weary of just one company having the monopoly over people the way FaceBook does……..

]]> By: Dorothy http://www.dorothypoon.com/2009/02/24/the-day-i-quit-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-9455 Dorothy Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:18:27 +0000 http://www.dorothypoon.com/2009/02/24/the-day-i-quit-facebook/#comment-9455 @Wade: there is a certain sense of 'freedom' I suppose - but I'm too much into the site now to ever try that again. ;) @Wade: there is a certain sense of ‘freedom’ I suppose – but I’m too much into the site now to ever try that again. ;)

]]> By: Wade http://www.dorothypoon.com/2009/02/24/the-day-i-quit-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-9452 Wade Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:19:01 +0000 http://www.dorothypoon.com/2009/02/24/the-day-i-quit-facebook/#comment-9452 I just deactivated. Feels good. Came across this site when I queried what happens when you deactivate. I just deactivated. Feels good. Came across this site when I queried what happens when you deactivate.

]]> By: Wenny http://www.dorothypoon.com/2009/02/24/the-day-i-quit-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-3384 Wenny Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:05:35 +0000 http://www.dorothypoon.com/2009/02/24/the-day-i-quit-facebook/#comment-3384 ah, i really dont think so, I deactivated mine sine half year ago, when it says, "XXXX will miss you", and the one was actually the reason i deactivate my account, well, I chatted on msn quite often but never on facebook, how the hell he was the one missing me on facebook. plus, I just activated my account yesterday, and my account is whole blank ,everything is gone. Suddenly i received an conformation email from facebook, it says XXXX confirmed you as a friend on facebook, but what the hell, I DID NOT add anyone on facebook, how come the one confirmed any thing? it says confirmed, not a request. so weird !!!! anyone got idea? ah, i really dont think so, I deactivated mine sine half year ago, when it says, “XXXX will miss you”, and the one was actually the reason i deactivate my account, well, I chatted on msn quite often but never on facebook, how the hell he was the one missing me on facebook.
plus, I just activated my account yesterday, and my account is whole blank ,everything is gone. Suddenly i received an conformation email from facebook, it says XXXX confirmed you as a friend on facebook, but what the hell, I DID NOT add anyone on facebook, how come the one confirmed any thing? it says confirmed, not a request. so weird !!!!

anyone got idea?

]]> By: Dorothy http://www.dorothypoon.com/2009/02/24/the-day-i-quit-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-3269 Dorothy Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:48:02 +0000 http://www.dorothypoon.com/2009/02/24/the-day-i-quit-facebook/#comment-3269 @Nicole: thanks for your comment! Actually, I don't add random people that I don't know to my account, so yes, I would say that most of them are not "just a name" in that sense. @Nicole: thanks for your comment! Actually, I don’t add random people that I don’t know to my account, so yes, I would say that most of them are not “just a name” in that sense.

]]> By: Nicole http://www.dorothypoon.com/2009/02/24/the-day-i-quit-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-3219 Nicole Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:37:04 +0000 http://www.dorothypoon.com/2009/02/24/the-day-i-quit-facebook/#comment-3219 I just pulled the plug and deactivated my Facebook account. I am so glad I did. It was taking up to much time. and really are all those people your friends? I feel that facebook and others like it lead to a solitary life, It is a virtual life. Not a real life. I just pulled the plug and deactivated my Facebook account. I am so glad I did. It was taking up to much time. and really are all those people your friends? I feel that facebook and others like it lead to a solitary life, It is a virtual life. Not a real life.

]]> By: Dorothy http://www.dorothypoon.com/2009/02/24/the-day-i-quit-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-1625 Dorothy Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:15:24 +0000 http://www.dorothypoon.com/2009/02/24/the-day-i-quit-facebook/#comment-1625 @DK: Interesting! Mine didn't seem that random, maybe they go by how many photographs you have taken with that person instead. :P @DK: Interesting! Mine didn’t seem that random, maybe they go by how many photographs you have taken with that person instead. :P

]]> By: DK http://www.dorothypoon.com/2009/02/24/the-day-i-quit-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-1576 DK Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:31:07 +0000 http://www.dorothypoon.com/2009/02/24/the-day-i-quit-facebook/#comment-1576 OK, I tried to deactivate my account to see who are the friends that they use for "persuasion". I think they just randomly pick a few friends from the list. The friends they show on the screen aren't those that I'm in contact with frequently on facebook. So persuasion fail. :) OK, I tried to deactivate my account to see who are the friends that they use for “persuasion”. I think they just randomly pick a few friends from the list. The friends they show on the screen aren’t those that I’m in contact with frequently on facebook.

So persuasion fail. :)

]]> By: Dorothy http://www.dorothypoon.com/2009/02/24/the-day-i-quit-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-1558 Dorothy Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:32:57 +0000 http://www.dorothypoon.com/2009/02/24/the-day-i-quit-facebook/#comment-1558 @DK: haha! Well, you don't have to really press the final button to check out all the things that FB does to try and change your mind! Take a look! You'll have to go through 2 rounds of photo viewing, 1 round of reason giving and of course, typing in the letters shown on the code to prove that you're human. @DK: haha! Well, you don’t have to really press the final button to check out all the things that FB does to try and change your mind! Take a look! You’ll have to go through 2 rounds of photo viewing, 1 round of reason giving and of course, typing in the letters shown on the code to prove that you’re human.

]]> By: DK http://www.dorothypoon.com/2009/02/24/the-day-i-quit-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-1553 DK Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:30:56 +0000 http://www.dorothypoon.com/2009/02/24/the-day-i-quit-facebook/#comment-1553 Sounds fun. Now I feel like deactivating my facebook account too. Hahahahaha..... Sounds fun. Now I feel like deactivating my facebook account too. Hahahahaha…..

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