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All Tweeted Out?

Posted February 20, 2010 8:31 AM

Considering the numbers who joined online social networks like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter, the phenomenon seems to be going well. But an article in USA Today tells of some who joined but now are dropping out — in many cases, to reclaim personal time and privacy. A related video tells how Facebook quizzes and games can be used to mine your personal information, and what you can do about it. Some online sites help people erase their presence on social sites. Do those dropping out of the frenzy portend a new trend? What is the value and future of social media?

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02/21/2010 1:14 AM

The past few days that I have had cause to visit facebook I've noted that signing out is not an option.

These sorts of little things recommend that we get snail mail addresses for some we may want to continue to know once it becomes clear that the whole use of anything on line is not recommended, if you need any privacy at all about anything, and even the mail snail wise is not safe.

One time pads between friends are recommended.

The use of real names commonly on CR4 has disturbed me.

Every now and then I do post as a guest, and have even started a thread as a guest.

Cat is out of the bag now. 5rC called for. Must be all Secret, using one time pad code books that cannot be traced.

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02/21/2010 9:04 AM

You can opt out - I just did! Go to your "Account" and you will find there is an option to "deactivate account"...works just fine. They do ask you why but I just selected "Other" and said "None of your business"... It was OK when just my immediate family was on then when I added a few friends it got to be a bit much. You never really know your friends until they start posting crap on your FB wall!

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02/21/2010 4:18 PM

You've deactivated your account, but that's not the same as deleting it. There have been lots of articles recently in the press here denigrating FaceBook because they won't delete people's accounts. In fact their T&Cs say that anything you post becomes their property and will be stored as long as they want.

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02/21/2010 5:33 PM

You are correct - I was able to reactive it by a simple click! At least it gave me a simple way to reset all my friends and be a bit more selective. It's a learning experience and not always nice lessons!

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02/21/2010 8:37 PM

Go to the Google Opt Out Village.

Solve that problem for sure....

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