Comments on: Why I deactivated my Facebook account http://kiyoshimartinez.com/nerdlusus/2009/02/13/why-i-deactivated-my-facebook-account/ the geek wants out Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:09:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: kiyoshimartinez http://kiyoshimartinez.com/nerdlusus/2009/02/13/why-i-deactivated-my-facebook-account/comment-page-1/#comment-3731 kiyoshimartinez Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:05:52 +0000 http://kiyoshimartinez.com/nerdlusus/?p=155#comment-3731 Bruce: I'm not comparing Twitter to Facebook, I do get how they're both different. Erin: My guess is around 250ish. Bruce: I’m not comparing Twitter to Facebook, I do get how they’re both different.

Erin: My guess is around 250ish.

]]> By: erin http://kiyoshimartinez.com/nerdlusus/2009/02/13/why-i-deactivated-my-facebook-account/comment-page-1/#comment-3730 erin Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:56:09 +0000 http://kiyoshimartinez.com/nerdlusus/?p=155#comment-3730 Kiyoshi, I'm curious how many "friends" you had on Facebook? Kiyoshi, I’m curious how many “friends” you had on Facebook?

]]> By: Kiyoshi Martinez - nerdlusus blog – The argument to follow fewer people on Twitter http://kiyoshimartinez.com/nerdlusus/2009/02/13/why-i-deactivated-my-facebook-account/comment-page-1/#comment-3721 Kiyoshi Martinez - nerdlusus blog – The argument to follow fewer people on Twitter Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:09:30 +0000 http://kiyoshimartinez.com/nerdlusus/?p=155#comment-3721 [...] addition to deactivating my Facebook account, I also reduced the number of people I followed on Twitter by more than 50 [...] [...] addition to deactivating my Facebook account, I also reduced the number of people I followed on Twitter by more than 50 [...]

]]> By: Bruce Owen http://kiyoshimartinez.com/nerdlusus/2009/02/13/why-i-deactivated-my-facebook-account/comment-page-1/#comment-3715 Bruce Owen Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:20:41 +0000 http://kiyoshimartinez.com/nerdlusus/?p=155#comment-3715 I still use FB. To compare FB and Twitter is unfair. Each serves its own purpose. FB allows me to reunite with people and stay connected. Twitter lets connect with people I'll mostly likely never meet. That's not a bad thing. Either way, both allow me to interact; just in different ways. I still use FB. To compare FB and Twitter is unfair. Each serves its own purpose. FB allows me to reunite with people and stay connected. Twitter lets connect with people I’ll mostly likely never meet. That’s not a bad thing. Either way, both allow me to interact; just in different ways.

]]> By: Roberta Beach Jacobson http://kiyoshimartinez.com/nerdlusus/2009/02/13/why-i-deactivated-my-facebook-account/comment-page-1/#comment-3714 Roberta Beach Jacobson Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:52:16 +0000 http://kiyoshimartinez.com/nerdlusus/?p=155#comment-3714 Bravo! You make valid points about the overlapping of sub-groups and how "sharing" is tricky at best. A Facebooker must always be on the alert 1) not to confess everything in public and 2) to manage that outbox with extreme care. Tip: Always remember those wall postings can be viewed by many eyes, so keep personal messages to pals _private_! Ditto, certain photos. I like to think, because of Facebook, my business contacts gain a unique glimpse into my daily life. I allow it to happen, mainly because I earn my living writing creative nonfiction about my experiences on a far-flung island. Bravo! You make valid points about the overlapping of sub-groups and how “sharing” is tricky at best. A Facebooker must always be on the alert 1) not to confess everything in public and 2) to manage that outbox with extreme care.
Tip: Always remember those wall postings can be viewed by many eyes, so keep personal messages to pals _private_! Ditto, certain photos.
I like to think, because of Facebook, my business contacts gain a unique glimpse into my daily life. I allow it to happen, mainly because I earn my living writing creative nonfiction about my experiences on a far-flung island.

]]> By: Dawn Kirsch http://kiyoshimartinez.com/nerdlusus/2009/02/13/why-i-deactivated-my-facebook-account/comment-page-1/#comment-3713 Dawn Kirsch Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:40:43 +0000 http://kiyoshimartinez.com/nerdlusus/?p=155#comment-3713 Terribly addictive,novelty still here.A couple of difficult situations..caused by lack of understanding of how the whole concept of facebook works.Has it distracted me from important tasks,people who deserve my full attention? The answer is Yes..at some point I may do the same! Not ready yet may require an intervention at some point or the ability to log in less. Terribly addictive,novelty still here.A couple of difficult situations..caused by lack of understanding of how the whole concept of facebook works.Has it distracted me from
important tasks,people who deserve my full attention? The answer is Yes..at some point
I may do the same! Not ready yet may require an intervention at some point or the ability to log in less.

]]> By: James O'Reilly http://kiyoshimartinez.com/nerdlusus/2009/02/13/why-i-deactivated-my-facebook-account/comment-page-1/#comment-3712 James O'Reilly Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:21:07 +0000 http://kiyoshimartinez.com/nerdlusus/?p=155#comment-3712 Well put. I don't find spending time Facebook to have much value in terms of the time it sucks up. Twitter, on the other hand, I find quite useful. The people I follow form an unpaid research team, bringing me interesting things every day. Of course, I need to be careful it doesn't swallow the day, same way email can. Well put. I don’t find spending time Facebook to have much value in terms of the time it sucks up. Twitter, on the other hand, I find quite useful. The people I follow form an unpaid research team, bringing me interesting things every day. Of course, I need to be careful it doesn’t swallow the day, same way email can.

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