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]]> Comment on Why I’m Deleting my Facebook Profile by alex http://www.blunks.net/?p=193&cpage=1#comment-111 alex Sat, 22 May 2010 17:44:32 +0000 http://www.blunks.net/?p=193#comment-111 hmm...we should talk about it. maybe increased prominence of the links to your various social networks? inclusion of your twitpic stream? increase the content in the "about" page, or create an additional page, that could serve as the equivalent of the profile/interests page of facebook. any thoughts as to the specific sorts of functionality you are looking for? another thought is to decrease the prominence of the blog itself, since it does get updated, but not frequently. maybe it can share screen real estate more equally with twitter/twitpic, linkedin, formspring, etc. hmm…we should talk about it. maybe increased prominence of the links to your various social networks? inclusion of your twitpic stream? increase the content in the “about” page, or create an additional page, that could serve as the equivalent of the profile/interests page of facebook. any thoughts as to the specific sorts of functionality you are looking for?

another thought is to decrease the prominence of the blog itself, since it does get updated, but not frequently. maybe it can share screen real estate more equally with twitter/twitpic, linkedin, formspring, etc.

]]> Comment on Why I’m Deleting my Facebook Profile by Richard http://www.blunks.net/?p=193&cpage=1#comment-110 Richard Tue, 18 May 2010 19:22:50 +0000 http://www.blunks.net/?p=193#comment-110 I understand the notion of a crippled Facebook page, but doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose of the site? I don't think that I should have to remove all of my information in order to feel comfortable using the site. As for the sidebar, that is under consideration right now. I am looking at my options to make this page a bit more of a social hub for myself online - got any thoughts? I understand the notion of a crippled Facebook page, but doesn’t that kind of defeat the purpose of the site? I don’t think that I should have to remove all of my information in order to feel comfortable using the site.

As for the sidebar, that is under consideration right now. I am looking at my options to make this page a bit more of a social hub for myself online – got any thoughts?

]]> Comment on Why I’m Deleting my Facebook Profile by alex Harris http://www.blunks.net/?p=193&cpage=1#comment-109 alex Harris Tue, 18 May 2010 02:12:47 +0000 http://www.blunks.net/?p=193#comment-109 maybe the link to facebook in the sidebar should be removed? maybe the link to facebook in the sidebar should be removed?

]]> Comment on Identity Brokers by Blunks » Is the Expectation of Privacy Reasonable? http://www.blunks.net/?p=126&cpage=1#comment-108 Blunks » Is the Expectation of Privacy Reasonable? Sat, 15 May 2010 22:43:52 +0000 http://www.blunks.net/?p=126#comment-108 [...] of millions of people now experience some portion of their lives online, and they are beginning to come to grips with the relationship between their ‘real life’ identities and their netwo....This can take the form of any number of expected and unexpected consequences as a result of aspects [...] [...] of millions of people now experience some portion of their lives online, and they are beginning to come to grips with the relationship between their ‘real life’ identities and their netwo….This can take the form of any number of expected and unexpected consequences as a result of aspects [...]

]]> Comment on Why I’m Deleting my Facebook Profile by Blunks » Is the Expectation of Privacy Reasonable? http://www.blunks.net/?p=193&cpage=1#comment-107 Blunks » Is the Expectation of Privacy Reasonable? Sat, 15 May 2010 22:42:08 +0000 http://www.blunks.net/?p=193#comment-107 [...] I have made my own personal position on Facebook’s recent issues clear, I think that their situation is in fact reflective of a [...] [...] I have made my own personal position on Facebook’s recent issues clear, I think that their situation is in fact reflective of a [...]

]]> Comment on A Statement of Principles by Blunks » Is the Expectation of Privacy Reasonable? http://www.blunks.net/?p=69&cpage=1#comment-106 Blunks » Is the Expectation of Privacy Reasonable? Sat, 15 May 2010 22:39:56 +0000 http://www.blunks.net/?p=69#comment-106 [...] it is that the issues and contradictions of identity and privacy online are coming to a head. With the process of virtualization having taken place over years and years, human society has now reached such a mass of users on the network that we are encountering [...] [...] it is that the issues and contradictions of identity and privacy online are coming to a head. With the process of virtualization having taken place over years and years, human society has now reached such a mass of users on the network that we are encountering [...]

]]> Comment on Individuality and Network Identity by Blunks » Is the Expectation of Privacy Reasonable? http://www.blunks.net/?p=148&cpage=1#comment-105 Blunks » Is the Expectation of Privacy Reasonable? Sat, 15 May 2010 22:37:13 +0000 http://www.blunks.net/?p=148#comment-105 [...] of users on the network that we are encountering disruptive externalities of the establishment of a network identity with increasing [...] [...] of users on the network that we are encountering disruptive externalities of the establishment of a network identity with increasing [...]

]]> Comment on Why I’m Deleting my Facebook Profile by Alex Harris http://www.blunks.net/?p=193&cpage=1#comment-104 Alex Harris Fri, 14 May 2010 01:24:39 +0000 http://www.blunks.net/?p=193#comment-104 It is nice to see Blunks getting some commenters. Apparently it takes a cataclysmic event like Richard closing his Facebook Account to draw out all the lurkers :) What about the option of leaving a Facebook account open, but drastically reducing/controlling the amount of information available on it? FB recently made me try and declare all of my "interests" as "pages" or some such thing, and when I deselected each one, they were all removed from my profile. Now I have no interests (hah!). And maybe I won't go back and add anymore. Facebook can only share/control the information that we provide it (except for, I suppose, other people posting pictures of us). By reducing the amount of information I provide, I feel like I can use Facebook as a slightly interactive address book/contact organizer/rolodex. It is nice to see Blunks getting some commenters. Apparently it takes a cataclysmic event like Richard closing his Facebook Account to draw out all the lurkers :)

What about the option of leaving a Facebook account open, but drastically reducing/controlling the amount of information available on it? FB recently made me try and declare all of my “interests” as “pages” or some such thing, and when I deselected each one, they were all removed from my profile. Now I have no interests (hah!). And maybe I won’t go back and add anymore. Facebook can only share/control the information that we provide it (except for, I suppose, other people posting pictures of us). By reducing the amount of information I provide, I feel like I can use Facebook as a slightly interactive address book/contact organizer/rolodex.

]]> Comment on Why I’m Deleting my Facebook Profile by Richard http://www.blunks.net/?p=193&cpage=1#comment-103 Richard Wed, 12 May 2010 23:04:32 +0000 http://www.blunks.net/?p=193#comment-103 Hey Sandra, I appreciate that it's not an easy decision to make. It's certainly true that I was a much heavier user of Facebook during grad school than I have been over the past months, so perhaps its more difficult for you to consider leaving at this time. I think that for all Facebook users, there is a cost/benefit analysis to consider. If the costs of using Facebook outweigh the benefits, then I think you should seriously consider closing your account. If the benefits to your life (social or otherwise) are greater than the costs, then by all means keep it open. Hey Sandra,
I appreciate that it’s not an easy decision to make. It’s certainly true that I was a much heavier user of Facebook during grad school than I have been over the past months, so perhaps its more difficult for you to consider leaving at this time.
I think that for all Facebook users, there is a cost/benefit analysis to consider. If the costs of using Facebook outweigh the benefits, then I think you should seriously consider closing your account. If the benefits to your life (social or otherwise) are greater than the costs, then by all means keep it open.

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