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"Leaving" Facebook and how I am doing it

by Chris Miller at 11:45:01 AM on Monday, February 11th, 2008

Without us even talking this weekend, Carl beat me to the posting in how he is handling Facebook activity. I think some of our too reasons are different, but the end result is the same.

With all the different place to update, it could be time consuming. Many of you that are listed as friends on Facebook notice I have moved to having other feeds update Facebook. I do get on and still accept friends when requested, but past that there is no value that exists there that I haven't already built on other networks. The idea of Facebook moves along of developers making applications to keep you in there more without providing business benefit. Sure, sure, find business contacts and create some groups. I will make you a list of sites doing it. Discover old classmates. Have you been to your high school reunion? Right.

So please feel free to keep adding me as a friend on there, I will gladly accept. Many of you find that is the place you want to get all your updates. I accept that and feed right into it from many sites as you can see.
Image:"Leaving" Facebook and how I am doing it

Image:"Leaving" Facebook and how I am doing it

Then all of the status updates are fed from multiple sources so I can post once , feed all. Feedburner handles a mega feed from Jaiku that has most all my feeds wrapped into one. Data ownership plays a huge roll in this and there is some good news coming from that shortly.

Thoughts from anyone? I am not exiting Facebook, just providing alternate ways that it gets updated.

Location: St. Louis, MO

1) Leaving Facebook and how I am doing it
Created by Lars Olufsen at 2/11/2008 4:51:48 PM email | website

Chris, please share some info about your setup for us who have spent less time in the Social Networking realm than you to blatantly copy. :)

2) Leaving Facebook and how I am doing it
Created by Richard at 2/11/2008 6:19:59 PM email |

Hello Chris, what would you recommend as an overall efficient social-networking site, as well as a professional website? With the exception of building one from scratch that is.

Richard

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3) Leaving Facebook and how I am doing it
Created by Nathan at 2/12/2008 10:23:32 AM email |

Chris

How can you not think that the biggest fishing site on the planet is not good use of your time.. Pirates alone is worth the 23Hr 56mins a day spent on it. Watching that quirky boat going across the screen refreshes me in way I cant tell you.

I have found it extremely useful as well to meet the White trash from my childhood that have learn to type just so they can hunt me down. I have enjoyed their life stories sent to me as messages and loved to see the pictures of their new tatoo. I will admit I was taken back by the amount of time these people spent on facebook attacking me with their super powers. I did some soul searching and found it was only jealousy and have had some long chats with myself over this.

Please stay there in facebook and let me attack you with my Jedi Master / Heroes charactor / Zombie / etc. No they aren't the same code used over and over again. Plus if you weren't there how could I beat you in the gernal knowledge of cheese quiz that I send to you daily.

Only joking - as you can tell I find FACEBOOK a really useful tool for doing business and would not be parted with it :)

4) Leaving Facebook and how I am doing it
Created by Peter von Stöckel at 2/13/2008 8:17:57 AM email | website

Chris, I will have to second Lars in wanting to know more about your setup. While the contacts part of facebook works well, the use of it leaves a lot to be desired.

5) re: Leaving Facebook and how I am doing it
Created by Chris Miller at 2/13/2008 12:29:42 PM email | website

Let me whip it up, streamlining helps keep me up to date everywhere

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