Facebook Deactivated
[update 4/12/08: Okay, I'm back on facebook - trying it again. I think I have a better perspective now. Join the Embrace Aids cause on facebook].
I just deactivated my facebook account.
Why would I do such a crazy thing? I had 100+ friends, wouldn't they miss me? How will I keep up with everything? How will I know what someone's status is? What about my hockey pool?
The truth is, I didn't need another thing to "check". I already have email, blogs, office phone, cell phone, home phone, and my trusty palm tungsten c.
It's too bad, because I've enjoyed reconnecting with family, classmates, old friends with facebook. It also became the messaging method (email) of choice.
But, I can do without it. Even though my work has to do with connecting with people, and many are on facebook, I decided it was enough. I was constantly getting emails to join this, look at that, and respond to this. There was wall posts, then fun wall posts, polls, hockey pools, photos, videos, messages, and always the lure of new friends. It became a part time job.
So, for now, you can reach me the old fashioned way: mikevkshema at yahoo.com Hopefully you get past my spam filter....
Please, this isn't personal. I'm still your friend -- even if I'm not on facebook. :-)
Why would I do such a crazy thing? I had 100+ friends, wouldn't they miss me? How will I keep up with everything? How will I know what someone's status is? What about my hockey pool?
The truth is, I didn't need another thing to "check". I already have email, blogs, office phone, cell phone, home phone, and my trusty palm tungsten c.
It's too bad, because I've enjoyed reconnecting with family, classmates, old friends with facebook. It also became the messaging method (email) of choice.
But, I can do without it. Even though my work has to do with connecting with people, and many are on facebook, I decided it was enough. I was constantly getting emails to join this, look at that, and respond to this. There was wall posts, then fun wall posts, polls, hockey pools, photos, videos, messages, and always the lure of new friends. It became a part time job.
So, for now, you can reach me the old fashioned way: mikevkshema at yahoo.com Hopefully you get past my spam filter....
Please, this isn't personal. I'm still your friend -- even if I'm not on facebook. :-)
posted by mike vanderkwaak at
12:57 PM
3 Comments:
what???!!! and here i thought you were the technopastor.
kylie and i have been saying the same thing. we werent really able to participate in the whole facebook thing anyways from kenya, and while it is nice to get the email addresses of old friends, all the ridiculous messages make panning for the gold not worth our while. hopefully people get back to blogs soon, which to my mind encourage story telling and the sharing of ideas, rather than inane "hey, how's it goin?" one liners with zero communication value.
marc
hey m&k - the technodocteachs, can't wait till your back ... lets do some face to face and it wont take much to get some stories going. i'm sure you'll have a few, and we do too. are you in bethlehem for the 25th? touch the new kingdom for us.
Hey whats up? You claim to leave facebook, but I see you are still there. That addicting hey ;-} I know what you mean about checking it all the time. I don't really participate, only to see what others are up to. Whats with that? Soooo... are you actually leaving?
B.
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