Quit Facebook Day: Now Has Its Own Website
May 31st, 2010 is officially dubbed Quit Facebook Day. Now there is an official website dedicated to that day and cause. For those who don’t know the reason behind all this Quitting Facebook ordeal essentially, Facebook is reselling our data to its partners without our permission. Trying to take over the internet by getting websites to add the “Like” button may not be a cash transaction yet, but clearly no one gives something for nothing especially not Facebook.
QuitFacebookDay.com not only gives you a clear understanding of why people are doing it but also doesn’t encourage you to withdraw. The site gives you a few alternatives to Facebook as well. Giving examples and showing you some advantages you get from joining specialized social networking sites is what QuitFacebookDay.com is all about.
The site gives great information and links to stories on privacy issues Facebook has and not just all about bashing Facebook. Currently there are about 11K+ committed Facebook Quitters and counting from the time I started writing this post. How do you feel about what Facebook is doing with your information? Will you become part of the revolt May 31st? Let us know in the comments below.
Helpful Quit Facebook Day Tips from @Jason:
1. Just stop using Facebook: Don’t log in, don’t republish your tweets to Facebook and don’t update your status. Turn off all your photos. This is a basic step that will also get you a lot time back for the rest of your life. Try NOT logging into Facebook for three days and see how much better your life is–I’m sure it will be! Take your “Facebook time” and use it to actually ask a friend or family member how they are doing. Take the dog or your kids (or yourself!) for a walk.
2. Deactivate your account: This renders your account dormant, but you can still log in at any time and “wake it up” again. Bear in mind, your information is still stored on Facebook. They still have your data. Having said that, there is no harm in trying this either… Deactivate for the rest of the month and see what June 1st feels like after you wean yourself off the Facebook crack. Just two or three clicks and you can do it: http://www.facebook.com/
3. Delete your account: This deletes everything from Facebook–though I’m not sure it removes your data from their partners sites and I’m not sure how long they keep your data on backup drives. I’m hearing conflicting reports. If you’re done with Facebook, don’t delay. Just do it! Those friends from high school will Google you and find your Twitter account if it’s at all important. http://www.facebook.com/help/
