Philip Turpin

Facebook… Is it worth it?

OK, for starters, I just tried to update my status on Facebook voicing my displeasure at how atrocious Facebook has become only to be given the following message:

Here is the original status…

…is disappointed that Facebook is becoming such a challenge to use.

I don’t wish to have to constantly worry about Privacy settings, who sees what, what info is publicly available vs. what isn’t and what is being indexed by BBG (Big Bad Google).

Not only are Facebook insistent with constantly, unnecessarily, updating the UI, they have to mess around with other ’stuff’ that just really doesn’t need it.

With the web having evolved into what it is, things are supposed to be easier, not harder. Patience and tolerance get considerably shorter and yet FB make it harder? I wonder how long before FB user numbers start to drop (‘when’ not ‘if’)?

I, for one, have already deactivated one FB account and I’m seriously considering deactivating this account too. I’m definitely using it less already.

My feeling on this is that it’s going to be easier to break out and use different services for different functions.

Status updates? Twitter / philipturpin.com
Photos? Flickr.
Videos? Youtube / 12 seconds.
Content (links, posts etc)? philipturpin.com

At least I know that anything I post here is publicly viewable, there is no confusion, and I can simply RSS the content into Facebook, thus still maintaining a presence, without being directly involved.

At least this way I’m not reliant on solutions by somebody else – I’m totally in control.

Incidentally, I can be found here: http://facebook.com/philipturpin