Facebook Removes it’s Last Valuable Feature
Thank you Facebook, for removing the last useful feature (for me at least). Today, FB removed it’s feature for posting RSS feeds via Notes, which was a convenient way for me to post once to my blog and have it posted to FB:
I’m saddened in some sense, because it really does remove that last reason for sticking with Facebook for me. But at the same time, it makes it easier to leave FB forever now. With the absence of the functionality combined with the never-ending privacy concerns, it’s just not worth it. BTW, there’s a recent article at ReadWriteWeb that does a good job of articulating Why Facebook’s Seamless Sharing is Wrong. And, am I really the only one that finds the streaming update feature creepy? It seems excruciatingly easy for that content to be taken out of context (since, in essence, it has none).
Anyway, I’m done with Facebook. I hope you’ll consider joining me on Google+. It’s quiet over there, but perhaps it’ll pick up as others become more active. At least it provides a way to share limited information in ways that I want to. I’ll admit Google+ is still going through its growing pains, but I don’t feel that I need to be constantly on guard to protect the information. I’ll leave a pointer page up on Facebook over the break, but won’t be reading or posting anymore.
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lol - see what I mean? Creepy!
Dr. Fee…I’m glad to see you’re going to an Voice Recital of one of your seniors. That’s awfully nice of you.