Comments on: Open Thread: Social Network Fatigue?

By: David

David — Sun, 09 May 2010 06:25:38 +0000

Interesting to see the comments from three years ago and where things have gone since. I just deactivated my FB account due to a bug where one of my FB friends can see any post I make a comment to on a friend's wall even if he is not friends with them. The entire post shows up in his newsfeed. I checked all my settings 10 times. This is not the Recent Activity bit which tells him I commented on someone's status. Its the actual post which he should not be able to see at all if he is not friends with someone! IT IS A SERIOUS BUG / PRIVACY BREACH!!!! He says this has been going on for over a year or two.

I also found out that this is happening to another person I am friends with and he is getting the same kinds of things showing up in his newsfeed.

Now I don't know which of my friends has this problem in their newsfeed and which don't. I cant comment on any of my friends status updates anymore for fear that what I say is going to show up in his or someone else's newsfeed who shouldnt see it. Hence deactivation!

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Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:00:05 +0000

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By: Enough with the social crap I think I’m gonna puke | WinExtra

Enough with the social crap I think I’m gonna puke | WinExtra — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:58:11 +0000

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By: How much social networking is too much?

How much social networking is too much? — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:19:06 +0000

[...] found a post on webworkerdaily.com last week about people discussing social networking and how they are “over [...]

By: ricgalbraith

ricgalbraith — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:45:24 +0000

they’re all wimps, wimps! I have about 20 online profiles, work 12 hours a day and retain a very active social life, ultimately the ‘a-listers’ are massive geeks, they’re not built for popularity, and now they have it, they dont want it.

By: Ungeek It » Blog Archive » Technology Fatigue Syndrome v. 2.0

Ungeek It » Blog Archive » Technology Fatigue Syndrome v. 2.0 — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:16:05 +0000

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By: Social Media Roundup « In Case of Emergency

Social Media Roundup « In Case of Emergency — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:06:03 +0000

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By: Web Worker Daily » Blog Archive Unsocial Networking: The Next Frontier? «

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:00:53 +0000

[...] Most of us would probably agree that social networking is reaching its limits. Between social network fatigue and the increasing multiplication of niche social networks (I’ve seen announcements of at [...]

By: Eloquation » Blog Archive » Why I deactivated my Facebook account

Eloquation » Blog Archive » Why I deactivated my Facebook account — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:05:40 +0000

[...] claiming Facebook bankruptcy, and the other is because is perhaps reflective of a general sense of social network fatigue that I am [...]

By: Mark Dill

Mark Dill — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 14:46:22 +0000

I’m an old man, 53 this month. I have Linked-In, my daughters have Facebook and MySpace. I have been in technology companies all my life, AT&T, Nortel, Corvis and I’m currently General Manager of Web Strategy at a Blue Cross company. Here’s the deal. There is always froth. Witness the tech bubble and subsequent bursting. Same thing on a smaller scale here. Does that mean this stuff is the “pet rock” of double-oh’s? Get real. Will the craze settle down as the novelty fades. Likely. But at its core, social networking has meaningful utility. As the rising generation infiltrates corporations, government and other institutions — or starts businesses of their own and need to interact with customers and suppliers — this stuff will settle into the “boring” pattern of mainstream. This is so obvious I was compelled to comment not because the question has any merit, but out of my amazement that you asked it in the first place.

By: Dave Kinsella

Dave Kinsella — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:21:52 +0000

I’ve avoided social networks for as long as was feasible, given that in the past I’ve lost immeasurable quantities of time to various online communities (Worlds Away on Compuserve, Ultima Online,any number of forums and IRC).

However I now find that I can control the urge to keep up-to-date with what’s happening. I think I’ve realised the value of switching off. When I take a holiday, I enjoy not checking my email, not switching on my mobile phone etc. It’s relaxing to fall off the face of the earth for a few days every now and then.

By: iAmateur.mobi » Rojo: Facebook Fatigue; 700MHz Fallout; Conspiracy Politics

iAmateur.mobi » Rojo: Facebook Fatigue; 700MHz Fallout; Conspiracy Politics — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 04:57:56 +0000

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Fri, 03 Aug 2007 04:12:42 +0000

By: Shaine

Shaine — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:52:24 +0000

I like social networks and even use them to keep in touch with friends. On the other hand, I don’t want my social networking to become a job.

By: Eric S. Mueller

Eric S. Mueller — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:52:09 +0000

I’ve found a slight value to social networks. I’ve had high school friends find me through My Space, and even a former neighbor contacted me. Where I’m burning out is in the people who use social networks for less than honorable purposes. Before I set my My Space profile to private, I was getting 5 or more “friend requests” a day from “21 year old single females” and “win a free ipod” profiles. At first I would check the profile of anyone sending me a friend request just in case I actually knew them (I’ve had teens from my church send friend requests after I taught their class last summer) , but after I while I got burned out keeping up, especially when most of the “21 year old single female” requests send me to a page asking me to install the malware MySpace Viewer. Besides that, I’m a 33 year old married man and my profile picture clearly shows my wife and kids. I’m not interested in explaining to my wife why I have “21 year old single female” buddies that we don’t know.

Social networking has a lot of potential, but like other mediums this one has fallen prey to the nefarious. I also don’t think friend requests should be collected just for the sake of collecting them. Just about anybody in my friends list is somebody that I know.

By: randy

randy — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:46:08 +0000

There was an interesting site I checked out, several years back, called “9 degrees.” It created a network of people loosely associated with you using the “Kevin Bacon” effect. There were different ways of displaying the relationships; one I remember was a picture of a cloud that you clicked on to see more detail.

Honestly, I don’t “get” social networks. The current manifestations seem like gossip farms and a way to divert time and attention from more productive/useful/creative ways to spend one’s Life.

I have hope for social networks to evolve into something which can be of benefit, but don’t see it in the current versions.