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A simpler idea is to stop using your account but leave it active. Make it a glorified address book. Every now and then you can check in and accept friend reques

A simpler idea is to stop using your account but leave it active. Make it a glorified address book. Every now and then you can check in and accept friend requests if necessary. I know a few people who use it like this (not because they dislike Facebook but just because they spend very little time at a computer). It seems to work for them. They get the benefits without the constant ads and stream of info they don't care about. Of course if privacy is your concern this isn't a good suggestion but otherwise it's a happy medium.

bluecalm 13y ago
Exactly what I am doing. Gotta log in from time to time to check if they haven't changed the email given as contact to facebook one again though :)
JTon 13y ago
I both agree with and practice this approach. It works very well for me. The features I use exclusively are messages and events. It's the path of least resistance for many of friends outside my core circles to contact me.
nilkn 13y ago
Oddly enough, Facebook is finally starting to live up to its under-promising name: a digital yearbook that I occasionally thumb through when I'm curious about an old friend but otherwise let sit collecting dust. Really exciting and controversial stuff doesn't happen much on Facebook anymore, at least not on my news feed. People are too concerned about maintaing their constructed image. My friends with babies use it as a family album. My friends trying to go into acting or modeling practically use it as an online professional portfolio. A lot of my coworkers are connected on Facebook, which naturally limits the extent of their expression; they might appear to be great friends, and to a large extent they are, but if one of them is mad about work they for sure can't post it to Facebook.
- rfnslyr 13y ago
  Thing with me is it's either I don't have it and never go on, or I have it and I'm brainlessly browsing random shit for hours on end simply because I can. I guess that's more of a personal thing as I have pretty bad self restraint issues haha.
JonnieCache 13y ago
The important thing is not to leave it logged in while you do this. Log out, and clear all cookies for good measure after every time you check it, otherwise zuck will still be following you around the web via the Like buttons.

bluecalm 13y ago

Exactly what I am doing. Gotta log in from time to time to check if they haven't changed the email given as contact to facebook one again though :)

JTon 13y ago

I both agree with and practice this approach. It works very well for me. The features I use exclusively are messages and events. It's the path of least resistance for many of friends outside my core circles to contact me.

nilkn 13y ago

Oddly enough, Facebook is finally starting to live up to its under-promising name: a digital yearbook that I occasionally thumb through when I'm curious about an old friend but otherwise let sit collecting dust. Really exciting and controversial stuff doesn't happen much on Facebook anymore, at least not on my news feed. People are too concerned about maintaing their constructed image. My friends with babies use it as a family album. My friends trying to go into acting or modeling practically use it as an online professional portfolio. A lot of my coworkers are connected on Facebook, which naturally limits the extent of their expression; they might appear to be great friends, and to a large extent they are, but if one of them is mad about work they for sure can't post it to Facebook.

rfnslyr 13y ago
Thing with me is it's either I don't have it and never go on, or I have it and I'm brainlessly browsing random shit for hours on end simply because I can. I guess that's more of a personal thing as I have pretty bad self restraint issues haha.

JonnieCache 13y ago

The important thing is not to leave it logged in while you do this. Log out, and clear all cookies for good measure after every time you check it, otherwise zuck will still be following you around the web via the Like buttons.