So apparently I won’t be able to automatically have my blog entries reposted on Facebook.  This was done through their Notes app RSS feed importer.  They will be doing away with it as of November 22nd.

To be honest, it’s just another piece of the I hate Facebook motto I’ve had going.  Other than importing my blog posts I haven’t updated my Facebook in over a year.  I have one or two comments a week on other peoples Facebook statuses, but even that I could do away with.

Facebook is probably trying to get everyone to just post in there on their profiles.  Keep everything encircled in the “Facebook Community.”  Trying to get you more ensnared and dependent on Facebook for communication. But that’s crap.  A) Facebook is rife with idiocy  B) Facebook is full of privacy holes C) Facebook has little space for personalization.  and D) I actually have a decent number of friends who aren’t on and don’t use Facebook at all.

I don’t use Facebook as my log in for anything.  I wouldn’t.  That in itself freaks me out.  I don’t need Facebook to be my key for every application out there.  It leaves me feeling like someone is looking over my shoulder.

So after November 22nd, don’t look for me to be on Facebook much at all.  Its lost a lot appeal for me and I’m getting that much closer to just deleting my profile all together.  I know, this sounds like a lot of whining and bitching about Facebook.  It is.  Facebook is huge.  A lot of people use it.  There are tons of college friends and some high school friends that I otherwise wouldn’t talk to that are on Facebook.  I’m sure more people read my entries on Facebook than on my website itself.

But Facebook also is going against what I’d like to see.  Instead of inviting in more content they are doing away with content.  If they are doing away with RSS feeds, Twitter imports will be next (I don’t import twitter, but many people do). I’m not going to manually link every Blog entry into Facebook.  That’s nuts.  That’s making life harder instead of easier.

Way to go Zuckerberg

I’ve slowly been building up my anti-Facebook feelings as of late.  A long while ago I stopped updating my own Facebook Status and instead import any posts I have on my webpage to my page.  I have multiple friends who don’t have or use Facebook.  I have friends who hate it.

I’ve cut out co-workers. When we’re ex-coworkers then I’ll consider it.

I cut a lot of high school alumni.  I don’t feel the need to stay in touch with people I had little contact with.

I cut out random college friends.  Thankfully there was not Facebook in college.  And if we were only acquaintances in college, I’ll see you at a reunion.  Maybe.  I doubt I’ll go to any college reunions.

I cut out friends of friends, anyone from back when I played Mafia Wars, or other random connections.

I’m down under 200.  I’m thinking a trimming to under 150 would be easy.  I’m also wondering why even keep Facebook.  Its in the back of my mind.  We’ll see how I feel going forward.