Comments on: Facebook Overdose is Imminent. http://endofweb.co.uk/2009/09/facebook-overdose-is-imminent/ This is how the Web will end. Fri, 17 Dec 2010 01:14:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: matthew rogers http://endofweb.co.uk/2009/09/facebook-overdose-is-imminent/comment-page-1/#comment-260 matthew rogers Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:05:44 +0000 http://blog.endofweb.co.uk/?p=856#comment-260 Hi Valorie,<br /><br />Sorry about the late response, I've been moving :) <br /><br />Many people feel the same way as you, and there are other options available. If all you're looking for is a nice photostream, then there are actual photoblogs available along with microblogs that fit the bill. Some go as far as to offer password protection, so that only those to whom you grant access may view your blog. <br /><br />Great examples of microblogs are Posterous and Tumblr, both of which offer privacy on demand, without hassle. Dedicated photoblogs are useful, but not multi-purpose. Good examples of these would be a simple Flickr account, or a service such as Skitch or Picasa. Like I said, photoblogs don't offer many uses other than simple picture sharing, but they're very useful when it comes to that one purpose. They also tend to offer fairly good privacy options since they're based on the sensitive nature of family photos and such.<br /><br />Here's URL's to the sites or services I mentioned:<br /><a href="http://posterous.com" rel="nofollow">http://posterous.com</a><br /><a href="http://tumblr.com" rel="nofollow">http://tumblr.com</a><br /><a href="http://skitch.com" rel="nofollow">http://skitch.com</a><br /><a href="http://picasa.google.com" rel="nofollow">http://picasa.google.com</a><br /><br />As for Facebook Lite; yes, it's basically just the same thing as regular Facebook, but without the clutter showing on the main page. It's just a simpler look and feel, but all the same guts are there. If you're interested in trying that out, just go to <a href="http://lite.facebook.com" rel="nofollow">http://lite.facebook.com</a> and see if you like it. Hi Valorie,

Sorry about the late response, I've been moving :)

Many people feel the same way as you, and there are other options available. If all you're looking for is a nice photostream, then there are actual photoblogs available along with microblogs that fit the bill. Some go as far as to offer password protection, so that only those to whom you grant access may view your blog.

Great examples of microblogs are Posterous and Tumblr, both of which offer privacy on demand, without hassle. Dedicated photoblogs are useful, but not multi-purpose. Good examples of these would be a simple Flickr account, or a service such as Skitch or Picasa. Like I said, photoblogs don't offer many uses other than simple picture sharing, but they're very useful when it comes to that one purpose. They also tend to offer fairly good privacy options since they're based on the sensitive nature of family photos and such.

Here's URL's to the sites or services I mentioned:
http://posterous.com
http://tumblr.com
http://skitch.com
http://picasa.google.com

As for Facebook Lite; yes, it's basically just the same thing as regular Facebook, but without the clutter showing on the main page. It's just a simpler look and feel, but all the same guts are there. If you're interested in trying that out, just go to http://lite.facebook.com and see if you like it.

]]> By: valorie http://endofweb.co.uk/2009/09/facebook-overdose-is-imminent/comment-page-1/#comment-259 valorie Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:47:58 +0000 http://blog.endofweb.co.uk/?p=856#comment-259 All I want to do is share pictures and have fun with silly chat on the walls. I have email to communicate for real. I feel some of the silly stuff is fun and some of it is stupid and in my way. Is it not possible to set it up my way? I may just drop the whole thing. Its a worry who may say what and It seems just as childish as My-space. I thought it would be more adult. Any suggestions that would allow my friends to still see my pics and say hi even if I am not on face book? Otherwise I feel I can not just go in and look at my kids pics in peace. Maybe there is a setting. It never works right anyway most of the time. And whats face book lite? less junk? how do you get it? do I want it or will it be more BS? Help I feel the same way about my once simple Hotmail now gone live! <br /><br />Valorie All I want to do is share pictures and have fun with silly chat on the walls. I have email to communicate for real. I feel some of the silly stuff is fun and some of it is stupid and in my way. Is it not possible to set it up my way? I may just drop the whole thing. Its a worry who may say what and It seems just as childish as My-space. I thought it would be more adult. Any suggestions that would allow my friends to still see my pics and say hi even if I am not on face book? Otherwise I feel I can not just go in and look at my kids pics in peace. Maybe there is a setting. It never works right anyway most of the time. And whats face book lite? less junk? how do you get it? do I want it or will it be more BS? Help I feel the same way about my once simple Hotmail now gone live!

Valorie

]]> By: endofweb.co.uk » Facebook Lite: Already Getting Trashy http://endofweb.co.uk/2009/09/facebook-overdose-is-imminent/comment-page-1/#comment-258 endofweb.co.uk » Facebook Lite: Already Getting Trashy Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:15:33 +0000 http://blog.endofweb.co.uk/?p=856#comment-258 [...] without recourse and entirely at the mercy of the ad-providers. What began as a refuge from the relentless onslaught of Facebook is almost surely doomed to its namesake’s [...] [...] without recourse and entirely at the mercy of the ad-providers. What began as a refuge from the relentless onslaught of Facebook is almost surely doomed to its namesake’s [...]

]]> By: AbsolutelyTrue http://endofweb.co.uk/2009/09/facebook-overdose-is-imminent/comment-page-1/#comment-257 AbsolutelyTrue Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:49:11 +0000 http://blog.endofweb.co.uk/?p=856#comment-257 I'm really happy for you, and imma let you finish, but Twitter is the greatest social networking platform of all time. I'm really happy for you, and imma let you finish, but Twitter is the greatest social networking platform of all time.

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