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Originally Posted by kyteflyer
I've given up giving up on facebook... some of my friends are so completely involved with it, that they no longer communicate by any other method. Pick up the phone? send an email? nope. Facebook or forget it. Pretty sad, but I want to keep the connection with these people and so it goes. For me, the line is drawn at LinkedIn, the spammiest social networking site on the net.
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This is a problem for me as well. I originally felt I had to have a presence because I'm an author, but as an author, it's never been any kind of vehicle for getting the word out. (I've never bought an ad and haven't heard of anyone having great success doing so). BUT, all my friends and relatives have all their conversations there. I LOATHE the thing, but it's the best way to stay in touch. We recently had a relative in the hospital and all the updates are done via a private messaging on FB. GAH!
I prefer my blog for just about EVERYTHING and I get more visitor from an author stand point than I have ever had on FB. That does vary with authors. Some have garnered a great fan base there (so I hear.)
I'd close the account in a second if not for several people who have forgotten how to email...