Do you really want to delete your Facebook account?

There was quite a big discussion out there saying that they are preparing to quit Facebook.  Most of them reasoned that their privacy is being infringed…  Some simply don’t like Mark Zuckerberg… And others are just followers…  QuitFaceBookDay.com was started to gather a community of such people!  (See screenshot above.)

On the surface, it is not possible for Facebook to go out of business

While it seems to me that people are looking out for alternative websites to Facebook, it is just not feasible for any of us to quit Facebook just yet.  The trend is still here, we are not prepared to move on to the next thing (till somebody created that next big thing!).

Taking a look at how my surrounding friends have been using the Facebook account… It is nearly impossible to put a dent to the Facebook website just because 34k people have quitted Facebook.  My friends, colleagues, vendors and clients are all using Facebook as part of their communication.  It helped them to keep in touch and it has helped a lot of us to find our long lost friends. Some even found their true loves through Facebook.

History tells us that it is possible to destroy Facebook

On the other hand, it may be possible for all of us not to use Facebook anymore.  That’s unless we have all moved on to a different platform!  I can still remember how one site goes up, and another goes down… Friendster, ICQ, eCircles and so on… they are all almost forgotten although they have been used by many of us many years ago.

Dominating giants are good for the Internet

I don’t think I will ever join this anti-facebook group… Let me tell you why below.

It is a rare case that we are able to find a single web platform which we can all leverage on.  Most of the websites out there are very decentralized in terms of their membership… And when the whole world decides to use the same web platform, it makes a lot of things much more easier in terms of both business and personal…

Without players like Google, Yahoo, Facebook, eBay and Amazon, life can be really hard for all of us who are looking for information online.  It is even harder for businesses who have to look out for so many websites to market their products.

Hence, my answer is no!  I won’t delete my Facebook account… Anyway, it seems to me that Mark Zuckerberg is always on the lookout to amend his privacy policy.  At least, he is trying to be nice to all of us still… Why must any of you treat him so badly?