norman.walsh.name: Comments on /2007/11/27/facebookhttp://norman.walsh.name/2007/11/27/facebook/comments.atom2012-02-13T10:27:25.501454ZComment 1 on /2007/11/27/facebookhttp://norman.walsh.name/2010/09/25/oauth#comment00012007-11-27T19:41:19Z2007-11-27T19:41:19ZAlan Burlisonda39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709

You know they don't actually delete any of your data when you 'deactivate' your account?

http://blogs.sun.com/alanbur/entry/how_to_leave_facebook

Comment 2 on /2007/11/27/facebookhttp://norman.walsh.name/2010/09/25/oauth#comment00022007-11-27T22:02:00Z2007-11-27T22:02:00Zjim hendlerda39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709

Same reason I dumped LinkedIn - wonder if open social will help or hurt?

Comment 3 on /2007/11/27/facebookhttp://norman.walsh.name/2010/09/25/oauth#comment00032007-11-27T22:21:07Z2007-11-27T22:21:07ZNorman Walshda39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709

Yes, I noticed that it was "deactivated" not "deleted". I haven't decided how hard I want to push on that.

Comment 4 on /2007/11/27/facebookhttp://norman.walsh.name/2010/09/25/oauth#comment00042007-11-28T05:55:27Z2007-11-28T05:55:27Zdulanovda39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709

LinkedIn, Facebook are only the current IT fashion, I think. I would like to have not just single mega-platform, but a set of tightly bounded services, like Revyu, in which I can use my own personal data smoothly via some agents or by hand, doesn't matter. More important for me is to have personal data which will independent from any systems and platforms.

For example, I plan to accumulate my review data on my desktop closely and publish some of them in my blog too. After that the Revyu service or something also like Amazon will can to aggregate that information.