No, I'm not really leaving Facebook. It's too useful a tool for keeping in touch with people I would otherwise be prone to neglecting. I think it best to keep my participation minimal, however.
I've never done apps, for example, because I mostly find them annoying. Today's Wall Street Journal provides another good reason to avoid them, a massive security breach.
That revelation was enough of a push to make me rescind my previous decision to share my blog posts as notes on Facebook. Not that the recent breach had anything to do with notes; it merely makes me less comfortable with the platform and less willing to take whatever risks there might be when I've seen no discernable benefit. Having my posts duplicated on Facebook does make them more accessible to some people, but (1) Facebook usually posts them in clumps, so that most are hidden under a "see more posts" link; (2) there are few comments made, so if people are reading them I rarely know about it; and (3) I prefer to have all comments here, anyway, to keep the conversations in one place.
So, I apologize to the few of you who I know do read my posts on Facebook, but after this one posts I'll be stopping the feed. Please come here instead; you are more than welcome.
I've broken the connection. Why do I feel liberated? It's not as if I no longer spend time checking Facebook....
