Tuesday, May 22, 2012

deleting facebook - it's happening.


OK.  For reals.  I've had had had it with Facebook.  It's starting to creep me out.  Awesome social networking and all - it's starting to feel forced...and just not authentic anymore...for me at least.

Obviously there are so many awesome benefits that I have enjoyed over the years...reconnecting with some of my favorite peeps and far away family members!!  So rad!  And I enjoy seeing pictures of my friends children as they grow.  Would I still have these friends if I were to delete my account?  Or would I be forgotten once I fall off the Facebook wagon?  Would I become irrelevant?  Yea - I guess I would.  Am I prepared for that?

 I just checked, and my timeline indicates that I joined Facebook on November 29, 2004.  TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR.  That is a long time. 

Too bad - I want it gone. 

EXCEPT - I need a place to share my photos with my family...because that's all I really want to use Facebook for anyway.  (And I've heard that anything a person posts to Facebook becomes Facebook's property...forever...which is alarming...and strange to me...and I don't know if that is urban legend or fact)  Anyway...

Do you use a photo sharing site?  I need one...I need a SIMPLE one...that my parents can use (no offense Mom and Dad...but let's be serious here.)  Also...I want a site that will let me upload a straight up crazy amounts of pictures. 

Suggestions???  Please help me escape FB!!  


7 comments:

  1. oh my i keep thinking the same thing. but i cant imagine not staying in touch with my family on the east coast. i keep getting friend requests from people that i barely know and feel guilty every time i hit ignore.... really! feeling guilt from that is not what i need in my life. maybe i'm done, too. hmmmm.

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  2. i'm totally on board here. i have this struggle all the time! flickr? i haven't really looked into it but its an idea!

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  3. Flickr and Photobucket are both awesome for storing pictures in a place where others can look at them.

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  4. Flickr is definitely the way to go. There is a yearly fee, $25 I believe, to have tons of storage but it is totally worth it. They just updated their uploading tool and it is amazing. Great options for privacy settings for each photo.

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  5. Dropbox (http://db.tt/KsMt95H). It's for file storage including photos. Love the way I can share with friends certain folders and the way the photos load as a gallery. You can buy more space if 5GB isn't enough for free. Plus, when I take photos on my phone it automatically uploads them to my account. I don't have to think about it anymore.

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  6. How about Flickr? We just started using it for all of our personal photos - it's super easy to organize and to find what you're looking for.

    stephanie@metropolitanmama.net

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  7. I am happy for you! I gotta do the same!
    If they are important enough, they will have your regular email and/or phone number.
    I would say blog your photos, I always love reading and seeing your photos. Or flickr if you want more privacy....

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