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I held out on getting a Facebook, despite being invited, until I was in college. I loved the layout and the ability to connect with people at my college. There were groups set up so I could meet people in my dorm, and major before I even got to college. I liked the exclusivity of it, I felt that it really separated itself from other networking sites since it was just for college students.
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Then it was opened up to everyone. I cringed when highschoolers were now friend requesting me and even friends of my parents. Even my little brother got one and I had to face that deliema on whether I should be his friend or not.
I stayed with facebook through their layout changes, the introduction of the "stalker feed", fan pages, many applications being introduced, and them dropping the "so and so is..." part of the status updates.
However even I reached my limit. I recently deleted my account after the most recent layout change which made a once easy to use site, difficult to use. Facebook isn't what it started out as, and has become just like every other social networking site out there.
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Scotman
June 17, 2009
I don't agree. Facebook is really what you make it. I don't use a lot of these applications and still connect to long lost cousins. There's no obligation to accept friend requests; no one takes it personally. One star is a bit harsh.
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liasol
May 17, 2009
Hi @rochelle! I really liked your review. You laid out what you liked and what changed your opinion. Very well-thought-out and informative! I joined Facebook after most of those changes and really haven't enjoyed it. What are you thoughts on Myspace and the ways it's incorporated the applications and other FB-like features?
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