Reasons to Quit Facebook

Embarrassing/rude messages on your 'wall'
It can be disastrous when someone posts an embarrassing or rude message on your wall. Remember, Facebook pages are essentially public, and you never know who might be looking at your profile. We've seen people lose their jobs for photos and status updates, so it's smart to be safe about what you post on your profile. Unfortunately, we can't control what other people post on our Facebook walls, but there is a solution: privacy settings, people. One thing we love about Facebook is its capacity for stout privacy measures. They can be a little intimidating for the average user, but we recommend that you at least make your profile private to anyone except your (seriously) closest friends. That way, only your real, forgiving friends can see what your other, less-discreet friends have to say on your wall.





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Subscribe to commentsAndrewApr 16th 2009 6:25PM
Oh Big surprise, the techies over at AOL finally got bored enough to write about they're jealous nature towards a company who couldn't sustain a billion dollar business. I could think of a million reasons to "quit AOL" but then again, AOL writes it's stories. It's rise to the top of Internet Service Providers was only made possible because let's face it, there were no other alternatives. What has AOL done in the last ten years that could even resemble progress? They're High speed internet is still slower than DSL and they're technology is lacking. So now AOL has sicked it's IT dropouts on a genius who actually came up with something useful. Get used to it, AOL is free now because nobody wants to pay for it anymore, it's useless and has lost all value completely. Facebook is like Google, it has room to expand into different markets and create new things. AOL died a very long time ago and it's not going to be resurrected by anything.
clyankelloMay 4th 2009 10:02AM
I agree 100% .AOL you are jealous.. I am in the OVER 50 aged group. I am networking with people that I WANT to be in touch with. Facebook can be as private as you want it to be.
gdMay 27th 2009 2:33PM
If AOL is dead how were you able to post on it?
gdMay 27th 2009 2:34PM
If AOL is dead how were you able to post & how was I able to read your post?
WendyMay 24th 2009 12:08AM
These two people are obviously "Facebook obsessed" as SO many of my friends and "friends" are. I was basically guilted into signing up (still have no pics or personal info about me there) and besides meeting up with a very few people that I actually cared about (that I don't already keep in touch with without Facebook) it got on my nerves. I rarely go on it, or check my email for that matter. So everytime I do check my email I have 50 messages and/or writings on my wall, and I feel bad for not responding as some are iritated that I haven't. And worst of all are other people's photos from God-knows- where or when that include ME! There can never be any privacy as far as that goes,,,.
So I am here to say that so far these reasons are completely 100% accurate and I seriously doubt out of jealousy.
CalMay 27th 2009 2:06PM
You can delete anything on your wall that you want to!!
sfxcalMay 27th 2009 3:07PM
Instead of rummaging through Facebook with useless info and self effacing promotions of self, READ A BOOK'""""
angelcakeMay 27th 2009 3:10PM
I find Facebook to be boring and people just like to brag and complain on it.
DannersamuelMay 27th 2009 3:23PM
Well I have warned and warned people on here about the Phishing and sexual Predator issues that go on and on. I have caught 37 people over age 45 and up that were child Predators on facebook alone. My Space is a entire repeat of the same. It is not the programs which in of themselves that are bad, it is the mass of corruption that goes along will it. People are NEVER who they say they are. I knew that for a given fact,
Sam Danner
DannersamuelMay 27th 2009 3:40PM
Some of you are right about AOL. Who wants to pay you people 39.99 a Month. I payed you guys big bucks over the years. I am addicted to AOL because everybody is offering about the same thing. I have Preached and preached on here about these vastly hudge parasite inter social groups that love to feel on suckers. Child Predators are rampant and I am of the fifty,s group that has picked out and had arrested 37 Child Molesters alone since last March. My teen age Kids are just as bad for releasing information. Parents:Get your Children off of facebook and My Space. If your teenage Daughter has Pictures of herself on these sites, I can prove that they are being down loaded and full dress nice smiles types are the ones that get Perved on the most.
PeckerwoodMay 27th 2009 10:21PM
Annoying phonies, sexual deviants, and idiots don't need Facebook, or MySpace, or whatever to do evil. WAY back in the early 1990's this crap was going on all the time. All you had to do was enter a chat room, or go on some message board. The kids are smarter than the old people when it comes to these stupid networking sites. You don't need Twitter, or FaceBook, or any of this crap. "Second Life" is probably the most psychotic of all. Just because someone tells you to sign up - you do it? lol! Everybody thinks they need the latest techno-gadget. iPhones, Blackberries, ear phones. Oh, and how about the goatees all these douche bags grow to go along with their plethora of techno-geek devices. I see them at coffee shops, grocery store lines, texting in their cars going 60 mph - in droves. BTW, most of these "friends" you acquire couldn't care less about you. Use your telephone, or cell phone, to keep in touch with those you REALLY care about.
rzsjpf11Jun 12th 2009 4:52PM
I like AOL. I started with AOL 7 or 8 yrs. ago and I've always been happy with it. The fee was resonable for me. Now it's free and I'm glad for that. I've always liked the AOL formate......maybe I've used it so long I'm used to it. I've tried other sites but I always continue with my aol.com.
madworld711Dec 11th 2009 3:19PM
Number 1 Reason to Quit Reading through this article:
Annoying Pop-ups, even though I have my Pop-Up blocker On. WTF?
gilMay 10th 2010 11:50PM
Whats everybody talking about free aol ? And how do you get it free. I want free too!...Oh please, Oh please, oh pleeese. Against the law? I dont care I'm in