Baby Boomers Quitting Facebook

I can not stand facebook. I created an account and within 45 seconds I realized my last name was typed in wrong. Went to my newly created account updated the name. Sounds good so far right???? No way. Now when I try to log on the message comes on wrong email or password. When I give my login info. I am told I do not have an account. Ha Ha I don't have an account?...... then why do people daily send me friend request and I receive the notice on my email. But I can not log in to accept friends. Have tried to contact FACEBOOK but no such luck. People have tried to contact them on my behalf and still no response.......

Any suggestions?????

DO NOT CLICK ON THE ANGELINA JOLIE LINK THIS GUY dimmytian OR WHO EVER IT IS ALWAYS TRY TO PUT LINKSLIKE THAT SO YOU FEEL CURIOUS ABOUT IT AND TAKE YOU TO A COMPUTER VIRUS!

Recently, OVERLY URGED to join Facebook, I was very hesitant and didn't know why. It was surreal - like zombies coming at me that I "must join Facebook!". It seemed bizarre and something told me it was wrong. It somehow seemed potentially dangerous. Now after much thought, I'm seriously happy I did NOT join. It does not not appeal to me to have my life exposed to anyone and everyone. In addition, I'm TRYING to break the "too much PC" in my life, not accelerate it. Also, when it becomes like a clique among co-workers, it can cause a lot of unnecessary problems. I'm in that over 55 group, have NO interest in exposing myself to masses and potential criminals, etc. I'd much prefer meeting and socializing with "real" people and not play on the computer with them. I'm very grateful for the inside information of the 15 reasons to leave Facebook as it verifies my instincts not to. Thank you!

because guys are getting in trouble for all the chicks they banged

DO NOT CLICK ON THE ANGELINA JOLIE LINK THIS GUY dimmytian OR WHO
EVER IT IS ALWAYS TRY TO PUT LINKSLIKE THAT SO YOU FEEL CURIOUS ABOUT
IT AND TAKE YOU TO A COMPUTER VIRUS!

The reason we are not going on the site anymore is because it's just like myspace! All you see are young people on there posting rediculous pictures and the stuff they write to each other is really boring for us to read. The only reason I went on there was because my friend's kids coaxed me so I did, and I've been back a few times but it's a pain to have to sign into it every time I want to see what someone wrote to me. That's why I have an email address, if they want to say something then they can send me an email. Personally, I think the site is a waste of space!

i'm 48 and have no problems using common technology on the internets... i've never been a member of facebook because it's just more superfluous crap that i can do without. networking? to me, that means finding work, and there are countless sites for that. do i need people i know, and don't know, emailing constantly to be my "friend"? no, i don't, but i think those younger than i need this constant feedback - even through the electronic ether - that they exist and need to be acknowledged or some other such psychobabble nonsense... hmmmm... where's that new-fangled "add comment" button?! I CAN'T FIND IT ! ! ! HOW DOES THIS ADVANCED-ALIEN INTERNET TECHNOLOGY WORK, DAMMIT ?!

I LOVE FACEBOOK.SINCE IVE BEEN ON FACE BOOK IVE FOUND AND HOOKED BACK UP WITH OLD FRIENDS. I HAVE FRIENDS I HAVENT SEEN OR HEARD FROM IN 10-20 YEARS. AND NOW THANKS TO FACEBOOK I TALK TO THEM EVERYDAY.AND HANG OUT WITH SOME AGAIN.I WILL STAY WITH FACEBOOK AS LONG AS THEY ARE HERE.

thank God! who needs them

FB is just for fun...we would appreciate it if you liars, sluts and dorks would please leave sOmEtHiNg to the normal folks.

you youngsters have got my dander up, now... my thoughts on twitter: i don't know what it is or does but i do know, without even looking into it, that's it's nothing but nonsensical drivel. there's nothing to be learned or gained and everything to do with wasting my effing time. myspace: is there any difference between it and facebook? i couldn't say but my guess - which is probably spot-on - is that there's no difference. to me, "my space" is the inside of my car, with the windows rolled down on a sunny day, and my favorite tunes on the radio. without YOU or anybody else breathing my air and contaminating "my space".

nah- the real reason boomers are leaving is that now, it's spring, and they are going outside and spending more time gardening, mowing the lawns, playing, etc.
....and dropping like flies from heart attacks.

probably because facebook was made for college students. It should have stayed that way, but no they had to allow gold oldies and jailbait on the site. Mark Z is a sell out, he's just like napster

Do the authors of this article have ANY concept of what a Baby Boomer is? The Baby Boom generation encompasses people from about 45 to about 65 years old. Not just 55-65.

We were the ones who INVENTED computers. I know you younger people would like to think we're all computer illiterates sitting there with an abacus. But, guess what? We're not! We just appreciate sites that ACTUALLY function. I also happen to love the looks on the faces of clerks who are young enough to be my children when I school THEM on computers. (And, no, I'm not a computer geek -- I'm a marketing exec who has been working with computers since 19802.)

I use it sometimes, but it's just boring to me, for the most part.

It could be simply because what was unweildly and un-userfriendly, over - 'app-ed' with junk apps that you get tired of quickly and just plain boring has become even moreso and even more of a drudge with the changes they've made.

Plus, there's no place for creativity. You can't create pages or themes. You can only add a few pictures, comment on other peoples' comments (I'm enjoying the sun today/oh yeah and it's going to rain tomorrow) .. that is IF you can figure out where the comments are and how to find them ... and play juvenile "apps."

I predict even the more intelligent of the younger users will be the next to bail on Facebook

People 'keep up with each other' on cellphones and via texting and with blogs. Facebook is just a juvenile cross between MySpace and blogging ... .and an over-complicated one at that.

Um.. how about they don't want to spend there 'worked-for-free-days' on a freakin computer..??

BTW... I'm at work.

I'm 56 and I was enjoying facebook until I almost received a virus on there. Luckily my Norton caught it. I really liked the sight too but it just wasn't worth the chance of getting virus.

Facebook is fine for some people, but I found I was just not lighthearted enough on a regular basis for it. All the little games and stuff and too much sharing of personal info....not the right fit for me, felt too much like elementary school or junior high,all that jockeying for who does this or that. I am 56 and sometimes I just do not want all that minutia of the lives of others and would especially not want to share that much info about myself!I am busy making a living. Close to the time I closed my FB page, I went on to see my entire page covered from top to bottom with vacation pictures and comings and goings of people who were acquaintances but not really friends. I like them, but really do not want that much info about their lives, with all due respect. My brother, who is 67, also felt the same way and closed his page after a short while, preferring, as he called it "face2face". I concur. I am sure FB will survive without all us geezers, but I believe all this social networking to some degree is a fad and will level off,as people discover the joys of meeting in person or talking on the phone.

could be losing job, losing money, can't pay internet?