Facebook Fatigue?

Nah, we're not gloating. FB is a service that is almost necessary and whose technical execution (design, speed, scalability) is simply marvelous. FB truly is a business with a working plan.

But: In the 21st  century nothing will last and everything will become a fad sooner rather than later. Pre-modern investors will not make a buck in these post-modern times. Some opinions:

http://www.periscopepost.com/2011/06/is-facebook-fatigue-finally-felling-the-social-media-giant/

http://everythingsysadmin.com/2011/06/facebook-fatigue.html

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/science-and-technology/2011/06/15/facebook-fatigue-as-millions-unfriend-the-social-media-giant-86908-23202490/

http://articles.cnn.com/2011-06-20/tech/people.shunning.facebook_1_facebook-user-active-users-popular-social-networking-site?_s=PM:TECH

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/social.media/06/20/people.shunning.facebook/index.html

http://mashable.com/2010/06/30/teens-social-networks-study/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2003131/Facebook-100k-Brits-bored-site-deactivate-accounts-amid-privacy-fears.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jun/19/facebook-fatigue-peter-preston-comment

http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/06/13/facebook-traffic-down/

Summary of above articles: Why, oh why, do members quit facebook? (Hint: Because it's a boring fad that sells your whole identity to advertisers. And: Give me my life back.)

Posted: 29 June 2011