<p dir="ltr">I think people are under the impression that social networks like Facebook are essential. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I was an active user once and I deleted my account one day . Nothing changed. Google+ , twitter, whatsapp. Nothing changed . I still keep in touch with the same people I used to keep in touch with . I use TextSecure wherever possible, an XMPP server otherwise. Email, phone calls and SMS are still very viable media. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I am not saying go retro. I am saying you have a choice . </p>
<p dir="ltr">Facebook and Twitter are not public service companies. You choose to use them .</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On 2 Jul 2014 12:53, "Kunjappu Abhijith.R" <<a href="mailto:gadha1998@gmail.com">gadha1998@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">ഞാന് ഫെയ്സ് ബുക്ക് നിറുത്തിയതാണ്, എന്നിട്ട് ഡയസ്പോറയിലേക്കും G+ സിലേക്കും പോയിനോക്കി, പക്ഷെ കുടുംബവും സുഹൃത്തുക്കളും മാറാന് മടിക്കുന്നത് കാരണം തിരിച്ചുവരേണ്ടിവന്നു. മനുഷ്യര്ക്ക് മാറ്റത്തോടുള്ള അവജ്ഞ, പറയാന് വയ്യ. ഇപ്പോള് ഇത്രമാതിരി (Snowden, Mass Survilence,etc...) പ്രശ്നങ്ങളുണ്ടായിട്ടും ആളുകള്ക്ക് മാറാനൊരുമടിയാണ്. പക്ഷെ ഓര്ക്കുട്ടില്നിന്ന് ഫെയ്സ് ബുക്കിലേക്കുള്ള കുടിയേറ്റം വളരെ പെട്ടെന്നായിരുന്നു താനും...<br>
<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 8:40 AM, Nandakumar <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nandakumar96@gmail.com" target="_blank">nandakumar96@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I don't use Facebook. But I thing Google+ is something better<br>
(comparatively). However, now I am in the development of a new idea<br>
titled 'Multilayer Social Networking', whose structure gives maximum<br>
privacy and freedom for the user. I am developing Croudmail.com, which<br>
will follow the idea. Mainly it is a newsletter service (no spam, no<br>
junk).<br>
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On 7/2/14, aboobacker sidheeque mk <<a href="mailto:aboobackervyd@gmail.com" target="_blank">aboobackervyd@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Many hardcore activists from smc decided to quit fb by protesting the<br>
> privacy policy . Now most of them returned and became active users<br>
> again . Irony is that they articles against fb policy in facebook ;-)<br>
><br>
> On 7/2/14, Ashik Salahudeen <<a href="mailto:aashiks@aashiks.in" target="_blank">aashiks@aashiks.in</a>> wrote:<br>
>> Why do we speak as if Facebook is forcing everyone to use it ?<br>
>><br>
>> Don't .<br>
>><br>
>> And spread the word .<br>
>> On 1 Jul 2014 21:24, "ബാലശങ്കർ സി" <<a href="mailto:balasankarc@gnome.org" target="_blank">balasankarc@gnome.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> [1]<br>
>>> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/29/facebook-users-emotions-news-feeds" target="_blank">http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/29/facebook-users-emotions-news-feeds</a><br>
>>><br>
>>> [2]<br>
>>> <a href="http://www.medianama.com/2014/07/223-your-facebook-newsfeed-is-always-being-manipulated/" target="_blank">http://www.medianama.com/2014/07/223-your-facebook-newsfeed-is-always-being-manipulated/</a><br>
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>>><br>
>>><br>
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