Why the Latest Facebook Fuss is a Tipping Point

Facebook has angered its usually adoring users but maybe it’s a wake up call.

Published: September, 2006

Remember the kids in school who would dress half naked and then turn to you and say “whatdaya think you’re looking at?” when you’d stare at them? I’m not saying you shouldn’t dress half naked, but if you’re going to do it, you shouldn’t get all bent out of shape when people stare at you. So it goes with Facebook, the social networking website so dear to college students, who are putting up their personal profiles for the world to share .

It seems that the Facebook community is up in arms because of a new feature called “news feeds” that the site implemented. It lets everyone keep up to date with any changes in their friend’s profiles - even if they don’t actively go and check out those changes or it’s not an especially close friend. A growing number of Facebook users are joining groups (groups are part of the Facebook social scene to meet like minded individuals) to protest the new feature. Some say it messes up the clean page (agreed) and others say it violates their privacy. But, what Facebook has done is made it easier for you to see what your friends have already told you. If you don’t want someone to see it, well… you should limit who your friends are using the site’s privacy settings or leave Facebook entirely.
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