Monday, September 17, 2012

The Future of Facebook

Most of us have a love/hate relationship with Facebook. We love spying on long-lost loves, communicating with high school friends and viewing/sharing photos of life milestones. But most of us cringe at political rants, toddler potty training updates and personal play-by-plays (“Just ate a turkey sandwich…delish!”).
In fact, Cliff Lampe, assistant professor of information at the University of Michigan’s School of Information, says those who abandon Facebook are doing so as the result of a single, uncomfortable event like a difficult interaction with an ex. A smaller segment of the population is discontinuing membership as a result of privacy concerns.

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