Pages: A Falling-Out on Facebook

Yes, I just can't seem to let go of Pluto.

In other interesting news, Facebook has recently, like, exploded! First there was the Newsfeed/Mini-Feed controversy. But after the creation of who-knows-how-many variations of the "Students Against This Creepy New Feature" groups and some petitions, Zuckerberg (creator of Facebook) seemed to get the point and enabled more privacy options. But now comes the open door policy. Facebook has been restricted to college and high school students with school e-mail addresses, as well as employees of select companies. But now users will able to invite their previously-ineligible friends (read: anybody) to join the site.

At first I was quite opposed to this idea but that last article makes it clear that Facebook's trademark privacy options will still be intact and users will have total control of who sees their profile. So I'm happy, but not everyone is.

One article from Forbes quotes a Fred Stutzman: "The Facebook users feel like they have ownership in the company . . . When they realize that they're not the ones in control, it's a real slap in the face."

While it may be true that the Facebook users are really not the ones in control (Facebook is free, after all), Zuckerberg just may find out how much power Facebookers wield. If Zuckerberg's goal is to compete with MySpace, garnering more users and increasing the company's worth, many users may make good on their threats to delete their accounts. Enough upset users could counteract the anticipated growth once Facebook's "doors" open. And how will that benefit Zuckerberg?

I'm starting to think that a 6-month hiatus from all spheres of internet community isn't such a bad idea. Mayhaps I'd be compelled to go do random things with friends again, instead of just randomly writing on their "wall."