"How Do I Delete My Facebook Account?" A Fast Growing Query - ReadWriteWeb

[WillyT]

For those of you debating this...

"How Do I Delete My Facebook Account?" A Fast Growing Query
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick - ReadWriteWeb
May 10, 2010 12:40 PM

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Facebook doesn't make it easy to delete your account, but a growing number of people appear to be turning to Google to find out how to do just that. Google Suggest, the drop-down box that offers suggested search query completions based on absolute and recent upticks of popularity, now guesses that if you start typing "How do I..." that you'd like to know how to quit Facebook. Note that deactivating your account, something that Facebook responds to in a pretty shocking way as well, is not the same as deleting it.

Search maven Danny Sullivan noted the suggestion on Twitter this morning, but a growing number of industry watchers are talking about people deleting their Facebook accounts. Some, including at least two members of our own staff, have already done so. Google Suggest suggestions are often humorous, but the screenshot below is pretty serious stuff.



So how do you delete your Facebook account? Even that is pretty remarkable! According to the #1 search result for the query, which is an unofficial Facebook group page written by someone else, you have to visit http://www.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=delete_account. On that page you'll find a delete button. According to said unofficial group, you'll still be able to bring your account back if you log-in within the next two weeks! You won't show up in search results though, neither in Facebook nor in Google. It's as if they can't see you anymore.

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[Xipe Totec]

1. Even if you do, ghosts remain...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x282332#282352

[onehandle]

2. Hopefully people are smartening up.

Facebook is a nightmare and is taking over the social web.

[NYC_SKP]

3. I just created a duplicate Facebook account.

And then logged into both and doubly-defriended myself.

:hide:

[xultar]

4. You should smack yourself twice for that.

[NYC_SKP]

5. .

:rofl:

As penance I rec'd this thread.

And here's another kick!

Seriously, many don't know how much privacy they give up in creating a Facebook account, especially if they don't use it carefully.

Never let the Facebook go through your address books, for example.

I only have one because my employer urged us to have one and to use it to "network".

:eyes:

[cliffordu]

8. I'm

Ralph

A 30 year old female.


With a bad birth date.

[AnArmyVeteran]

7. It's sad you aren't even a friend to yourself. I'm sorry :(

[madmax]

6. Once it's 'out there'

it's pretty much out there forever.

[Boxerfan]

9. Sooo glad I never joined. I have ignored many "friend" requests

Because frankly-if you were really my friend I would already be in touch with you...

Sheesh.