Facebook is 'dead and buried', replaced by simpler networks, study finds

[TekGryphon]

57. This "old guy" is an Information Systems Administrator w/ ...

... 6 years of education in business software and multiple business intelligence system roll-outs across 3 companies and 7 states.

Trust me, Facebook privacy, now more than ever, is a user-centric issue. You're either setting your privacy settings correctly, or you're not. No excuses, especially when there's dozens of reputable sites out there to help you navigate Facebook's privacy options.

And yes, occasionally Facebook will do an update that will create some new default settings. This happens maybe once a year, if that. When that happens you take the 3 minutes to go through and set the new settings to your desired privacy level.

As for your dead friend, I'm sorry to hear that. I had a friend die, too. We took the 30 seconds to learn what to do, and the 5 minutes to request his page be turned to memorial status which prevented anyone but confirmed friends from viewing it.

Using technology is a pro-active process. It's utterly ridiculous that people complain about spending 5 minutes to learn about something they might spend 5 years using.