Facebook has become something of a fixture in life but I was beginning to question it’s privileged position in my life (in a similar way to questioning the place of the TV – which led to its eventual banishment). Then as I was fiddling around with Facebook trying to tweak things, I unintentionally killed my profile.

The interesting thing is that most of the people who were my Facebook ‘friends’ haven’t noticed yet. But I’ve begun to notice a few things. Firstly, I’m checking it less. A lot less. Really a lot less. I’ve been busy doing other things but even so, less.

Secondly, I’ve been deliberately slow to re-add friends. Partly, to see who has noticed and decided to make contact, but also so I can move things to a better solution by making the page the centre of my activity. I’m publishing twitter and my blog to my page but not my profile for example.

I’m not sure what a manageable level of friends on facebook is but 470 + was way too many, so I’m going to be slow not quick to add. The criteria has shifted and I’m going to have to learn how to either gracefully suggest you ‘like’ my page or read my blog instead or just simply refuse a connection.

The simple fact is that I just can’t keep up with everything and Facebook spread me too thin when I want to go deep. So I’m just appreciating the breathing space and we’ll see how we go. But right now this is a more simple digital life.