This Thanksgiving as I prayed to God for my family- I prayed to him to give me more time with my loving family. An insight or revelation struck me-
I was spending more time with my computer than with my loved ones.
Is Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn essential to living? No
I have 1700 followers on Twitter
1100 “Friends” on Facebook, and 9429 “Connections” on Linkedin
Deleting Facebook was an emotionally wrenching decision- see this screenshot- I tried to download all my account- family photos (320 mb) but connection kept breaking-
so I had just deactivate and not delete the account. You win, Zuckenberg
How to-
Right Hand Top Corner —-Account Settings- Deactivate Account
After Facebook de activates your account- it mocks you by saying this this in YELLOW “
Your Facebook account has been deactivated.
To reactivate your account, log in using your old login email and password. You will be able to use the site like you used to.
We hope you come back soon.”
I go back to Facebook to download all my family photos before final deletion (and not just de activation)- I get this message
It may take a little while for us to gather all of your photos, wall posts, messages, and other information. We will then ask you to verify your identity in order to help protect the security of your account.
Yeah Yeah Mark.
One Down Two to Go
Deleting Twitter
Twitter was disappointingly easy-
Go to
http://twitter.com/settings/account
At bottom left you see Deactivate my account.
Twitter tries to scare me now-
Is this goodbye?
This action is permanent.
Are you sure you don’t want to reconsider? Was it something we said? Tell us.
Before you deactivate your account, know this:
- This action is permanent: account restoration is currently disabled.
- You do not need to deactivate your account to change your username. (You can change it on the settings page. All @replies and followers will remain unchanged.)
- Your account may be viewable on twitter.com for a few days after deactivation.
- We have no control over content indexed by search engines like Google.
- If you’re creating a new account and want to use the same user name, phone number and/or email address associated with this account, you must first change them on this account before you deactivate it. If you don’t, the information will be tied to this account and unavailable for use.
- Okay, fine, deactivate my account (thats the button)
You deactivated your account.
Account restoration is currently unavailable. Here is the message you agreed to before deactivating your account:
his action is permanent.
Before you deactivate your account, know this:
- This action is permanent: account restoration is currently disabled.
- You do not need to deactivate your account to change your username. (You can change it on the settings page. All @replies and followers will remain unchanged.)
- Your account may be viewable on twitter.com for a few days after deactivation.
- We have no control over content indexed by search engines like Google.
- If you’re creating a new account and want to use the same user name, phone number and/or email address associated with this account, you must first change them on this account before you deactivate it. If you don’t, the information will be tied to this account and unavailable for use.
Closing Your Account
How do I close my account?
- Log into the account you wish to close.
- Hover your cursor over your name in the top right of your home page and then click “Settings”.
- Click on “Close Your Account” under Personal Information.
- Select a reason for closing your account.
- Click on “Continue”.
- Inventory all connections and identify any that may be missing from the primary account you wish to keep.
- Send Invitations to those connections missing from the primary account.
- Update any profile information that maybe on other account profiles.
http://www.linkedin.com/addressBookExport
Your close account request must be processed by customer support for the following reason:
- You have more than 250 connections.
You will receive a confirmation email from customer support indicating that they received your request to close your account.
The account that customer support will process for closure is below:
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Ajay Ohri
- 9,429 Connections
- 16 Recommendations
- ohri2007@gmail.com (primary address)
| Member Comment: ajay ohri | 11/24/2010 23:10 |
| Member ID: 6691344 Member Name: Ajay Ohri The member has attempted to self close this account and was unable because: The member has a large network of connections to close. Please close during non peak hours. Please confirm with the member when his or her account has been successfully closed. |
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And if you dont’ know how to find me on my blog-
Happy Thanksgiving-and kill that Turkey 
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