It sure fooled me. But then again, who knows what's real and what's rumor?
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marilyn Walker" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Shocking: Facebook to Shut Down On March 15
iS IT APRIL FOOLS DAY?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald Levy" <[email protected]>
To: "blind-computing" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 3:10 PM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] Shocking: Facebook to Shut Down On March 15
:
: At first I thought this was some kind of practical joke, but it sure
sounds real. Read it and weep:
:
: PALO ALTO, CA -Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook will be shut
: down in March.
: Managing the site has become too stressful.
: "Facebook has gotten out of control," said Zuckerberg in a press
: conference outside
: his Palo Alto office, "and the stress of managing this company has
: ruined my life.
: I need to put an end to all the madness."
: Zuckerberg went on to explain that starting March 15th, users will no
: longer be able
: to access their Facebook accounts.
: "After March 15th the whole website shuts down," said Avrat Humarthi,
: Vice President
: of Technical Affairs at Facebook. "So if you ever want to see your
: pictures again,
: I recommend you take them off the internet. You won't be able to get
: them back once
: Facebook goes out of business."
: Zuckerberg said that the decision to shut down Facebook was difficult,
: but that he
: does not think people will be upset.
: "I personally don't think it's a big deal," he said in a private phone
: interview.
: "And to be honest, I think it's for the better. Without Facebook,
: people will have
: to go outside and make real friends. That's always a good thing."
: Some Facebook users were furious upon hearing the shocking news.
: "What am I going to do without Facebook?" said Denise Bradshaw, a high
: school student
: from Indiana. "My life revolves around it. I'm on Facebook at least 10
: hours a day.
: Now what am I going to do with all that free time?"
: However, parents across the country have been experiencing a long
: anticipated sense
: of relief.
: "I'm glad the Facebook nightmare is over," said Jon Guttari, a single
: parent from
: Detroit. "Now my teenager's face won't be glued to a computer screen
: all day. Maybe
: I can even have a conversation with her."
: Those in the financial circuit are criticizing Zuckerberg for walking
: away from a
: multibillion dollar franchise. Facebook is currently ranked as one of
: the wealthiest
: businesses in the world, with economists estimating its value at
: around 7.9 billion.
: But Zuckerberg remains unruffled by these accusations. He says he will
: stand by his
: decision to give Facebook the axe.
: "I don't care about the money," said Zuckerberg. "I just want my old
: life back."
: The Facebook Corporation suggests that users remove all of their
: personal information
: from the website before March 15th. After that date, all photos,
: notes, links, and
: videos will be permanently erased.
:
:
:
:
: Gerald
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