Facebook OWNS my Friendships!
Ed was erased from Facebook! Really, he is gone, kaput, vanished, no more! My fun hilarious friend is vapor! His classic wall posts are no more, his crazy pictures missing, and most important, my only way to contact him is no more!
Last fall, I was at Punta San Carlos, Baja Mexico kitesurfing and I stayed at this very rad place called Solo Sports. Pretty much it was us and these English guys, the coolest of whom was Ed. Ed is rad. Sitting in the middle of a desert in Mexico, (satillite internet wireless is cool!) Ed and I became Facebook Besties. And of course I showed him pictures of one of the craziest adventures on earth, Burning Man. He was in, totally stoked! So every month I logged on to Facebook and wrote on his wall, reminding him that he better not abandon his promise to come play because the Black Rock Yacht Club is waiting for him. This month, when I went on Facebook to write my monthly wall memo, ED was GONE. Vanished. All evidence that Ed existed was ERASED. It was as if someone fell off the face of the planet! Here I had met this rad guy, become friends with him, joked, chatted, messaged and a corporation took it all away!
Of course, I kick myself for never getting his phone number, his e-mail, his anything?! But writing on his wall was so fun! And e-mail? I had Facebook Messaging! Who gets erased from Facebook anyway!
Looking at my Facebook account I have heaps of friends like this. From kids I went to high school with, to my debaucherous adventures around the world, and even just across town. When my phone goes bust, I login to Facebook to fill the gaps in the phone numbers, and e-mails. New friend? Facebook provides the foundation. And it works! Well, usually.
The fate of hundreds of friendships lies in the hands of Mark Zuckerberg. Now that is FREAKY.
Or maybe its more freaky that I was able to hunt Ed down using his digital footprint and Google using the tiny tidbits of information I did have. I knew he windsurfed, was from the UK, was into renovating old VW bugs, and owned a ‘tent company’. Turns out he lives in Surrey, England, his Marquee company is called Academy Marquee, and he owns two Spaniels. And with that information, Ed received an email from me this morning. Now I just need to hope that email is not defunct…hmmm
UPDATE: My stalking was a success! Got my friend back! Woot!
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