Reading through the article, "How Sticky Is Membership on Facebook?" on NYTimes.com, it really angers me how badly these kind of sites treat the very people who made them what they are today. It is almost like a stab in the back.
The article talks about how much effort and time is needed to get Facebook to delete every trace of information about a user. If a user chooses to deactivate his or her account with the intention of hiding any and all of his information, it has proved to be a daunting task. There have been reports of information still being left behind even after months of trying.
It is a little surprising that a company can be so blinded by the possibly of making money in the short-term while neglecting any long-term implications of such actions. Right now they may be making loads of money but if shady practices persist, down the road these very companies may eventually bury themselves in their own graves.
Update: Looks like Facebook has made some concessions in remedying this issue, but it still seems unsatisfactory at best.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/13/technology/13face.html
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