First of .. I’m not a Facebook Member just yet, Was trying to join via iphone web app but it’s not possible, i need to get to my computer to do that, I’m just so lazy… And now to my surprise a news from PCMag about Facebook’s Death Spiral, it is told that it’s now easier to delete your facebook account, why it’s such a deal? They said that once a user decided to delete an account it’s likely that he’ll never create an account again, - not true!, Friendster already have an option to do the same but my friends have deleted and create a new account, IMHO satisfaction counts..

Via PCMag - The fact that quitting Facebook is getting easier is news, but this isn’t a good thing for the social-networking site. It’s a signal that its troubles are only just beginning. Facebook’s long, slow, and, for some, sad decline into oblivion has begun. A recent report from The New York Times stated that the company is going to try to make it easier for members to get off the service. This is a clear indication that the social network’s days in the sun are numbered.

I’ve never tried to get off Facebook, so I had no idea how difficult it is for members to walk away from the clubby social network. Apparently, you can stop visiting—I’ve done so for long periods of time—but removing your profile is another matter entirely. Now, however, Facebook will make it easier. You can send an e-mail to the staff and they’ll do the cleanup. Too bad we can’t get them to add a big “erase me” button.

I can understand that some people might accidentally use that button, and even regret doing so a few days after the fateful decision. For that, I suggest Facebook create a one-month grace period where you can actually bring your account back to life by sending Facebook an e-mail and some identifying info to prove that you’re you.

I bet, however, that once people are out of Facebook, they’ll stay out, having moved on to some other online fad.

To understand the gravity of Facebook’s decision and of the coverage of it we need to recall the halcyon days of America Online. AOL was once online’s fastest-growing community. Removing yourself from it, however, was a gauntlet-like trial that most people gave up on half-way through. Eventually, AOL agreed to make it much easier for people to cancel their AOL accounts. These days, few people talk about how many members AOL has, and I’m certain the number shrinks every day.

Facebook is different from AOL in many ways, but it’s also the same in that its success depends on eyeballs. Since it’s free, it must use partnerships and ads to drive revenue. In order to be successful, it has to prove that as many people as possible have viewed the ads and used the tools. It also charges for things like “gifts” that one Facebook user can give to another, but I doubt those prove very lucrative