It's funny. when I started using fb I just kept an eye on the email notifications: a permanent stream of all activity (including posts later deleted by the poster). It worked perfectly for me; it was before the worst of the farmville-style app-spam -- but I'm sure killing that was just a (bayesian or not) spam-filter away if I'd felt the need.
With what fb has morphed into, I generally assume the only way to share stuff with friends (in a way that they'll actually have the opportunity to see it or choose to ignore it) is to tag them or share directly on their wall. In other words; I might as well send an email with a couple of cc's tacked on.
I don't really mind that they're sabotaging their own product; I much prefer a decentralized, self-hosted web. It does mean I'll see less from many friends though - people that (rightfully) don't bother setting up a home page.
With what fb has morphed into, I generally assume the only way to share stuff with friends (in a way that they'll actually have the opportunity to see it or choose to ignore it) is to tag them or share directly on their wall. In other words; I might as well send an email with a couple of cc's tacked on.
I don't really mind that they're sabotaging their own product; I much prefer a decentralized, self-hosted web. It does mean I'll see less from many friends though - people that (rightfully) don't bother setting up a home page.