When Facebook rolled out its new home page in March, many users were in an uproar. The real-time, chronological information stream created data overload for site members, at least compared to the previous, more selective stream.

On Friday, Meebo.com, the web-based instant messaging service, announced it was adding support for new IM networks for the first time in over 3 years:

I've noticed a lot of my friends on Twitter locking their updates in recent days. From what I gather, the rationale behind these changes are logical and predictable: a desire for more privacy. Privacy from spam followers. Privacy from search engines. Privacy from co-workers/supervisors. Et cetera. Et cetera.