Hasta La Vista, Noovo

One of the downsides of the Web 2.0 and the proliferation of no-risk betas is the amount of digital debris left scattered around.

If you’re like me, you’ve probably signed up for dozens of betas that sound interesting but soon lose their appeal. So, you quickly move to the next thing, or go back to the “old” standards that still perform well and meet your needs.

The problem, however, is all the accounts you’ve abandoned still continue to exist because there’s no way to delete your account. For service providers, not providing this option makes sense because there’s always the chance you could come back one day so why let you disappear in the ether.

Still, it would be nice to sweep up some of your digital debris along the way, which is why I found it so refreshing that Noovo.com actually lets you “Terminate” your account. I signed up for Noovo after reading about it on ReadWriteWeb. It sounded like an interesting service but I quickly realized that trying to juggle e-mail, Facebook, Twitter and a blog is already plenty.

So, I hunted around to see if I could leave Noovo, and, lo and behold, you can do it. I give Noovo lots of credit for giving people the option, and wonder why more companies don’t do the same.

To be fair, Noovo may be a useful service, and I may be losing out by walking away but they do score points for being user-friendly.

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