- May 1, 2011
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It would not die like Myspace. It has still enough life in it to survive for next few years.
will facebook die out soon like myspace did?
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fragmonkey
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- Jun 4, 2012
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Myspace died because of Facebook
bluesaphire
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- Apr 12, 2011
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i dont think so cant imagine my life without fb
CodingAndStuff
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- May 6, 2012
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Many people are saying that within the next five years Facebook will become obsolete since it's essentially become a social image sharing website (which is why they scooped up Instagram and aren't interfering with it's business model). While it's a powerhouse for traffic, it still has to abide by all of the legal red tape involved with managing all of that private data.
Myspace died out because it was focusing on fighting spam and adding (in my opinion) useless features that made the site cluttered and hard to navigate. Facebook swooped in and offered a simple, private alternative for college kids (which in turn made all of the highschool kids/tweens want to join it to be "grown up") which is one of the reasons it was so successful during it's first two years.
Fortunately for us the web bubble is still fairly booming and new sites pop up pretty frequently so we don't have to deal with large bullies like Facebook on a regular basis. These are, of course, my own personal thoughts on the matter and should not be taken as fact.
Myspace died out because it was focusing on fighting spam and adding (in my opinion) useless features that made the site cluttered and hard to navigate. Facebook swooped in and offered a simple, private alternative for college kids (which in turn made all of the highschool kids/tweens want to join it to be "grown up") which is one of the reasons it was so successful during it's first two years.
Fortunately for us the web bubble is still fairly booming and new sites pop up pretty frequently so we don't have to deal with large bullies like Facebook on a regular basis. These are, of course, my own personal thoughts on the matter and should not be taken as fact.
JessyCavalari
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- Jun 28, 2011
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Personally, I think FB will stick around because it's the first social network that so many people are on;
It's a part of our culture - you even get people from the older generations asking eachother "are you on facebook" and accompanied by the fact that it has the capabilities of apps, already holds so much about our lives (something like 4% of photos ever taken are on FB) and provides site integration, I'm pretty sure it'll be around for at least another decade
It's a part of our culture - you even get people from the older generations asking eachother "are you on facebook" and accompanied by the fact that it has the capabilities of apps, already holds so much about our lives (something like 4% of photos ever taken are on FB) and provides site integration, I'm pretty sure it'll be around for at least another decade
theAngle
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- May 19, 2012
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I have some ideas that could beat FB, easily, what that I need are some reliable people and a powerful server to deliver the project.
Facebook is not that great, it makes lots of mistakes. People are still using it, just for lacking of better options around.
Facebook is not that great, it makes lots of mistakes. People are still using it, just for lacking of better options around.
CodingAndStuff
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One thing you're not taking into account is the fact that new sites are popping up all the time that easily mitigate Facebook's extreme policies as far as new registrations go. As of right now you can't really do much on Facebook without a phone-verified account, and not everyone has a cellphone (or a credit card). In their efforts to prevent spam (oopsies
) they have effectively reduced their userbase significantly.As with every site/service on the web, there will come a clever alternative that will do something better or make the main focus of the aforementioned site/service easier for the average user (hell, if might just be branded better) and it will either gain in popularity and be bought out, or "blacked out" by it's main competitor.
Honestly that isn't really even a problem unless you're doing some really CPU-intensive stuff like large file media conversions or something. You can tune a small VPS to handle high volume so long as you use CDN's/external caching services like Amazon's S3 setup.
theAngle
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- May 19, 2012
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One thing you're not taking into account is the fact that new sites are popping up all the time that easily mitigate Facebook's extreme policies as far as new registrations go. As of right now you can't really do much on Facebook without a phone-verified account, and not everyone has a cellphone (or a credit card). In their efforts to prevent spam (oopsies
As with every site/service on the web, there will come a clever alternative that will do something better or make the main focus of the aforementioned site/service easier for the average user (hell, if might just be branded better) and it will either gain in popularity and be bought out, or "blacked out" by it's main competitor.
Honestly that isn't really even a problem unless you're doing some really CPU-intensive stuff like large file media conversions or something. You can tune a small VPS to handle high volume so long as you use CDN's/external caching services like Amazon's S3 setup.
Yeah, the project that I have in mind will require lots server resources, it's a revolutionary one, and that's why I need reliable people around to avoid being cheated.
InternetUser
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- Jan 21, 2011
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twitter's the new fb
I myself got rid of my personal Facebook account over a year ago.
I thought it got really annoying. I don't need to read how some chick got her nails done or a dog pooping in the grass.
All my friends bug me to get one again. But they are slowly realizing how annoying it is. A few started to deactivate their accounts as well....
So I think it's getting to crazy, with knowing every damn move and word you make.
On the marketing side yes it is good.
I thought it got really annoying. I don't need to read how some chick got her nails done or a dog pooping in the grass.
All my friends bug me to get one again. But they are slowly realizing how annoying it is. A few started to deactivate their accounts as well....
So I think it's getting to crazy, with knowing every damn move and word you make.
On the marketing side yes it is good.
Facebook is making people socially retarded. Ever since I joined, way back in 2005, the sight of once healthy, fully grown men/women descending into attention seeking social whores has been a common occurrence. I don't care if you just got offered a new job, I don't care if you're going away on holiday in 4 weeks, I don't even care if you're "feeling fresh" in your new shoes, new jeans and new nails. Get a fuckin' life and get out more!
IMekYuLoff
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- Aug 31, 2011
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funny how ppl envy that site so much. u upload pictures of yourself when ppl already know what u look like, u tell ev1 what ur doing like it matters that much, u have 300 friends, 5 in which u actually talk to on a day to day basis. i understand if its to keep in touch with ppl but ppl go overboard, attention whores i call em
kleptomaniac
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- Apr 21, 2012
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Short Answer : Yes !