“One billion people used Facebook in a single day”

Re:“One billion people used Facebook in a single day” by motti_s on Thursday August 27, 2015 @05:02PM (#10132060)

Not necessarily, Facebook has mobile clients.

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Re:“One billion people used Facebook in a single day” by benwerd on Thursday August 27, 2015 @05:03PM (#10132075)

I admit to loosely using the "mobile clients are specialist browsers" line of thinking here. Facebook definitely uses links and HTTP.

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Re:“One billion people used Facebook in a single day” by renownedmedia on Thursday August 27, 2015 @05:03PM (#10132077)

Facebook mobile clients don't use the Internet?

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Re:“One billion people used Facebook in a single day” by cryptoz on Thursday August 27, 2015 @05:09PM (#10132117)

The web is not the same as the Internet, though. The web is an open platform built on open protocols on top of the Internet.

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Re:“One billion people used Facebook in a single day” by StavrosK on Thursday August 27, 2015 @05:20PM (#10132180)

Interesting question: What is the Web? HTTP, or HTTP+HTML? Facebook mobile clients use HTTP, so are they using the web?

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Re:“One billion people used Facebook in a single day” by andrepd on Thursday August 27, 2015 @05:41PM (#10132304)

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Re:“One billion people used Facebook in a single day” by StavrosK on Thursday August 27, 2015 @05:47PM (#10132340)

Huh, this Wikipedia site is pretty nifty, I didn't know I could look stuff up on it, thanks!

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Re:“One billion people used Facebook in a single day” by andrepd on Friday August 28, 2015 @01:39PM (#10136798)

You're welcome!

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Re:“One billion people used Facebook in a single day” by tedunangst on Thursday August 27, 2015 @05:50PM (#10132362)

So.... Does the Facebook mobile client count as using the web?

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Re:“One billion people used Facebook in a single day” by andrepd on Friday August 28, 2015 @01:39PM (#10136812)

By the definition, yes, though I can't say how FB themselves count it.

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Re:“One billion people used Facebook in a single day” by myth_buster on Thursday August 27, 2015 @05:59PM (#10132417)

I think they are coming from the web vs native app frame.

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Re:“One billion people used Facebook in a single day” by tbomb on Thursday August 27, 2015 @05:03PM (#10132073)

It's still over the internet, right?

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Re:“One billion people used Facebook in a single day” by alanh on Thursday August 27, 2015 @05:59PM (#10132418)

Of course, but web ≠ internet.

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Re:“One billion people used Facebook in a single day” by r0m4n0 on Thursday August 27, 2015 @06:24PM (#10132545)

Probably closer to a Venn diagram where the internet encompasses the web and more. SMTP, FTP etc. Splitting hairs now

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Re:“One billion people used Facebook in a single day” by austenallred on Thursday August 27, 2015 @05:42PM (#10132310)

It looks like mobile-only is 44% of FB use (FB doesn't distinguish between app vs. Internet), and 87% of FB users are on mobile.

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