“One billion people used Facebook in a single day”

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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