All those problems had already been solved prior to FB. MySpace is the obvious example, but there was also Friendster, and a few others. I'm almost certain that FB's success primarily hinged on its exclusivity (Ivy League & a few elite schools -> colleges -> gen pop) and not necessarily on what it did.
Re:How to pick startup ideas (2015)
by nimchimpsky on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @09:01PM
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And it did it better than any other company, in the uk we had friendsreunited, it was ugly and clunky.
Re:How to pick startup ideas (2015)
by twelvechairs on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @09:54PM
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And here we sit 10 years later with ugly and clunky facebook
Another one: I have only just started using Facebook. Our group, BioHackQLD, is using it as a way to easily create a web presence i.e. our website with our bookmarks. I liked that the admin set up an "Ideas" page and a "Funding Sources" page. I mean it is dead simple to add a comment with a link to a relevant webpage. Easier and zero cost.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/982643618435943/
- I want to stay in touch with my social circle but just dont have time and/or physical presence to do this
- I like to see what my social peers are doing in life but lose contact.
- I like to tell the world what I am up to.
Maybe not saving the world, but absolutely problem solving. 100% agree with you on doing something cool (with in reason of some business potential) as any new business is a roll of the dice. You may as well roll on something you enjoy regardless of outcome.