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Re:Facebook lost around 2.8M U.S. users under 25 last year by dvt on Monday February 12, 2018 @02:19PM (#16361165)
FB seems to be on its deathbed. It's obvious that it's completely lost on young users (18-25), and even young adults (25-35) are just about done with it.

Serious question: is now the time to disrupt? What would the "next" MySpace/FB look like? Ignoring techie "features" like decentralization, what do you think users actually care about?

Re:Facebook lost around 2.8M U.S. users under 25 last year by dtech on Monday February 12, 2018 @02:26PM (#16361235)
Whatsapp, Instagram and Snapchat are already far in the process of obsoleting Facebook and scooping up leaving and young users.

2 of those 3 are now owned by Facebook

Re:Facebook lost around 2.8M U.S. users under 25 last year by code_duck on Monday February 12, 2018 @03:37PM (#16361851)
Also, Snapchat has been neutered by Facebook closely duplicating their features in Instagram.
Re:Facebook lost around 2.8M U.S. users under 25 last year by Yhippa on Monday February 12, 2018 @05:48PM (#16363102)
They can ape features but I feel less inhibited sharing content on Snap than I do on Facebook nowadays.
Re:Facebook lost around 2.8M U.S. users under 25 last year by adjkant on Monday February 12, 2018 @03:09PM (#16361585)
And how long until Instagram suffers the same fate?
Re:Facebook lost around 2.8M U.S. users under 25 last year by code_duck on Monday February 12, 2018 @03:36PM (#16361845)
They have already been decreasing of the charm of Instagram by adding more and more features… Basically, turning it into Facebook. In the large circle of artists that I work in, a slogan that is being oft repeated lately is “make Instagram chronological again”. I do use Facebook, but I don’t post much content as when I do, it’s almost useless because they don’t show my content to anyone. Instagram is increasingly the same way.
Re:Facebook lost around 2.8M U.S. users under 25 last year by dannyr on Monday February 12, 2018 @04:49PM (#16362611)
I think demise of Instagram is bit far off.

I'm traveling the world right now and observing people on the street and a lot of people browse Instagram more than any other apps.

Re:Facebook lost around 2.8M U.S. users under 25 last year by anigbrowl on Monday February 12, 2018 @06:55PM (#16363533)
I wouldn't be so sure about that. It is definitely ripe for disruption (and I've been saying that for a while) but on its deathbed? Far from it.
Re:Facebook lost around 2.8M U.S. users under 25 last year by tayo42 on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @01:14AM (#16365113)
I don't think it will be disrupted. Facebook is like world of warcraft. I don't think there will be another in the same way again.
Re:Facebook lost around 2.8M U.S. users under 25 last year by workthrowaway27 on Monday February 12, 2018 @02:22PM (#16361189)
The only thing I use it for is messaging people whose phone number I don't have and a couple of groups that have events near me.