Re:Facebook revenue beats estimates; discloses antitrust probe
by mav3rick on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @06:00PM
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You don't have to broadcast. You can just make an account and let them invite you. It's not as hard as HN makes it out to be.
Re:Facebook revenue beats estimates; discloses antitrust probe
by killyp on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @06:09PM
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This. I have had a Facebook account since the days of needing to be invited and yet I have posted a status update on the site less than 10 times. I barely even check on my newsfeed.
But there is hardly a messaging platform as ubiquitous as Facebook messenger. Not everyone uses it as their main messaging client but almost everyone has one. Having an active Facebook page and group has also done more for my online business than any ad marketing. And Facebook marketplace is like Craigslist but better in almost every way.
I don't care if people make a Facebook account or not but there is certainly value in one, even if you don't care about the "News Feed".
I have missed meetups, other social engagements, family photo shares, news and such that were on FB only. Get routinely made fun of by family and friends since I am the "techy" who is "afraid" of technology as they say.
But people I care about I contact via email, chat, talk in person or phone. Maybe I am strange and I just never felt the need to either broadcast to everyone what I am doing or keep an eye on what everyone else is doing unless I am talking to them one one one.