Facebook reports second quarter results

Re:Facebook reports second quarter results by hrktb on Thursday July 30, 2020 @05:41PM (#24003166)

I don’t mind the downvotes, but would want some guidance. I don’t use facebook, so I’d genuinely want to know what it has disrupted in the way you live that the other SNS won’t do.

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Re:Facebook reports second quarter results by whoisjuan on Thursday July 30, 2020 @06:04PM (#24003363)

They are so incredibly large in user numbers that they have the ability to reach almost anyone in developed countries through their platforms.

It's not the product but its magnitude. That's the disruption IMO.

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Re:Facebook reports second quarter results by hrktb on Thursday July 30, 2020 @06:45PM (#24003652)

But is it a disruption if they operate as a larger version of an already successful phenomenon ?

I’d see how a service like Streetview would be seen as disruptive because of bringing a fringe fonctionnality to a mass market in a unprecedented scale.

But I feel like calling Facebook disruptive is like saying Samsung is revolutionnary, by the sheer massive number of smartphones they sell.

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Re:Facebook reports second quarter results by whoisjuan on Thursday July 30, 2020 @06:55PM (#24003722)

I mean. We clearly have different definitions of disruptive. For me disruptive != innovative.

For me disruptive boils down to how likely is something to produce a change in the behaviors of a general population and improve (or worsen) their lives.

Streeview is very innovative, for sure. But it hasn't changed me or anyone that I know in any significant way.

On the other hand Facebook services allow me to stay in touch with my elder parents who live in Colombia and stay in touch with people I care about. The technology or the concepts may not be incredibly innovative but I can characterize them as disruptive just because of their size (reach).

Also I have discovered interesting products through Instagram Ads. That seems minor but ultimately many of those things have had a certain impact in my overall quality of life.

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Re:Facebook reports second quarter results by thehappypm on Friday July 31, 2020 @11:58AM (#24009988)

I can very, very easily find my old eighth grade teacher and thank her for being an influence on my life. Good luck doing that with any other social network.

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