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Re:Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months by niels_olson on Friday August 23, 2013 @07:53PM (#6266899)
Does anyone still use Facebook? Seriously, I'm medicine. It doesn't even come up anymore. The only thing that reminds me is HN. My daughter and her friends seem unimpressed.

The only reason I haven't deleted my profile is that I don't want to cede the namespace. Don't cross the street to get your ass kicked.

Re:Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months by laureny on Friday August 23, 2013 @08:48PM (#6267078)
> Does anyone still use Facebook?

1.1 billion people.

Which makes you part of the majority on the planet that doesn't use it. Does that make you feel good or were you going for the hipster angle?

Re:Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months by niels_olson on Saturday August 24, 2013 @01:06AM (#6267705)
I'm on HN, I'm probably aware of how many people use FB. The question was more to the issue of leading minds. Are smart people, people looking to the future, using Facebook? In my slice of meatspace, the answer is no. I was hoping to tap into the tech sector youngins to shed some light on their experience.
Re:Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months by mcarlin on Saturday August 24, 2013 @03:00AM (#6267953)
I work for Google and I use Facebook regularly. It's still used by over 90% of my friends and acquaintances, in all (especially tech, academia, medical) spaces.
Re:Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months by mkr-hn on Sunday August 25, 2013 @02:27PM (#6273052)
I know a lot of smart people in their 20s and 30s who use Facebook.
Re:Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months by Radix_ on Friday August 23, 2013 @10:45PM (#6267359)
I think there is something there. My 13 year old sister does not want a Facebook. I got her to get a g+ thinking 4 way video chat would be just her thing and she posted for a bit but she and her friends prefer Skype); the AIM of today. Ten years of that sort of success and whatever is HN then will be talking about FB the way HN speaks of Yahoo now.
Re:Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months by valleyer on Saturday August 24, 2013 @04:21AM (#6268082)
n = 2 => don't make conclusions
Re:Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months by colmvp on Saturday August 24, 2013 @06:41AM (#6268278)
I actually wouldn't be at all surprised if younger generations didn't use Facebook and opted for mobile only apps.
Re:Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months by marincounty on Sunday August 25, 2013 @01:45AM (#6271062)
Yes--I use a fake name in order to comment on news articles. I very rarely go to the site. I wonder how many people do the same thing?