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9 years ago 12/31/2014 12:34pm EST

re: Forrest for the Trees

Forrest for the Trees wrote:
Facebook the user interface is doing just fine. Facebook the corporation is actually doing very well thanks to several strategic investments, don't forget that FB as a corporation owns instagram. They bought instagram for around $1 Billion a few years ago, and it was recently valued at around $30+ Billion by a wall street analyst. What's App likely has some interesting value to be exploited, as does their partnership with Oculus. FB is positioning itself to be the next MSFT, and will likely have a large number of successful revenue streams that will eventually pay dividends in 5-10 years time to its shareholders.
I have no financial interest in FB or any tech company for that matter, but do follow the sector and its developments with interest.

Oculus could prove to be life changing, for all of us. It'll be interesting to see how that plays out.

9 years ago 12/31/2014 1:47pm EST

re: yes sirree bobby

--- Oculus could prove to be life changing, for all of us. It'll be interesting to see how that plays out.[/quote] ---

That was a scary movie!

9 years ago 12/31/2014 2:08pm EST

re: jamin

jamin wrote:
It seems that the adults in their 20s have settled down on Facebook and no longer have an interest in building up their personal Facebook Empire.
5 years ago I was always posting statuses, adding pics and sending friend requests. Now, I can't remember the last time I met someone and thought, "Hey, I should send them a friend request when I get home later." Many young adults, including myself, have downsized their Facebook Empire, deleting friends, old photo albums and old statuses, and henceforth keeping a more limited presence.
There are 2 reasons why many have downsized their FB presence:
(1) They realized that less is more. Posting less makes you seem like you have more of a life.
(2) They've experienced repercussions from their activity. Maybe they didn't get that job because the nosy HR lady found their Facebook profile and saw that they "like" a pro-life page. Or maybe they drunkenly messaged a girl from their high school and she defriended them.

I don't think those are the main reasons. I don't have a Facebook but my wife does, so I'm channeling her.

1. Tribalism. My wife has defriended people from both the red tribe and the blue tribe. She's also defriended people from the lactivist tribe and the stay at home mom tribe, as well as others.

2. Negativity. Many people on Facebook are always complaining and unhappy, perhaps as a way to solicit attention and sympathy.

3. Dissimilarity. My wife defriended a lot of her friend's husbands because she doesn't care about an unending stream of Red Sox commentary.

4. Reciprocity. She's defriended a lot of people who never comment on or "like" her updates. You don't have to say "oh, how cute!" every time she posts a picture of the kids or the cat or dog (or the husband), but if you never do then there's really no point in being friends.

9 years ago 12/31/2014 5:30pm EST

re: Typical runner or sockpuppet

if the stock market crashed tomorrow I would use all my savings to buy Facebook stock...I don't invest yet but this is what I think with my virtual money.

9 years ago 01/01/2015 12:53am EST

re: krispy kremlin

Isn't Facebook like what my grandparents used to like use??

9 years ago 01/01/2015 1:03am EST

re: Kim_Putnam_Eagan

It's hilarious, I know one of the first investors, who was forced to have an account, but never uses it, lol.

I still have his invite, pre-public, in my inbox, to which fb constantly spams me by comparing my email to fb members email address books...who have my email address.

9 years ago 01/01/2015 1:09am EST

re: krispy kremlin

Just a bunch of edgy, tryhard hipsters in this thread. I don't post that much to Facebook anymore, but use it to see interesting content and communicate with my friends that have since left for college. We've established a private Facebook group where only we can see the images we share, making it a much more intimate and enjoyable experience.

9 years ago 01/02/2015 8:24am EST

re: dude, really?

dude, really? wrote:
agip wrote:
Also, keep in mind that FB is not cool among teens - so they will, in public, deny using it. But they lie! They still are using it for all kinds of things.
exactly....a kid who "hates" facebook is checking it only 5 times a day instead of 10.

Not true in the case of my kids. My oldest says she checks it once a week, and my youngest has abandoned it altogether...he never really got into Facebook...all about Instagram for him.

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