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If resource is the question, then I wonder how come they are sustaining WhatsApp? Its a zero-profit activity, the users chat amongst themselves, what does FB ga

If resource is the question, then I wonder how come they are sustaining WhatsApp? Its a zero-profit activity, the users chat amongst themselves, what does FB gain from that? I guess the parse resource traffic would be little compared to terabytes flowing through the WhatsApp every day.

joering2 11y ago
you kidding?? Knowing what 200MM people are talking about and being able to display them "relevant" ads based upon it is priceless!!
- estefan 11y ago
  The day I see ads on whatsapp is the day I leave.
  - joering2 11y ago
    Facebook owns whatsapp. You already making FB money even if you not crossing FB site. Actually you're working for Facebook... and you do it for free!
    - estefan 11y ago
      That's fine. I just don't want to be distracted by ads.
    - rms_returns 11y ago
      Kindly explain, if WhatsApp doesn't show me ads nor do I have a paid subscription to WhatsApp then how is Facebook making money from me?
      - joering2 11y ago
        Sure it goes something like this: - hey rms, how you been? - good Alice, just been busy - we're finally looking to buy our first house.. so excited about it can't wait! - awesome, man! do you have location on your mind?? - well, me and wife are looking into Los Angeles and neighborhood, unsure yet.. - cool I come visit you! - yeah you guys swing buy! We want to buy at least 4bd house, so there will be plenty of room for you to stay... - okay see ya! Meanwhile 2 days later on your Facebook feed: Local Los Angeles realtor giving best tips for first time buyers... If you buying in Cali you will be in shock about this one rule... Learn about magic device this 60 year old used to built his own house in California. California realtors are scary of this one website with top notch listings... If you buying in Los Angeles you are overpaying not knowing about this law... President Obama wants you to use first time buyers loan - click your State from the list below... And so on...
        estefan 11y ago
        I don't use FB...
        joering2 11y ago
        You don't have to. Majority of internet websites includes either ads or forums/comment sections coming back to FB cookies. So yes they do know what to show you on drudgereport when you chat on whatsapp. try yourself!
chatmasta 11y ago
Whatsapp is hosted on its own custom infrastructure. Parse is hosted on Amazon EC2. Facebook is probably sick of paying Amazon money. I always thought the plan was to move Parse infrastructure onto Facebook servers...
hkmurakami 11y ago
That area of their farmland will eventually harvested to great profits (or at least that is their plan). Parse was already monetizing and they could see the margins they were getting, and were not satisfied.
giovannibajo1 11y ago
WhatsApp is a competitor of Facebook. It's a way to discuss with people you know in real-life, share pictures, discuss, communicate. Many engineers see a "chat app" and a "social network" and they don't see how they can be competitors, but they really are: they compete on being the transport of communication with your friends. Long-running WhatsApp groups with your family or a specific group of friends is completing exactly what Facebook doesn't successfully provide and what Google+ tried to: a way for a more private discussion within different social circles. And on top of that, there are many people who resist Facebook for "privacy" and happily use WhatsApp (which is very very ironic, if you think of it). The acquisition of WhatsApp (and Instagram) has been one of the smartest moves from the Facebook management. And not only that, they even handled it correctly afterwards, by not merging one into the other, resisting the usual technical urge for refactoring, unification, removal of duplicates. Now they basically own all the most successful communication platforms. They own the primary way most people use to communicate with the world.

joering2 11y ago

you kidding?? Knowing what 200MM people are talking about and being able to display them "relevant" ads based upon it is priceless!!

estefan 11y ago
The day I see ads on whatsapp is the day I leave.
- joering2 11y ago
  Facebook owns whatsapp. You already making FB money even if you not crossing FB site. Actually you're working for Facebook... and you do it for free!
  - estefan 11y ago
    That's fine. I just don't want to be distracted by ads.
  - rms_returns 11y ago
    Kindly explain, if WhatsApp doesn't show me ads nor do I have a paid subscription to WhatsApp then how is Facebook making money from me?
    - joering2 11y ago
      Sure it goes something like this: - hey rms, how you been? - good Alice, just been busy - we're finally looking to buy our first house.. so excited about it can't wait! - awesome, man! do you have location on your mind?? - well, me and wife are looking into Los Angeles and neighborhood, unsure yet.. - cool I come visit you! - yeah you guys swing buy! We want to buy at least 4bd house, so there will be plenty of room for you to stay... - okay see ya! Meanwhile 2 days later on your Facebook feed: Local Los Angeles realtor giving best tips for first time buyers... If you buying in Cali you will be in shock about this one rule... Learn about magic device this 60 year old used to built his own house in California. California realtors are scary of this one website with top notch listings... If you buying in Los Angeles you are overpaying not knowing about this law... President Obama wants you to use first time buyers loan - click your State from the list below... And so on...
      - estefan 11y ago
        I don't use FB...
        joering2 11y ago
        You don't have to. Majority of internet websites includes either ads or forums/comment sections coming back to FB cookies. So yes they do know what to show you on drudgereport when you chat on whatsapp. try yourself!

chatmasta 11y ago

Whatsapp is hosted on its own custom infrastructure. Parse is hosted on Amazon EC2. Facebook is probably sick of paying Amazon money. I always thought the plan was to move Parse infrastructure onto Facebook servers...

hkmurakami 11y ago

That area of their farmland will eventually harvested to great profits (or at least that is their plan). Parse was already monetizing and they could see the margins they were getting, and were not satisfied.

giovannibajo1 11y ago

WhatsApp is a competitor of Facebook. It's a way to discuss with people you know in real-life, share pictures, discuss, communicate. Many engineers see a "chat app" and a "social network" and they don't see how they can be competitors, but they really are: they compete on being the transport of communication with your friends. Long-running WhatsApp groups with your family or a specific group of friends is completing exactly what Facebook doesn't successfully provide and what Google+ tried to: a way for a more private discussion within different social circles. And on top of that, there are many people who resist Facebook for "privacy" and happily use WhatsApp (which is very very ironic, if you think of it). The acquisition of WhatsApp (and Instagram) has been one of the smartest moves from the Facebook management. And not only that, they even handled it correctly afterwards, by not merging one into the other, resisting the usual technical urge for refactoring, unification, removal of duplicates. Now they basically own all the most successful communication platforms. They own the primary way most people use to communicate with the world.