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1. If video is superior to text to convey information, why isn't this article a video? 2. They mention that text is declining year over year... I don't think t
by DKnoll 10y ago
1. If video is superior to text to convey information, why isn't this article a video?
2. They mention that text is declining year over year... I don't think they can expect this trend to entirely phase out text... seems like more users are gaining the ability to post videos and images (increasing smartphone ownership and better access to mobile data) and utilising it in addition to text.
3. Facebook is pushing towards video because prefacing videos with an ad is acceptable whereas the same cannot be done with text or images.
- wrong_variable 10y ago> '.. phase out text ..' It sounds like a reflection on our tech culture - we are so advanced that people do not need to read ??
- Bartweiss 10y agoPoint 2 seems significant. It's like charting the rise in time spent on email and predicting that eventually we will be reading emails 24/7 without ever sleeping. Someone (who hopefully isn't doing analysis work) has failed to differentiate "increased access to video posting" from "increasing desire to post videos".