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I don't think the article argued that they can't compete because they're university students. It mentioned that this idea has been tried in the past and failed.
by what 16y ago
I don't think the article argued that they can't compete because they're university students. It mentioned that this idea has been tried in the past and failed. Also that the average Joe won't want, likely even know how, to set up their own seed. People probably don't want to pay to host their own seed. Not mention you're going to go where your friends are. People aren't going to leave Facebook in droves because a couple of their nerdy friends left. Did you even read the article? Granted it's rather negative, but some of the points are valid.
- devinj 16y agoIt emphasized that the creators were "kids" who had "high school English". If he didn't state it outright, he implied it.
- GiraffeNecktie 16y agoSure, some of the points are valid, but he sure made a big deal of the age and immaturity of the participants as if that's some kind of negative. It could just as easily be a positive if they are at all in tune with the sentiments of their peers. Certainly Facebook is completely out of touch with their user base.