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> Facebook has managed to do what Usenet couldn't, which is to survive, so far, the Eternal September. At 2.2 billion users, it's the largest single integrated
by kuschku 9y ago
> Facebook has managed to do what Usenet couldn't, which is to survive, so far, the Eternal September. At 2.2 billion users, it's the largest single integrated social networking system ever. Something I note with appreciation despite pretty much despising the company and what it's doing.
Actually, they didn’t. When parents of everyone signed up, Facebook started becoming uncool, and most younger people don’t use it anymore (which is why they bought Insta and WhatsApp).
Facebook is currently running massive ad campaigns in Germany (like, every single billboard you see, every youtube ad you watch, every 5th TV ad is from Facebook) to get users back .
- dredmorbius 9y agoI know that. Usenet was destroyed. It took a while, but it died. Facebook, though, survived. It has not in fact died. It has 2.2 billion users. MUAs, not just profiles. There was a time, yes, when Facebook was literally Harvard. And it is no longer literally Harvard. I've written about that. At Mastodon, as a Tootstorm, if you're interested: https://mastodon.cloud/@dredmorbius/1058991 https://mastodon.cloud/@dredmorbius/1058991
- majewsky 9y ago> Facebook is currently running massive ad campaigns in Germany (like, every single billboard you see, every youtube ad you watch, every 5th TV ad is from Facebook) to get users back . Eh, what? I can't comment on TV ads since I only watch ZDF and Phoenix, but I've yet to see a billboard ad in the city, or a YouTube ad for that matter.
- kuschku 9y agoWhere I live (Kiel) every damn bus stop has that facebook ad.