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> Why would anyone use facebook now to communicate anything more than some cheap stories and cute cat photos? Did anyone ever use Facebook for more serious stu

by usaphp 9y ago

> Why would anyone use facebook now to communicate anything more than some cheap stories and cute cat photos? Did anyone ever use Facebook for more serious stuff anyway?

rqs 9y ago
Pretending to be happy in front of friends? That's some serious stuff for a lots of people. LOL
hutattedonmyarm 9y ago
There are plenty of (mainly) bars/restaurants in my area with their facebook page as only online presence. Some have a Twitter and/or Instagram account too, but you get the point
paulie_a 9y ago
Sadly yes. A lot of people communicate exclusively through FB. I have been recently confronted several times recently for not noticing a post. It's weird
opportune 9y ago
You know how when you go to a website, even one you'd never share, you'll get a prompt to like/share the page or its contents on Facebook? Every time that Facebook widget gets loaded, Facebook receives information about your browser/operating system/etc. that it uses to create a fingerprint that it checks against your previous history. You'll also get a cookie (which you essentially have to opt-out of) to better help Facebook track your browsing without needing the fingerprint. So many websites put up that little like button that Facebook's reach extends well beyond what users upload directly to their website. Facebook's strength is that is can combine your demographic data with your network AND your internet habits. Facebook, in countries where it's not blocked, will even build profiles on people that have not signed up for facebook directly, for example if your friend uploads a photo of the two of you with your name. And Facebook advertises to these people as well. So I think whatever isn't "more serious" that you do on Facebook is probably more serious than you think. You either need to be hyper vigilant about JS/cookies or you need to not use the internet at all to be able to divorce your profile and all of its information from the rest of the information Facebook has from you browsing the web.
rospaya 9y ago
Facebook is a huge ecosystem of apps, games, marketing, even direct productivity tools like their Workplace - https://www.facebook.com/workplace https://www.facebook.com/workplace.
heedlessly2 9y ago
>Did anyone ever use Facebook for more serious stuff anyway? i've noticed that people use Snapchat for the fun "throwaway" day-to-day stuff. People are posting less frequently on Facebook now. It's not used for those "official big life events", such as "accepted to dream grad school", "got an amazing job offer", or "just got engaged".

by usaphp 9y ago

> Why would anyone use facebook now to communicate anything more than some cheap stories and cute cat photos? Did anyone ever use Facebook for more serious stuff anyway?

rqs 9y ago

Pretending to be happy in front of friends? That's some serious stuff for a lots of people. LOL

hutattedonmyarm 9y ago

There are plenty of (mainly) bars/restaurants in my area with their facebook page as only online presence. Some have a Twitter and/or Instagram account too, but you get the point

paulie_a 9y ago

Sadly yes. A lot of people communicate exclusively through FB. I have been recently confronted several times recently for not noticing a post. It's weird

opportune 9y ago

You know how when you go to a website, even one you'd never share, you'll get a prompt to like/share the page or its contents on Facebook? Every time that Facebook widget gets loaded, Facebook receives information about your browser/operating system/etc. that it uses to create a fingerprint that it checks against your previous history. You'll also get a cookie (which you essentially have to opt-out of) to better help Facebook track your browsing without needing the fingerprint. So many websites put up that little like button that Facebook's reach extends well beyond what users upload directly to their website. Facebook's strength is that is can combine your demographic data with your network AND your internet habits. Facebook, in countries where it's not blocked, will even build profiles on people that have not signed up for facebook directly, for example if your friend uploads a photo of the two of you with your name. And Facebook advertises to these people as well. So I think whatever isn't "more serious" that you do on Facebook is probably more serious than you think. You either need to be hyper vigilant about JS/cookies or you need to not use the internet at all to be able to divorce your profile and all of its information from the rest of the information Facebook has from you browsing the web.

rospaya 9y ago

Facebook is a huge ecosystem of apps, games, marketing, even direct productivity tools like their Workplace - https://www.facebook.com/workplace https://www.facebook.com/workplace.

heedlessly2 9y ago

>Did anyone ever use Facebook for more serious stuff anyway? i've noticed that people use Snapchat for the fun "throwaway" day-to-day stuff. People are posting less frequently on Facebook now. It's not used for those "official big life events", such as "accepted to dream grad school", "got an amazing job offer", or "just got engaged".