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The problem is that Facebook isn't good at anything other than being a social network, and it's not even amazingly good at that in the same way that Google was
by Goladus 19y ago
The problem is that Facebook isn't good at anything other than being a social network, and it's not even amazingly good at that in the same way that Google was amazingly good at search or the original Macintosh was amazingly good at being a personal computer.
There is no other way at the moment to use the internet to do the things I mentioned above.
My friends prefer evite for organizing things. It uses email, there's a thin layer of privacy, and you have a space to include details and RSVPs and such. It's not great, but it's less complicated than Facebook and you don't have to be a member of the site for it to work.
You can't google for "what should I do friday night" but you can use facebook to find out what people you know might be doing.
I like yelp for help with the question "what should I do friday night." It's a social network where members actually create useful content for anyone to use.
- mattmaroon 19y agoAlso you can Google for what bar/restaurant to go to. Or movie show times/reviews. Or how to get there.
- sgibat 19y agoPeople want to know what their friends are doing. That information really has nothing to do with it. It's about coordinating events among social groups, and Facebook is especially powerful at doing that among people who aren't very familiar with each other but have talked long enough to click "Add to Friends."
- Goladus 19y agoI don't find it to be especially powerful for that. This was what was in my Facebook feed just now, at 4:20pm on a Saturday: 6 "has joined the group..." or "has become a fan of..." messages 5 miscellaneous profile updates (added photos, became friends, etc) 4 facebook spam (a facebook ad for facebook ads, "Top Books in Boston, MA network" etc) 1 application message (somebody added a "bumper sticker") My theory is that, since it's the first beautiful Saturday we've had this year people are outside enjoying the weather without bothering to update facebook beforehand. There are probably people going out somewhere tonight, but haven't decided yet and aren't using facebook to figure things out because text messages are way more reliable when everyone is scattered around actually doing things.
- sgibat 19y agoIt's not so much for quick get-togethers, but large scale events that would otherwise be impossible or very difficult to coordinate. Also, you can customize the frequency of different kinds of items on your news feed.