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I'm confused-- I thought all these HN posts about federation and distribution were appearing because Facebook looked like it could be crumbling. Facebook got i
by jancsika 9y ago
I'm confused-- I thought all these HN posts about federation and distribution were appearing because Facebook looked like it could be crumbling.
Facebook got its start for one reason and one reason only-- you could use it to find Waldo.
Are you saying that global discoverability is not a valuable feature of a usable social network?
- eitland 9y ago> Facebook got its start for one reason and one reason only-- you could use it to find Waldo. I though vanity was the main driver for Facebook adoption?
- Eric_WVGG 9y agoThat was later. The original driver was “hey all my family and friends I lost touch with are right here.”
- guiambros 9y agoIn the beginning there was no news feed, so Facebook really got its start thanks to people wanting to get in touch with friends and family. The news feed (and consequently vanity, people begging for attention etc) came much later.