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Marketplace did not yet take over local sites, but it's getting there for a lot of people. They hated having to move off facebook to some 'inconvenient site' (y
by tluyben2 9y ago
Marketplace did not yet take over local sites, but it's getting there for a lot of people. They hated having to move off facebook to some 'inconvenient site' (yes, indeed, many people find sites other than Facebook & Whatsapp very inconvenient to work with) to sell their stuff, while now it's an easy experience for them. I see it growing rapidly every day where I live (south of Spain). Considering many people are born into Facebook (the first (and often only) device they (will ever) own is a smartphone and that they use for Facebook and Whatsapp), it is very natural that many people just stay in that eco system and prefer never to leave because it's so convenient.
Dating might be seen as a bit too much though; many people (for whatever reasons they have for it) prefer to keep their dating life away from their normal interactions. It depends on how it works, but it seems unlikely it will be seperated from the normal experience which I think will be a big hurdle for many. Then again, maybe it's already known and fixed as this is the first time I read about it.
- aje403 9y agoNot sure where you're from, but meeting and dating people on Facebook is extremely common and normal in US
- tluyben2 9y agoMy post says where I live, and for younger people that might be the case too, I wouldn't know. But then how do you meet new people and what does the new dating feature add?
- franciscop 9y agoIt literally says it in the comment: south of Spain. As someone from the east of Spain I totally agree with tluyben2 experience
- aje403 9y agoNo shit sherlock, I’m pointing out that Spain, a small market, is not representative of everything Edit: should also point out you might just be a neckbeard or fogey and may be unaware of your more socially aware fellow spaniards using Facebook to date
- tinco 9y agoHow does that work? You can't message someone you're not friends with can you? Here it's common to ask a girl/boy for their Facebook once you have met, but meeting someone on Facebook seems difficult. Would you do it through a group?
- aje403 9y agoPeople just add mutual friends who look cute maybe at thw recommendation of a friend, they start messenging each other, boy asks girl out, rest you can use imagination Safer for a girl than meeting a rando off tinder or okc in terms of online dating
- dingaling 9y ago> You can't message someone you're not friends with can you? Yes you can. I don't have any 'friends' on Facebook but have a long list of Messenger contacts and groups. That's probably more useful information to Facebook than some nebulous graph of people I vaguely know. Messenger contacts are those with whom I actively engage.
- herbst 9y agoThe reason my circle of friends never really used Tinder is Facebook. So I can not really see how this could ever take off. Then again i never saw anyone using the shopping feature with success, so i know it's all just point of view.