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Neither of those platforms had extensive application support for their external user account login (facebook connect). Furthermore, they did not have the socia

Neither of those platforms had extensive application support for their external user account login (facebook connect). Furthermore, they did not have the social graph integration with other sites for features like instant personalization. Not to mention a user base of over 500 million people. They are apples and oranges, both fruits but different kinds.

lsc 16y ago
one sentence that I think will eventually kill any social network that includes everyone: My mom is on facebook.
- danieldon 16y ago
  Well, my mom already quit facebook. Also, I have a relatively large family, many of whom are on Facebook. A year ago they were trying to use Facebook for family notices and communication. These days they've gone back to email. Everyone has email, but not everyone is on Facebook, not even among those who have already joined at one point. As long as you can only do facebooking via Facebook, there will be people who aren't connected to it.
- petervandijck 16y ago
  Yea but you don't have to friend her.
  - lsc 16y ago
    She's your mother - I mean, I guess you really don't have to friend her? but it seems pretty rude to me. I didn't mind friending my mom. the problem that I hit was that facebook broke the compartmentalization between my mother and my stepmother. I love them both, but, uh, let's not mention one in the other's presence, you know? I mean, if facebook was providing me something meaningful I would have found a way to deal with it. But as it was I was mostly leaving my wall questions and my facebook mail unanswered; It really was better, I think, to leave rather than have people expect me to answer questions and then have those questions drowned out by mafiafarmcow updates and pictures of cute cats. (I know, you can filter some of the crap... but you know what? I already know how to use procmail. I already have a 200+ message a day email inbox, I don't need another.) So the thing with my mom(s) was sort of the last straw. Everyone has my email; I went from mostly ignoring my facebook to deactivating it.

lsc 16y ago

one sentence that I think will eventually kill any social network that includes everyone: My mom is on facebook.

danieldon 16y ago
Well, my mom already quit facebook. Also, I have a relatively large family, many of whom are on Facebook. A year ago they were trying to use Facebook for family notices and communication. These days they've gone back to email. Everyone has email, but not everyone is on Facebook, not even among those who have already joined at one point. As long as you can only do facebooking via Facebook, there will be people who aren't connected to it.
petervandijck 16y ago
Yea but you don't have to friend her.
- lsc 16y ago
  She's your mother - I mean, I guess you really don't have to friend her? but it seems pretty rude to me. I didn't mind friending my mom. the problem that I hit was that facebook broke the compartmentalization between my mother and my stepmother. I love them both, but, uh, let's not mention one in the other's presence, you know? I mean, if facebook was providing me something meaningful I would have found a way to deal with it. But as it was I was mostly leaving my wall questions and my facebook mail unanswered; It really was better, I think, to leave rather than have people expect me to answer questions and then have those questions drowned out by mafiafarmcow updates and pictures of cute cats. (I know, you can filter some of the crap... but you know what? I already know how to use procmail. I already have a 200+ message a day email inbox, I don't need another.) So the thing with my mom(s) was sort of the last straw. Everyone has my email; I went from mostly ignoring my facebook to deactivating it.