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This is actually insanity. Most of you are on FB and you are here as well. So why create another space to converse? Is it because FB has a potential to do it
by u48998 16y ago
This is actually insanity.
Most of you are on FB and you are here as well. So why create another space to converse? Is it because FB has a potential to do it better than anyone else? I'd say yes and no. Yes because it has largest user base. No because they are testing features and there are many other services which has done lot better in organizing, facilitating group conversations.
Either case, the HN group and many other such popular groups showing up at FB, only tells one thing: it is going to be a huge hit. How it gets adopted later, like how Twitter Lists did, only time will tell.
- novum 16y agoHN also affords, for some, a degree of anonymity absent from Facebook.
- jwegan 16y agoTo answer your question about why creating another space to converse. I think it is primarily going to be for more informal discussions that would be considered to 'spammy' if posted on here. Perhaps you just want to see who is hiring in your area (without waiting for that monthly thread) or you want feedback on your site but for whatever reason only want a few people that you could talk to more in depth about their experience.
- lovskogen 16y agoWould it be adopted by 'regular users'? I'm having a hard time picturing some of my friends, which isn't used to the idea of Internet Groups, join up or create groups. I've been a member of 8 groups since it was first introduced, way back. And I don't check them anymore. I have a feeling most people join groups in spur-of-the-moment, only to be active for a day or two – the just leave it sitting.
- andreyf 16y agoInsanity to combine the two! I like to actually know the people in my facebook stream, tyvm.
- drtse4 16y agoConsidering how comments are managed, i'd say that fb is not the best place for conversations. But it's undeniable that it will be a good tool for announcements/etc... , allowing to reach a big share of the HN audience quite easily. Not a member yet, could reconsider it in the future.
- Tawheed 16y agoThe conversations taking place there just screams BROKEN. "What's your Twitter username?" - "What's your LinkedIN username?" It seems that there is a clear problem here (HNers want to network with eachother) -- but the solution of a FB group ain't it.