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Unlike Digg, Facebook lacks a viable alternative and is deeply reliant on the network effect, meaning you need critical mass to migrate for the alternative to b
by siglesias 16y ago
Unlike Digg, Facebook lacks a viable alternative and is deeply reliant on the network effect, meaning you need critical mass to migrate for the alternative to be useful. Because of this Facebook's growth, in the face of customer dissatisfaction in some cases, has been a hockey stick.
- meric 16y agoFacebook is a good tool. I can put my photos on it, and all my friends, my aunt, my uncle, my cousins, will all be able to see it. (Not my grandparents, they don't have computer. :( ) Facebook "implicitly" notifies all those people so I don't have to send a lame spam email "Hey I've posted some photos, check it out". It is similarly good for organizing outings. Just create an event and invite people, no need to send an email with 20 recipients; An forum-like thing in the event lets people asks questions, which stays up and acts like an FAQ.