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(I'm the author) I don't think it's a contradiction at all. Email is used for a lot of things. Facebook has replaced one use of email. Their next move will be
by edanm 16y ago
(I'm the author)
I don't think it's a contradiction at all. Email is used for a lot of things. Facebook has replaced one use of email. Their next move will be to try and replace all the other uses, by making Facebook into a more "serious" platform.
- chadp 16y agoFor facebook users, yes it can replace personal communications. Businesses are more likely to totally block facebook rather than allow their important and legally binding email communications be run through an American social networking company.
- edanm 16y agoBut if Facebook integrates an email client into their ui, what will businesses do? No one blocks gmail because it is technically "controlled" by Google.