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Interesting because the common thinking is that "The Facebook of X" is Facebook. Is Facebook finally losing its stronghold? Possibly.
by jpswade 8y ago
Interesting because the common thinking is that "The Facebook of X" is Facebook.
Is Facebook finally losing its stronghold? Possibly.
- GoRudy 8y agoA lot of facebook for x communities have existed for years before facebook did. Think back to the original vbulletin type forums, many of which still exist in some capacity today.
- jbarberu 8y agoI hang at least weekly on bimmerfest to find help with whatever is troubling my 16 year old car. I think there is huge value in having these highly specific forums where all the people who know their stuff hang out. It implicitly also means you don't get a bunch of <!bmw> owners yelling at us to go f*ck ourselves, which you might on reddit or facebook...
- Scoundreller 8y agoAt least with facebook, we can count on them never deleting the photos for step-by-step DIY jobs, unlike multiple image hosts of the past.
- kamphey 8y agoSimilar to how craigslist has led to many marketplaces it does seem like Facebooks current version has better alternatives for some groups. I also see YouTube For X and Reddit For X as well. YC backed Tingles, an app for ASMR. Cruise Critic could be considered Reddit for Cruisers.