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Is this really surprising? The strength of a network is n^2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metcalfe's_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metcalfe's_law It mak
by dontbenebby 7y ago
Is this really surprising?
The strength of a network is n^2:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metcalfe's_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metcalfe's_law
It makes sense that the more people leaving a network then the utility of said network will decline.
What seems odd is why they care if people move to Insta or WhatsApp, since FB owna both.
- chaosbolt 7y agoThis, I removed FB a few years ago and never even tried Instagram, but my gf has both, and we speak everyday on Whatsapp, and I have a picture on Whatsapp, so they still know pretty much everything about me if they scrap the conversations for keywords or something more advanced. Tried removing Whatsapp for something like Telegram but couldn't since I need to convince my parents and sisters and gf and friends to move there too.
- prolepunk 7y agoHave you tried to tell them that they are constantly being watched? How receptive were they about recent articles on data breaches in facebook? What would happen if you only reply to them over SMS or Telegram? I'm also struggling with this issue and I've been contemplating about either moving all of my interactions on a mailing list or a mastodon instance. I don't know how to move the network of my friends into that space.
- ishjoh 7y agoThey probably make more money with the amount of advertising they have on FB as compared to Instagram. That will probably change over time but is likely true today, hence why they are worried about a FB exudes.