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Why would anyone use this? Does anyone trust it?

davidcollantes 7y ago
I do not, but that doesn't take away the fact that millions use the platform. It might gain traction, amongst Facebook users.
- glofish 7y ago
  I general I believe that people don't like to mix entirely different tasks. Chatting with friends is not the same as buying stuff. It can really poison the atmosphere. The very act that you could send money makes you less engaged.
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  - CodeCube 7y ago
    You're not considering FB Marketplace ... the primary interaction there is via FB Messenger. I can foresee the following: 1. see something you like 2. message seller and arrange meetup/pickup 3. upon inspection, pay via messenger 4. transaction done
    - glofish 7y ago
      I don't know how much this applies to others but I really don't want the people that I transact with to have my facebook identity. Plus I don't want that track record following me around. Unlike other communication that is more ephemeral, it is very likely that any monetary transaction will be permanently and irrevocably attached to the facebook identity.
      - CodeCube 7y ago
        That's fair ... but I assume you wouldn't have any problem with acknowledging that not everyone is going to place this same constraint on themselves yeah?
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glofish 7y ago
they want you to buy something that they show you in an ad I am eager to see how it well it works in practice
- giarc 7y ago
  Didn't Instagram do this a while ago with a Buy button? I've never seen the button, but I'm also in Canada where the feature may not be rolled out yet.
nikanj 7y ago
Maybe there’s a small market in the ”Venmo me $5 and see what happens” spam, coming soon to your inbox from a bot with a really hot profile pic
hombre_fatal 7y ago
I'd use it. For example, my roommates and I already have a facebook messenger group chat where we discuss everything. It would be great to have financial matters settled inline as well instead of separately. Anything from chipping in for more cleaning products to splitting some pizzas to paying rent, things we already do but are complicated by collecting cash irl. And I could extend this use case to all of the 1:1 conversations I have going on in facebook messenger. I'm not sure how it's not obviously useful unless you simply don't use facebook and don't know anyone who does, which describes none of the people I know in real life.
- basch 7y ago
  Youve been able to press the $ since 2015 to send money in group chats. What it doesnt do that would be even better is include a clone of splitwise. To keep track of debt and settle it once a month would be handier than constantly throwing cash back and forth.
- joshstrange 7y ago
  Venmo and Splitwise. These two are a godsend for living with roommates (or BF/GF/Spouse/etc). You can sub FB Pay (or any other method, even cash) for Venmo but splitwise is awesome.
criddell 7y ago
I could see relatives sending my kids birthday money this way. Especially once it works internationally.

I do not, but that doesn't take away the fact that millions use the platform. It might gain traction, amongst Facebook users.

glofish 7y ago
I general I believe that people don't like to mix entirely different tasks. Chatting with friends is not the same as buying stuff. It can really poison the atmosphere. The very act that you could send money makes you less engaged.
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- CodeCube 7y ago
  You're not considering FB Marketplace ... the primary interaction there is via FB Messenger. I can foresee the following: 1. see something you like 2. message seller and arrange meetup/pickup 3. upon inspection, pay via messenger 4. transaction done
  - glofish 7y ago
    I don't know how much this applies to others but I really don't want the people that I transact with to have my facebook identity. Plus I don't want that track record following me around. Unlike other communication that is more ephemeral, it is very likely that any monetary transaction will be permanently and irrevocably attached to the facebook identity.
    - CodeCube 7y ago
      That's fair ... but I assume you wouldn't have any problem with acknowledging that not everyone is going to place this same constraint on themselves yeah?
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glofish 7y ago

they want you to buy something that they show you in an ad I am eager to see how it well it works in practice

giarc 7y ago
Didn't Instagram do this a while ago with a Buy button? I've never seen the button, but I'm also in Canada where the feature may not be rolled out yet.

nikanj 7y ago

Maybe there’s a small market in the ”Venmo me $5 and see what happens” spam, coming soon to your inbox from a bot with a really hot profile pic

hombre_fatal 7y ago

I'd use it. For example, my roommates and I already have a facebook messenger group chat where we discuss everything. It would be great to have financial matters settled inline as well instead of separately. Anything from chipping in for more cleaning products to splitting some pizzas to paying rent, things we already do but are complicated by collecting cash irl. And I could extend this use case to all of the 1:1 conversations I have going on in facebook messenger. I'm not sure how it's not obviously useful unless you simply don't use facebook and don't know anyone who does, which describes none of the people I know in real life.

basch 7y ago
Youve been able to press the $ since 2015 to send money in group chats. What it doesnt do that would be even better is include a clone of splitwise. To keep track of debt and settle it once a month would be handier than constantly throwing cash back and forth.
joshstrange 7y ago
Venmo and Splitwise. These two are a godsend for living with roommates (or BF/GF/Spouse/etc). You can sub FB Pay (or any other method, even cash) for Venmo but splitwise is awesome.

criddell 7y ago

I could see relatives sending my kids birthday money this way. Especially once it works internationally.