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30% of the world is using a Facebook product nearly everyday. What other things do that many people share in their daily routines outside of life's necessities?

by adpirz 7y ago

marticode 7y ago
Google. Chrome is the most popular browser, Gmail the most popular email, Android the most popular mobile OS and Google the most popular search portal. If you go online you are highly likely to use Google, even if you don't want to as AdSense or Analytics are used on many web sites too. I can't think of a more ubiquitous brand.
- edgyquant 7y ago
  Android is the most popular consumer OS, not just the most popular mobile OS. Few, if any, surpass it.
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nomel 7y ago
Most of that is being consumed on smartphones, I would assume.
oarabbus_ 7y ago
That's a good question and really puts it into perspective. From a company-centric focus, and excluding things like "eat food", I thought of: Google Search/Gmail/Android iPhone That was it.
- alasdair_ 7y ago
  And even iPhones are only about 10% of the world (728 million versus 7.7 people on the planet).
  - hyperdimension 7y ago
    Only 7.7 people on the planet? What even is seven-tenths of a person?! ;)
new2628 7y ago
An occasional diarrhea.
- dang 7y ago
  Please don't do this here.
  - new2628 7y ago
    Sorry, it was too much, I agree. To be fair, the anger came from my dislike of Facebook and similar services. Isn't strong language warranted if you talked about something you see as destroying the fabric of society? I thought that talking politely about them is already "normalizing" something that is harmful. What if the discussion was about drug dealers, the mafia, or such?
    - dang 7y ago
      Even then it's necessary to remain thoughtful and substantive, because that's the only way to preserve the container for intellectual curiosity. Our duty to preserve the commons here is a higher priority than lashing out at ill-doers who are further away.
tonymontainya 7y ago
Outside of operating systems (Windows, Android, etc.) the only thing I can think of is Google (Chrome, Gmail, Search)
killjoywashere 7y ago
Pax Americana
- manigandham 7y ago
  Very interesting answer, never seen it offered in that perspective but true nonetheless.
onion2k 7y ago
ARM

30% of the world is using a Facebook product nearly everyday. What other things do that many people share in their daily routines outside of life's necessities?

by adpirz 7y ago

30% of the world is using a Facebook product nearly everyday. What other things do that many people share in their daily routines outside of life's necessities?

marticode 7y ago

Google. Chrome is the most popular browser, Gmail the most popular email, Android the most popular mobile OS and Google the most popular search portal. If you go online you are highly likely to use Google, even if you don't want to as AdSense or Analytics are used on many web sites too. I can't think of a more ubiquitous brand.

edgyquant 7y ago
Android is the most popular consumer OS, not just the most popular mobile OS. Few, if any, surpass it.

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nomel 7y ago

Most of that is being consumed on smartphones, I would assume.

oarabbus_ 7y ago

That's a good question and really puts it into perspective. From a company-centric focus, and excluding things like "eat food", I thought of: Google Search/Gmail/Android iPhone That was it.

alasdair_ 7y ago
And even iPhones are only about 10% of the world (728 million versus 7.7 people on the planet).
- hyperdimension 7y ago
  Only 7.7 people on the planet? What even is seven-tenths of a person?! ;)

new2628 7y ago

An occasional diarrhea.

dang 7y ago
Please don't do this here.
- new2628 7y ago
  Sorry, it was too much, I agree. To be fair, the anger came from my dislike of Facebook and similar services. Isn't strong language warranted if you talked about something you see as destroying the fabric of society? I thought that talking politely about them is already "normalizing" something that is harmful. What if the discussion was about drug dealers, the mafia, or such?
  - dang 7y ago
    Even then it's necessary to remain thoughtful and substantive, because that's the only way to preserve the container for intellectual curiosity. Our duty to preserve the commons here is a higher priority than lashing out at ill-doers who are further away.

tonymontainya 7y ago

Outside of operating systems (Windows, Android, etc.) the only thing I can think of is Google (Chrome, Gmail, Search)

killjoywashere 7y ago

Pax Americana

manigandham 7y ago
Very interesting answer, never seen it offered in that perspective but true nonetheless.

onion2k 7y ago

ARM