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Aside from the "Facebook just launched Facebook" side of this, I think it's really interesting that they're launching this on Facebook instead of acquiring/buil
by nscalf 6y ago
Aside from the "Facebook just launched Facebook" side of this, I think it's really interesting that they're launching this on Facebook instead of acquiring/building a new network. It seems like social networks roll on cycles, you don't want to use your older sibling's social network. Their acquisitions also hint that they agree. My guess is that there is some concern internally about owning another major social network, combined with dropping numbers of young people coming on to Facebook.
- asdfman123 6y agoSpeculating: maybe they want to pipeline former students to their main product after they graduate. Maybe they decided instead of risk another social media site going through the same lifecycle as Facebook did and fragmenting market share, they could keep it all under one roof. I suppose it could also be an attempt to keep the engineering simpler, too. Hardly an expert, though.