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What I don't get is, why does Facebook want me to have a single friends list, under my real name? I don't mind having an account with Facebook. I already have

What I don't get is, why does Facebook want me to have a single friends list, under my real name? I don't mind having an account with Facebook. I already have an Oculus account, and I add "Oculus friends" there, so I assume Facebook can get all my data from there, anyway (including my real name, as I added my credit card to be able to buy games). But I find I mind having to befriend my gaming friends on Facebook, as I may share different content there. In fact, if Facebook wants to become the ultimate social network, shouldn't they somehow offer better tools to manage different social circles? (Work, Family, Gaming, Sports, Politics...). I don't think their play is to get my Oculus data to make better targeted ads. They already have that data. What I could imagine is that the future of social networking will be in VR worlds, and since they want to dominate social networking, that's their power grab (they also work on a virtual world for that, Horizons). But it seems to me their "friendship management tools" are not up to the task yet. I've never digged deeply into their controls, but it shouldn't be complicated. It's not a new concept, either - weren't there "circles" in some network (Google+?). But it didn't work out. So instead of forcing this VR merge, perhaps they should focus on solving the circles problem first?

Aeronwen 6y ago
>I don't think their play is to get my Oculus data to make better targeted ads. They already have that data. Their play is getting people to strap screens to their heads since it pretty much guarantees a captive audience.
hailwren 6y ago
> What I don't get is, why does Facebook want me to have a single friends list, under my real name? It's a neat solution to the multi-device problem (i.e. When I serve an ad to this device, is this a new user or the same one?) Also, I get the view that Oculus is just a video game console -- but I don't think that's how Zuck views it My impression is that he thinks Oculus/VR will eventually surpass 2d interfaces. So, if they can get away with linking all of their ad targeting information now, in the early stages, then it won't seem weird if they do it later. To be fair to FB, this is exactly what they're doing with integrating IG and FB messaging. It's just that no one is really complaining about that. Doing this in the middle of an anti-trust investigation seems ... bold, but it is consistent with their financial incentives.
- EricMausler 6y ago
  Zuck is making a losing bet. He is out of touch. People still do not enjoy wearing regular prescription glasses that vastly improve VISION. Something that dominates human experience for most people. I am really not convinced people will be willing to put anything on their face for extra (en masse). Not unless its no more than existing glasses, and you don't look dumb in it. I am not sure this is a technical feat achievable in zucks lifetime
blfr 6y ago
why does Facebook want me to have a single friends list, under my real name? To make their graph more legible. Basically, seeing like a state but for corporations.
pksebben 6y ago
most of what Facebook does is designed to improve the quality of their surveillance, and by extension, their data. fake names are bad for that. ... which is really just the tip of the iceberg. http://www.stallman.org/facebook.html http://www.stallman.org/facebook.html

Aeronwen 6y ago

>I don't think their play is to get my Oculus data to make better targeted ads. They already have that data. Their play is getting people to strap screens to their heads since it pretty much guarantees a captive audience.

hailwren 6y ago

> What I don't get is, why does Facebook want me to have a single friends list, under my real name? It's a neat solution to the multi-device problem (i.e. When I serve an ad to this device, is this a new user or the same one?) Also, I get the view that Oculus is just a video game console -- but I don't think that's how Zuck views it My impression is that he thinks Oculus/VR will eventually surpass 2d interfaces. So, if they can get away with linking all of their ad targeting information now, in the early stages, then it won't seem weird if they do it later. To be fair to FB, this is exactly what they're doing with integrating IG and FB messaging. It's just that no one is really complaining about that. Doing this in the middle of an anti-trust investigation seems ... bold, but it is consistent with their financial incentives.

EricMausler 6y ago
Zuck is making a losing bet. He is out of touch. People still do not enjoy wearing regular prescription glasses that vastly improve VISION. Something that dominates human experience for most people. I am really not convinced people will be willing to put anything on their face for extra (en masse). Not unless its no more than existing glasses, and you don't look dumb in it. I am not sure this is a technical feat achievable in zucks lifetime

blfr 6y ago

why does Facebook want me to have a single friends list, under my real name? To make their graph more legible. Basically, seeing like a state but for corporations.

pksebben 6y ago

most of what Facebook does is designed to improve the quality of their surveillance, and by extension, their data. fake names are bad for that. ... which is really just the tip of the iceberg. http://www.stallman.org/facebook.html http://www.stallman.org/facebook.html