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> But there our story ends, because that chapter has not yet been written. I think it will be harder to unseat Facebook than it was for AOL simply because of s
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 5y ago
> But there our story ends, because that chapter has not yet been written.
I think it will be harder to unseat Facebook than it was for AOL simply because of size.
At its peak, AOL had around 34 million subscribers. Thus you could easily grow and build by service by appealing to people who had never been on AOL and who we’re not enmeshed in the AOL ecosystem.
Facebook has billions of users. There aren’t enough people in the world who have Internet access to allow someone to build a massive service out of people who have never been on Facebook. Add to that Instagram and WhatsApp and there are not that many people who are on the Internet but not a part of Facebook’s ecosystem.
- adventured 5y agoFacebook doesn't get unseated, it splinters, losing potency gradually (assuming regulators keep them from buying the competition). Facebook will still be the dominate global social network 10-20 years from now. What will change is that there will be more niche social networks with approaches/audiences/subjects-of-focus that Facebook couldn't cater to well enough (which is why Pinterest, Snap, Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, Reddit, Imgur exist).
- hopesthoughts 5y agoWell I'm not anymore. I've never used Whats app and have absolutely no need for Instagram. I was on Facebook itself until I couldn't stand it.