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> Facebook is trying to fix an algorithm that can't possibly work, because it has two opposing jobs, increase time spend on the platform and at the same time it

> Facebook is trying to fix an algorithm that can't possibly work, because it has two opposing jobs, increase time spend on the platform and at the same time it has to downplay the content people engages with the most. Would it be fair to say they're trying to increase time spent by existing users on the site? Does Facebook have such a huge number of users there's no growth from building a better product? I personally think the product is awful. I have an account, but I only log in often enough to keep it active. If I had a nice, reverse chronological feed of things posted (not shared) by my friends I would read it. Maybe the subset of people like me is too small to worry about, but there's definitely some of us where the current algorithms work against engagement.

sbierwagen 5y ago
> Does Facebook have such a huge number of users there's no growth from building a better product? https://www.statista.com/statistics/264810/number-of-monthly-active-facebook-users-worldwide/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/264810/number-of-monthly... >How many users does Facebook have? With roughly 2.89 billion monthly active users as of the second quarter of 2021 >MAU: A registered active user who logged in and visited Facebook through the website, mobile app, or Messenger application in the last 30 days as of the date of measurement. It would be physically possible to have better engagement, yes. But they're already the most wildly used website/software platform/media outlet in the history of humanity. Given from how much regulatory attention they're attracting, you could make a solid argument as a PM that it would be better for the company to reduce MAUs and spike user logins. From how Congress is talking, they're not far from just ordering Facebook to be shut down, which will reduce MAU to 0.

sbierwagen 5y ago

> Does Facebook have such a huge number of users there's no growth from building a better product? https://www.statista.com/statistics/264810/number-of-monthly-active-facebook-users-worldwide/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/264810/number-of-monthly... >How many users does Facebook have? With roughly 2.89 billion monthly active users as of the second quarter of 2021 >MAU: A registered active user who logged in and visited Facebook through the website, mobile app, or Messenger application in the last 30 days as of the date of measurement. It would be physically possible to have better engagement, yes. But they're already the most wildly used website/software platform/media outlet in the history of humanity. Given from how much regulatory attention they're attracting, you could make a solid argument as a PM that it would be better for the company to reduce MAUs and spike user logins. From how Congress is talking, they're not far from just ordering Facebook to be shut down, which will reduce MAU to 0.