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> the youngsters seem more interested in insta ... which is owned by FB. Between Instagram securing the audience of the next generation, and Whatsapp gaining h
by billyhoffman 5y ago
> the youngsters seem more interested in insta
... which is owned by FB. Between Instagram securing the audience of the next generation, and Whatsapp gaining huge share as the communication tool of developing world, FB is going to do just fine, even if facebook.com usage totally tanks (also unlikely)
- throwawayay02 5y agoI'm convinced facebook.com usage will completely tank. It is surviving on older people and newer market where it got popular later, but I believe all social websites have the cycle where it's unknown, then popular, then everybody's parents join, then no longer popular, then dead. As for Whatsapp, it makes no money, and there are plenty of non-monetized instant messengers, so I can't see them making a profit there. The one thing they still have is Instagram, but it's "reels" haven't beaten tiktok, and it's already filled to exhaustion with ads, so it's a matter of time before it's popularity starts to decline. As for the multiverse, that will never amount to anything.
- mech422 5y agoI think that will hold them a couple of years... Then something else (possibly NOT FB owned) will take over... like another tik tok. Kids don't want to be on the same social as their parents. Its gonna be a revolving door every 5 or 10 years.