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I think facebook really used to be a useful tool. It was easy to meet and add people there, organize events, share photos. And then it became more, and more, an
by baby 5y ago
I think facebook really used to be a useful tool. It was easy to meet and add people there, organize events, share photos. And then it became more, and more, and more, and stopped being useful at what it was useful at.
If I was heading facebook product, I would move all that fluff to other apps, and make the core of facebook a useful simple tool to connect people again. The removal of the historical newsfeed is the first thing that shows that it’s not made to be useful anymore. Listen to the users.
- ineptech 5y agoAgreed, the way to increase its value is to take away features, not to add them. Its value proposition is being the boring, ubiquitous way to connect to your kids' PTA group and to organize your neighborhood cleanup or family reunion and so forth, and if they lean in to that its first-mover advantage will keep it around forever.
- LeifCarrotson 5y agoOTOH, the way to increase its profit is to add features, not take them away: If it gets out of your way when you're trying to check the agenda for your PTA meeting, and shows you a clean photo album of your family reunion, there's nowhere to slip in sponsored posts or ads.
- 1270018080 5y agoYou want to make Facebook better, but the shareholders want Facebook to make money. And Facebook can, and will continue, to makes a LOT of it by melting the brains of boomers with targeted propaganda.