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Marketplace is the only reason a lot of people still use the site. This is since especially true for people looking for beater cars since Craigslist started cha
by ok123456 4y ago
Marketplace is the only reason a lot of people still use the site. This is since especially true for people looking for beater cars since Craigslist started charging $5 to post ads for cars.
If Apple or someone else with an ax to grind with Facebook really wanted to bust Meta's kneecaps, they could off to subsidize this charge. Maybe also help them out with fraud and spam detection, since that's where most of the overhead on that section is going to come from.
- achenatx 4y agoI use it for groups. Many of our local clubs do great on facebook
- addicted 4y agoThe problem is that FB has changed groups as well. Groups seem to be redesigned to become more like open billboards than private enclaves with a limited membership. They haven’t gone all the way there, so the groups are still useful, but I’m worried that’s the direction they’re taking.
- ok123456 4y agoPrivate groups mean less people and less engagement. So they'll try to trick you into opening.
- elcomet 4y agoThat might be the reason for you, but there are many other reasons why people still use the site. For example, coordinating events with friends, discover local events, discussing on messenger, sharing photos, discussing in groups...
- ok123456 4y agoThe people using Marketplace are the people who wouldn't be using the site otherwise, and who are there for the express purpose of doing commerce. No one over 40 would be caught dead of facebook otherwise.
- max51 4y ago>No one over 40 would be caught dead of facebook otherwise. Until their HOA or their sports club start using Facebook as their official platform for announcements and communication. I know there are other free platform that could fill the same role, but you will never find one where literally more than half the adult population already has an account and is familiar with the interface/features. Lots of groups use it because it's the path of least resistance.
- ok123456 4y agoEnough people don't have or won't use facebook in 2022. Email is still the lowest common denominator.
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- thehappypm 4y agoSource? This sounds like conjecture at its finest.
- tenebrisalietum 4y agoCan you sign up with Facebook without an email? I know it asks for your phone number but not sure if it still requires an email.
- ok123456 4y agoIt's not conjecture. Just look at any form your fill out, from taxes, to medical, to employment. They all ask for your email address and not for your facebook url.
- JohnFen 4y agoTaking an average of the various reports about Facbook usage in the US, about 70% of internet users use Facebook at least once per month. Somewhere near 100% of internet users use email. As ok123456 points out, there's a reason that you get asked for your email address and not your Facebook ID. Asking for Facebook leaves out a huge chunk of people.
- tenebrisalietum 4y agoI hear this all the time but SMS/MMS/iMessage/whatever Android has does this just as well.
- Infinitesimus 4y agoFor cross-platform communication, Messenger/Whatsapp win over the above. (Telegram, Signal, etc in some circles).
- acdha 4y agoThat seems to be getting the same Zuckerberg death-spiral: Facebook has lots of users so it’s tempting but everyone I know who’s tried it was deluged with blatant scam attempts & Google MFA phishing attacks. Skimping on abuse just seems to be the corporate default.
- legitster 4y agoFB is also actively making Marketplace worse. They keep relegating their local pickup products and trying to turn it into a generic online marketplace.
- drstewart 4y agoIt's annoying, but welcome. As soon as Marketplace dies, I can delete FB forever
- almostkorean 4y ago> Marketplace is the only reason a lot of people still use the site. Do you have any data to back this claim?
- ok123456 4y agoYes. I know several people who only have Facebook accounts because they need it to buy and sell things on Marketplace.