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> and is fast becoming the dominant communication platform of the future. Facebrick is only a necessity for attention whores, stalkers, pedophiles, and the ins
by jerhewet 15y ago
> and is fast becoming the dominant communication platform of the future.
Facebrick is only a necessity for attention whores, stalkers, pedophiles, and the insecure. Social networking is a fad, people. Just like pet rocks. Get over yourselves.
Downvote all you like. Don't care. Those with two brain cells to rub together will look back in five to ten years and try to remember why they thought Fartbook -- and the whole damned "social networking" phenominon -- was such a big deal.
For those that aren't old enough to remember how many times we've been through this cycle, do the research on MySpace, AOL... hell, the list is endless. Google "predecessors to Facebook", learn something about what's gone before, and for Christ's sake, get a life.
- eurleif 15y agoDid AOL or MySpace have close to Facebook's user count?
- noarchy 15y agoIn five years, we may look back at Facebook as a has-been. But I am confident that it will enjoy a long life, at least relative to the Web. I don't care much for Facebook for my own personal enjoyment, but there's money to be made in Facebook. There are no doubt plenty of HN readers who can testify to this: huge amounts of money are being spent by companies around the world every day just to have tabs or full-blown Facebook apps developed for them. This amounts to a simple window (an iframe, really) within Facebook itself, but it is a gold mine for some of these companies, and they'll gladly pay to participate. Again, this may all dry up within the next few years. But AOL and Myspace never got close to this kind of user base, so the fall may not be so swift.