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RE #1: Even if Google grows thanks to indexing Facebook pages, isn't "Where do people search for these pages?" the question that matters. And I'd bet that if pe
by ianstormtaylor 15y ago
RE #1: Even if Google grows thanks to indexing Facebook pages, isn't "Where do people search for these pages?" the question that matters. And I'd bet that if people are trying to find a friend or a group or whatever on Facebook, their first attempt will be searching with Facebook.
That being said, Facebook's search could definitely use some help, and the more they improve it, the less anyone will need Google to search for things inside the Facebook ecosystem.
- codelust 15y agoAbsolutely correct there about Facebook being the primary destination to find Facebook friends. Point I am trying to make is that Facebook being open to being indexed by Google also contributes to Google's growth. Searching for most names on Google throws up first results from Facebook, which makes it one more reason why I'll search for a name on Google than the situation where Google would not have the results on the what is probably the most authoritative page for most people. Thus, in the latter case, creating a situation where I am forced to use Facebook at the cost of Google. Edit: I think there is a popular zero sum perspective to these things, which is not necessarily true when you look at it closely.