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Groups has also slowly become a killer feature of FB. There are very strong niche communities there; it’s a direct competitor to Reddit in that way. It’s pretty

Groups has also slowly become a killer feature of FB. There are very strong niche communities there; it’s a direct competitor to Reddit in that way. It’s pretty much the only reason I keep opening the FB app, but it is enough to keep me opening it.

moneywoes 3y ago
Buy sell groups or niche interest groups? Do you discover them from search
- freddie_mercury 3y ago
  I wouldn't call them "niche" interest groups. Facebook Groups are very popular in the country I live. (Reddit is too American-centric to have ever really caught on.) I'm in groups on legal stuff (19,000 members), boardgames (16,000 members), family stuff likes activities for kids (9,000 members), roadtrips (5,000 members), camping (9,000 members), food (41,000 members), dog lovers (14,000 members), and a general city group (150,000 members), a group for my neighborhood (22,000 members), a musicians network (3,300 members), pens (montblanc, etc; 8,800 members) Most those groups are just for my city (i.e. the dog lovers is just for dog lovers in my city).
  - magic123_ 3y ago
    On french facebook there's a whole community that's actually exactly subreddits, it's called "neurchi de [...]" ("neurchi" is "chineur" reversed, which translates to "bargain hunter"). Any niche, or not niche, topic has its neurchi group that range from low hundreds to 100,000+ for some.
    - niels_bom 3y ago
      I love verlan
fy20 3y ago
Groups +1 As well as local area groups there are quite a few niche hobby groups on Facebook. I'm converting a van into a campervan and on Facebook there are groups specific to converting my van that have the same number of users as the whole vanlife subreddit. The only thing I don't like is it is tied to my real name and friend circle... I see in my feed friends posts in groups I am not a member of, so I guess it does the same for me. In my recommendations was a BDSM group... Yeah not on Facebook :D
devnullbrain 3y ago
When I read others on HN talk about the Facebook experience it often feels like they have a completely foreign viewpoint to you and me. When I open Facebook, I don't see ranting family members. I see half a dozen groups and pages full of or operated by people I don't know.
- frankacter 3y ago
  That's a byproduct of pages you've liked, people you follow and groups you've joined. Beyond that, content you've engaged with. Take time to prune and shape your network. Unfollow people / brands you have no interest, friend/follow those you do. Maybe join a group that matches your interests or local community groups. Kind of like clutter in your house, taking time to clean up as your interests evolve, or to some extent undo sins of the past, can make for a better experience. The last point is that they show you more of what you engage with. So if you want to see more friends and family, actively seek them out and engage and they'll start being more prominent.
olyjohn 3y ago
They're horrible for archived data. And in technical ones, they encourage people to post the same shit questions over and over. Meta won't encourage any effort, because effort stops people from using it, so you end up with tons of low quality, disorganized, unsearchable shit.

moneywoes 3y ago

Buy sell groups or niche interest groups? Do you discover them from search

freddie_mercury 3y ago
I wouldn't call them "niche" interest groups. Facebook Groups are very popular in the country I live. (Reddit is too American-centric to have ever really caught on.) I'm in groups on legal stuff (19,000 members), boardgames (16,000 members), family stuff likes activities for kids (9,000 members), roadtrips (5,000 members), camping (9,000 members), food (41,000 members), dog lovers (14,000 members), and a general city group (150,000 members), a group for my neighborhood (22,000 members), a musicians network (3,300 members), pens (montblanc, etc; 8,800 members) Most those groups are just for my city (i.e. the dog lovers is just for dog lovers in my city).
- magic123_ 3y ago
  On french facebook there's a whole community that's actually exactly subreddits, it's called "neurchi de [...]" ("neurchi" is "chineur" reversed, which translates to "bargain hunter"). Any niche, or not niche, topic has its neurchi group that range from low hundreds to 100,000+ for some.
  - niels_bom 3y ago
    I love verlan

fy20 3y ago

Groups +1 As well as local area groups there are quite a few niche hobby groups on Facebook. I'm converting a van into a campervan and on Facebook there are groups specific to converting my van that have the same number of users as the whole vanlife subreddit. The only thing I don't like is it is tied to my real name and friend circle... I see in my feed friends posts in groups I am not a member of, so I guess it does the same for me. In my recommendations was a BDSM group... Yeah not on Facebook :D

devnullbrain 3y ago

When I read others on HN talk about the Facebook experience it often feels like they have a completely foreign viewpoint to you and me. When I open Facebook, I don't see ranting family members. I see half a dozen groups and pages full of or operated by people I don't know.

frankacter 3y ago
That's a byproduct of pages you've liked, people you follow and groups you've joined. Beyond that, content you've engaged with. Take time to prune and shape your network. Unfollow people / brands you have no interest, friend/follow those you do. Maybe join a group that matches your interests or local community groups. Kind of like clutter in your house, taking time to clean up as your interests evolve, or to some extent undo sins of the past, can make for a better experience. The last point is that they show you more of what you engage with. So if you want to see more friends and family, actively seek them out and engage and they'll start being more prominent.

olyjohn 3y ago

They're horrible for archived data. And in technical ones, they encourage people to post the same shit questions over and over. Meta won't encourage any effort, because effort stops people from using it, so you end up with tons of low quality, disorganized, unsearchable shit.