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> Look how many things Facebook has tried in the same time. Some failed, but lots succeeded. Like which ones? Not being sarcastic, I just can't think of any of

> Look how many things Facebook has tried in the same time. Some failed, but lots succeeded. Like which ones? Not being sarcastic, I just can't think of any off the top of my head.

ulfw 3y ago
because there are none. (on Facebook core product) I am leaving out their never really widely launched crypto hype disaster of a product on purpose.
- nl 3y ago
  Really? Facebook Events? Groups? Marketplace? These are pretty major, successful features that drive a lot of use.
  - codethief 3y ago
    Those features drive use but did they also increase profit, given that Facebook successfully enshitified their main product (the news feed)? I don't disagree with your main point, though: Facebook certainly developed lots of new features, whereas Twitter pretty much stood still.
    - nl 3y ago
      > Those features drive use but did they also increase profit, given that Facebook successfully enshitified their main product (the news feed)? I don't have any insight into groups, but I do into Marketplace where yes it absolutely did. I'd be astonished if Pages didn't have a measurable effect too since they are one of the main ways brands (which is a major source of FB revenue) interfaces with FB.
nl 3y ago
Some of the things they have launched: * Facebook Apps (not really a thing anymore. Maybe it still exists) * Facebook Games (remember Zynga?) * Facebook Deals (they were taking on GroupOn) * Messenger (as a separate product. One of the most heavily used products in the world) * Events (which for many people is the only reason they have an account) * Facebook Groups (still heavily used) * Facebook Pages (still heavily used) * Facebook Video (still heavily used) * Facebook Marketplace (extremely heavily used in many markets) * Stories (still heavily used) * Reels (sort of merged into Videos) * Facebook Places (big plans, but died) * Facebook Graph Search (nothing like originally released: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook_Graph_Search https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook_Graph_Search)
- vGPU 3y ago
  Don’t forget the Facebook phone!

> Look how many things Facebook has tried in the same time. Some failed, but lots succeeded. Like which ones? Not being sarcastic, I just can't think of any off the top of my head.

ulfw 3y ago

because there are none. (on Facebook core product) I am leaving out their never really widely launched crypto hype disaster of a product on purpose.

nl 3y ago
Really? Facebook Events? Groups? Marketplace? These are pretty major, successful features that drive a lot of use.
- codethief 3y ago
  Those features drive use but did they also increase profit, given that Facebook successfully enshitified their main product (the news feed)? I don't disagree with your main point, though: Facebook certainly developed lots of new features, whereas Twitter pretty much stood still.
  - nl 3y ago
    > Those features drive use but did they also increase profit, given that Facebook successfully enshitified their main product (the news feed)? I don't have any insight into groups, but I do into Marketplace where yes it absolutely did. I'd be astonished if Pages didn't have a measurable effect too since they are one of the main ways brands (which is a major source of FB revenue) interfaces with FB.

nl 3y ago

Some of the things they have launched: * Facebook Apps (not really a thing anymore. Maybe it still exists) * Facebook Games (remember Zynga?) * Facebook Deals (they were taking on GroupOn) * Messenger (as a separate product. One of the most heavily used products in the world) * Events (which for many people is the only reason they have an account) * Facebook Groups (still heavily used) * Facebook Pages (still heavily used) * Facebook Video (still heavily used) * Facebook Marketplace (extremely heavily used in many markets) * Stories (still heavily used) * Reels (sort of merged into Videos) * Facebook Places (big plans, but died) * Facebook Graph Search (nothing like originally released: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook_Graph_Search https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook_Graph_Search)

vGPU 3y ago
Don’t forget the Facebook phone!