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Sure, but did you notice how they use Facebook? I've watched (and asked) several of my non-techy friends and there reaction was always the same: "Yeah, I just u
by sgift 14y ago
Sure, but did you notice how they use Facebook? I've watched (and asked) several of my non-techy friends and there reaction was always the same: "Yeah, I just update my feed, look for updates of my friends and that's it."
I don't see how Facebook wants to make money of such an usage pattern, so at the moment it doesn't help them very much that people have smart phones to "do facebook".
- sipefree 14y agoIf people have access to Facebook 24/7, in their pockets, they are more likely to become dependent on it in their daily lives. The mobile app fuels the addiction which keeps people logged in and coming back every day on their browser.
- lmm 14y agoQuite the opposite, in my experience. I can read my feed on my 'phone, with a better UI than the website (turns out native app beats webapp, even when it's tiny screen vs. desktop), so why would I ever bother going to the website?
- pmjordan 14y agoMost of my FB friends seem to use the mobile app mainly for uploading photos, if my feed is to be believed. From that POV the Instagram acquisition makes sense. How they're going to make money from it I'm not sure, but location-based ads and third-party apps come to mind. Though I still have a hard time imagining the developer appeal for their hypothetical but inevitable mobile app platform.
- roc 14y agoAren't Instagram photos geotagged by default? That would make Instagram essentially the "like" button for user tracking in meatspace. FB wouldn't see everywhere a user goes, but they'd know when/where the user was, when they thought something was worth a picture. And with the face-tagging stuff, they can get additional time-space data on photo subjects as well.
- PhrosTT 14y agoBut facebook gets to see who is where at all times...