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There's already a mechanism to push out every piece of content that you create to your fans: it's called email. (Also, RSS feeds on your website, blogs, etc.)

by qq66 14y ago

There's already a mechanism to push out every piece of content that you create to your fans: it's called email. (Also, RSS feeds on your website, blogs, etc.) For better or for worse, Facebook is a place that a billion people go to, and they've decided to charge for access to that pipeline. The fact that they would do this has been widely known for years, since Facebook Beacon. People are on Facebook to see content from companies, friends, family, coworkers, classmates, etc... in that jumble, your band isn't going to get first-class placement for free. If you don't want to get "monetized" by Facebook, don't tell your fans to "Like" you on Facebook, tell them to sign up for your mailing list. If you want the convenience and access that Facebook gives you, get ready to pay for it.

eropple 14y ago
There's already a mechanism to push out every piece of content that you create to your fans: it's called email. (Also, RSS feeds on your website, blogs, etc.) I'm 24. I don't communicate by email with anyone in my age group or, indeed, anyone under 30, unless it's to pass around attachments (and that's rarer these days with Dropbox). I know of one person my age or younger who actually maintains an RSS reader; I tried, but I couldn't really be bothered. I know no non-technical people in that age bracket who make a point of regularly reading blogs (but many who read one or two posts that reach them through--you guessed it--Facebook). Facebook is rapidly leaving convenience territory, and that's what makes a lot of their recent behavior concerning.
- jamesrcole 14y ago
  > I don't communicate by email with anyone in my age group or, indeed, anyone under 30, unless it's to pass around attachments If you don't mind me asking, do you just use Facebook, or other means too (e.g. Twitter, IRC, ...)? I'm just curious about what people are using these days (I'm 34).
  - eropple 14y ago
    I, personally, use email (with people who use email), Twitter (with a pretty diverse group of people), Facebook (as little as possible), IRC (with technical collaborators and some friends), AIM (a lot of people), and Google Talk (a few people). I also use Campfire to talk to coworkers. Also, a lot of text messaging. But I'm not very representative. I don't say "everyone uses Facebook" because I use Facebook, I say "everyone uses Facebook" because nobody uses the other mechanisms that I mention (Twitter excepted, and in my experience that's a very different type of crowd). ;)

by qq66 14y ago

eropple 14y ago

There's already a mechanism to push out every piece of content that you create to your fans: it's called email. (Also, RSS feeds on your website, blogs, etc.) I'm 24. I don't communicate by email with anyone in my age group or, indeed, anyone under 30, unless it's to pass around attachments (and that's rarer these days with Dropbox). I know of one person my age or younger who actually maintains an RSS reader; I tried, but I couldn't really be bothered. I know no non-technical people in that age bracket who make a point of regularly reading blogs (but many who read one or two posts that reach them through--you guessed it--Facebook). Facebook is rapidly leaving convenience territory, and that's what makes a lot of their recent behavior concerning.

jamesrcole 14y ago
> I don't communicate by email with anyone in my age group or, indeed, anyone under 30, unless it's to pass around attachments If you don't mind me asking, do you just use Facebook, or other means too (e.g. Twitter, IRC, ...)? I'm just curious about what people are using these days (I'm 34).
- eropple 14y ago
  I, personally, use email (with people who use email), Twitter (with a pretty diverse group of people), Facebook (as little as possible), IRC (with technical collaborators and some friends), AIM (a lot of people), and Google Talk (a few people). I also use Campfire to talk to coworkers. Also, a lot of text messaging. But I'm not very representative. I don't say "everyone uses Facebook" because I use Facebook, I say "everyone uses Facebook" because nobody uses the other mechanisms that I mention (Twitter excepted, and in my experience that's a very different type of crowd). ;)