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If you don't think Facebook is a fad, ask if you can really see Facebook being around in 20 years. I certaintly can't. It is a fad, just one that may take som
by mattmccor 19y ago
If you don't think Facebook is a fad, ask if you can really see Facebook being around in 20 years. I certaintly can't. It is a fad, just one that may take some time to run out.
- rms 19y agoIf facebook isn't around in 20 years, it will only be because something better has replaced it. If I knew what that better thing was, I would make it now. Parakey is facebook's trump card, I'm extremely curious to see how Parakey ends up being integrated into facebook.
- aston 19y ago>> I'm extremely curious to see how Parakey ends up being integrated into facebook. Five (hypothetical) bucks says it won't be. Just a hunch.
- rms 19y agoI'm sure facebook is benefiting from the two great hackers, but it would be kind of sad if they killed Parakey. Or maybe it hadn't come that far along in the first place before facebook got them.
- aston 19y agoIt's the latter that I think happened.
- rms 19y agoThat's good... that means that my big idea (which was the same as parakey's big idea only with no fancy architecture behind it) will still be around for a while. I naively thought that it was going to be done immediately because it had been possible and it looks like no one is doing it.
- ibsulon 19y agoFunny enough, I can. I've seen how people use it. There is nothing there that people wouldn't have wanted to do ten years ago, and while I'm sure there will be new features in the next decade, I can't see people not wanting to keep in touch. I have more faith in Facebook surviving than I do youtube -- all that it takes to replace youtube is social networking and cheap bandwidth for everyone to host their own.