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by unalone 17y ago
Size doesn't matter. Utility does. If Facebook were to start completely over again against the current competition, I think they would still rise to prominence without much trouble. What makes Facebook different, in short, is that while oth
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by unalone 17y ago
I know I got scolded for this in the other thread, but I disagree, and I'm working on a longer refutation of that "social network pattern." So give me a bit and I'll have a response for you.
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by unalone 17y ago
If it had copied either, your snarky answer would have warmed my heart. So which of those two sites introduced the live feed to the Internet? Which one was based on granular privacy control? Or had the idea of connecting a "wall-to-wall" to
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by unalone 17y ago
They haven't done things perfectly (apps), but they did a few things that were enormous, not technologically but conceptually. They had a few incredibly brilliant ideas that made them as lasting and as sticky are they are.
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by unalone 17y ago
I try and live life a bit happier, under the assumptions that most things won't go wrong and the things that do go wrong will be recoverable.
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by unalone 17y ago
I couldn't disagree more. Facebook did several incredible things.
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by unalone 17y ago
The question is which provides greater value to you while it lasts.
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by unalone 17y ago
I was actually referring to the end, where Jerry and his friends get into trouble for doing nothing. There was some unrest about that choice of ending.
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by unalone 17y ago
What're they going to do? Tell my future kids what their dad wrote online? Publish a collection of Swear Words Unalone Invented Talking To His Friends?
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by unalone 17y ago
Sorry, I really wasn't. He asked me as I was leaving, and I thought it would be better to say that an answer was on its way.
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by unalone 17y ago
I'm almost done with writing this thing! I explain better what I mean there, so hopefully you'll forgive me for waiting another hour or two and posting that.
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by unalone 17y ago
That's what I meant. I think that's a better ad/gift model than their idea of making users pay for digital icons.
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by unalone 17y ago
I keep only 22 friends, and treat Facebook like an almost-private journal. Deep personal conversations work if you use Facebook like that. It's up to the user.
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by unalone 17y ago
I think they worked better when Facebook offered them free to promote things. There were a lot of Dark Knight icons being passed around when the movie came out. I don't know any friend that's actually bought one.
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by unalone 17y ago
Facebook's adopting Twitter's ideas are different. I'm actually in the middle of writing why now; I'll post the link here if you'd be interested in my argument.
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by unalone 17y ago
They also let users send virtual gifts to one another for really low prices.
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by unalone 17y ago
I know that in this thread I'm playing the part of the outspoken Facebook fanboy, but: They entered a market competing against a site that was at a time the fourth-most used site on the planet, and in three years usurped its position, intro
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by unalone 17y ago
Considering Amazon apologized for the removal and offered $30 to the people they offended, I think they've shown their intent is not to blindly remove things, and I doubt they'd get away with trying. Furthermore, the DRM is easy to crack.
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by unalone 17y ago
Nah, web 2.0 was about the power of the social mind and collectivism. Facebook was actually one of the first sites to reject that mindset and focus on walling off their users. When I wrote for AllFacebook in 2006 I think I actually wrote so
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by unalone 17y ago
Facebook is most likely least popular in the tech industry, where people are more into "cutting-edge" sites or rely on older tools like email. That's why there's such an oft-lopsided view of them on HN.
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by unalone 17y ago
Yes.
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by unalone 17y ago
I was actually in the middle today of writing an essay about why Facebook isn't a fad, to counter that attitude a bit. I knew they had improved their revenue significantly, but I was under the impression that they had a ways to go.
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by unalone 17y ago
Congrats to Facebook (and to the Facebook employees on HN)! This is exciting news and somewhat unexpected.
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by unalone 17y ago
I'm curious what Similar Posts is going to be. Something like StumbleUpon for links?
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by unalone 17y ago
http://latfh.com/ That's the hipster stereotype nowadays.
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by unalone 17y ago
My conversation with my professor was really informal; I just thought his was an interesting view. Microsoft's campaign exhibits a lot of diversity - ethnicities, ages, roles. Apple's poster boy (singular) is a smart-alec white hipster. J
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by unalone 17y ago
Oh, right, syndication profits. I thought he'd given up stand-up, though. I don't think that making money stops you from being washed-out, though. Look at Charlie Sheen and 2.5 Men. It's one of the most popular shows on television, but it's
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by unalone 17y ago
Oh, definitely. I read British kid's fantasy in the middle of big literature discussions, and Shakespeare on the way to drunken concerts. It beat when I was reading Infinite Jest last year and getting weird looks from everybody .
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by unalone 17y ago
I'm surprised more correlation hasn't been pointed out between the hardcover book and the LP. Both are unnecessary embellishments to the data they hold inside, but both have a set of advantages over pure digital information
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by unalone 17y ago
Why silly? I'm curious.

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