Has Facebook Peaked?
HenryGarten
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Does anyone else think that Facebook has peaked? I detect a growing disillushment with Facebook.
What do you think?
What do you think?
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Don't think it's peaked - just think this is part of the process it has to go through (ie- people over-using it - everyone getting annoyed with it) before it can simply be used for what it is - a good way of keeping in touch with people
So evidence of a trend there. Personally I think it has lost focus. It was initially supposed to be a social networking sitebut now it tries to cater for everything.
Well, lets do the maths. The current UN world population figure is 6.79 billion. Therefore only 7.3% of the world population use Facebook. I will concede that a vast number of those are probably in the so-called 'developed world', but even so this means that 92.7% of the world's population are NOT using Facebook.
Also, the figures are distorted by the creation of the online 'games' in Facebook, such as Petville etc. I already know of several people [mainly young people] who open alias Facebook accounts to enable them to obtain additional features within the game. So, if I know of several people doing this there will be others. How many will not be known. In other words, therefore, how many of the 500 million users are duplicate accounts of one person?
The percentage goes down!
Even triplicate or more?
Of course the T&C are quite clear that it is one account only.
I prefer Twitter.
Yes, that annoyed me when I used to be on Facebook. I hate having my ugly mug up photographed anyway, but being splashed all over the net isn't my idea of fun.
I'm waiting for them to make their targetted ads available to third party Web sites.
It isnt Facebook that has peaked. It is just the way YOU use it. I personally think it is one of the best invention in the last 20 years. I keep in regular contact with relatives and friends all over the world and also use it for my business. To be honest, it is much more useful than the landline I have and will be here for a long time. A piece of expensive steak can taste shit if you dont cook it properly and the same goes for Facebook. It is all down to how the user uses it.
The Academic or professional types can use linkedin to share contact details which is strictly professional.
That it because it has peaked!
has a movie managed to ruin the network????
Is there a movie about Facebook?
Doubt it.
Myspace, Bebo, Friendsreunited.
Facebook will ultimately become unfashionable, because it is a fashion/lifestyle accessory rather than a necessity.
IMO, over the next few years we will inevitabley see a swing back to keeping your life private and offline in reaction to the info overload and voyeurism/narcissism we have today.
I think it will have a much longer shelf life than MySpace or Friends Reunited. The key points are things like Facebook chat.. it has taken over and superseded 10 years of Windows Live Messenger/MSN use.