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Since they went public they are just looking how to make money and if nothing change I will probably stop using it..

by feronull 14y ago

pauletienney 14y ago
You are so optimistic ! 1 billion is a f*ing hude mark. Viva Internet !
- feronull 14y ago
  Yes that the only thing that keep me using it. All my friends are there. But they are pushing promoted posts for groups and users, sponsored stories, offers. My news feed is becoming aggregate for ads.. When they went public all the changes was for the stock price.
  - pauletienney 14y ago
    AdBlock Plus ?
    - akandiah 14y ago
      That does not stop sponsored stories!
      - loceng 14y ago
        Or it kills content you want to see, which Facebook would have shown you normally to have you engage with it - content you'd most want to see. They can only try to milk this so long before the cow dies.
      - Karunamon 14y ago
        Element hiding helper does..
shanelja 14y ago
I disagree, I think that they are just looking to make an impact on the world. If all they wanted was to make money, then there would be ads all over the place, instead of the few, limited places at the moment (the right of the main page area, underneath comments on pictures, etc.) In all honesty, I don't see why people constantly complain about the ads on twitter or facebook, do they really effect you that much that you would stop using the service? Facebook has 1,000,000,000 users now, that kind of scaling isn't cheap, you want a large social network with all of your friends which you can use 24/7, completely free (cost for your internet, etc, aside) and that isn't sustainable without the website making money somehow. Most people aren't willing to pay for Facebook, if that was a viable solution then it would be the Facebook income stream. Saying "Facebook wants to make money, if this doesn't change, I will stop using it" is the same as saying "The company which runs the buses in my area puts ads in it's bus stand, so I'm going to stop standing in it." Whether we like it or not, Facebook is now an integral part of many peoples lives, I live in a different country to my family, Facebook lets me chat to them easily and freely, I could send them a letter instead, but that's subject the thievery, loss and costs a lot more money. So Facebook wants more ads on it's site? Who cares? As long as the key features are still there, 1,000,000,000+ people and it doesn't effect the way you interact with the site too much, it doesn't make a difference in the end.
- diggan 14y ago
  I disagree, I think that they are just looking to make an impact on the world. And how can you make a impact on the world without a shitload of money or knowing someone with a shitload of money?
  - jasonlotito 14y ago
    To be fair, just looking to make money doesn't instill one with the desire to make an impact on the world, but just wanting to make an impact on the world would require making money.
- papsosouid 14y ago
  >If all they wanted was to make money, then there would be ads all over the place, instead of the few, limited places at the moment But then people would hate the site even more than they do now, and would leave. They aren't doing it out of some altruistic desire to "change the world", they are just not total morons who are willing to kill their cash cow for a short term profit. >Facebook has 1,000,000,000 users now, that kind of scaling isn't cheap, you want a large social network with all of your friends which you can use 24/7, completely free (cost for your internet, etc, aside) and that isn't sustainable without the website making money somehow Yes it is, there is no reason at all that one company needs to be running it. A distributed social network would work fine.

Since they went public they are just looking how to make money and if nothing change I will probably stop using it..

pauletienney 14y ago

You are so optimistic ! 1 billion is a f*ing hude mark. Viva Internet !

feronull 14y ago
Yes that the only thing that keep me using it. All my friends are there. But they are pushing promoted posts for groups and users, sponsored stories, offers. My news feed is becoming aggregate for ads.. When they went public all the changes was for the stock price.
- pauletienney 14y ago
  AdBlock Plus ?
  - akandiah 14y ago
    That does not stop sponsored stories!
    - loceng 14y ago
      Or it kills content you want to see, which Facebook would have shown you normally to have you engage with it - content you'd most want to see. They can only try to milk this so long before the cow dies.
    - Karunamon 14y ago
      Element hiding helper does..

shanelja 14y ago

I disagree, I think that they are just looking to make an impact on the world. If all they wanted was to make money, then there would be ads all over the place, instead of the few, limited places at the moment (the right of the main page area, underneath comments on pictures, etc.) In all honesty, I don't see why people constantly complain about the ads on twitter or facebook, do they really effect you that much that you would stop using the service? Facebook has 1,000,000,000 users now, that kind of scaling isn't cheap, you want a large social network with all of your friends which you can use 24/7, completely free (cost for your internet, etc, aside) and that isn't sustainable without the website making money somehow. Most people aren't willing to pay for Facebook, if that was a viable solution then it would be the Facebook income stream. Saying "Facebook wants to make money, if this doesn't change, I will stop using it" is the same as saying "The company which runs the buses in my area puts ads in it's bus stand, so I'm going to stop standing in it." Whether we like it or not, Facebook is now an integral part of many peoples lives, I live in a different country to my family, Facebook lets me chat to them easily and freely, I could send them a letter instead, but that's subject the thievery, loss and costs a lot more money. So Facebook wants more ads on it's site? Who cares? As long as the key features are still there, 1,000,000,000+ people and it doesn't effect the way you interact with the site too much, it doesn't make a difference in the end.

diggan 14y ago
I disagree, I think that they are just looking to make an impact on the world. And how can you make a impact on the world without a shitload of money or knowing someone with a shitload of money?
- jasonlotito 14y ago
  To be fair, just looking to make money doesn't instill one with the desire to make an impact on the world, but just wanting to make an impact on the world would require making money.
papsosouid 14y ago
>If all they wanted was to make money, then there would be ads all over the place, instead of the few, limited places at the moment But then people would hate the site even more than they do now, and would leave. They aren't doing it out of some altruistic desire to "change the world", they are just not total morons who are willing to kill their cash cow for a short term profit. >Facebook has 1,000,000,000 users now, that kind of scaling isn't cheap, you want a large social network with all of your friends which you can use 24/7, completely free (cost for your internet, etc, aside) and that isn't sustainable without the website making money somehow Yes it is, there is no reason at all that one company needs to be running it. A distributed social network would work fine.