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RadiationTherapy

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32. It is a revolution in communication technology first and foremost.

Wed Jun 13, 2012, 10:45 AM

Jun 2012

It is a failure as a business - though the resulting million/billionaires may disagree.

It is similar to a cafe or bar where many people hang out and talk about many things. You may enter and exit and share as you please. I don't see the problem with it.

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Facebook in sweet decline. By Mark Morford [View all] madokie Jun 2012 OP

I for one will not miss facebook liberal N proud Jun 2012 #1

Facebook, the PRODUCT, isn't going anywhere. Fawke Em Jun 2012 #2

We aren't FaceBook's customers -- WE are the product KurtNYC Jun 2012 #9

Exactly. What FB is selling is access to US, to advertisers. Bake Jun 2012 #13

Why the hell are people saying Facebook, the stock, failed? MattSh Jun 2012 #21

Should we go back to texting our friends when we have a silly joke or thought? FrodosPet Jun 2012 #36

At least with texting your employer isn't going to dig up everything you ever put on line. liberal N proud Jun 2012 #57

Yup dipsydoodle Jun 2012 #3

I almost never use it LiberalEsto Jun 2012 #4

You and I must share some "friends" in common. LibDemAlways Jun 2012 #19

I post pics and cartoons from DU, links to articles Voice for Peace Jun 2012 #20

I find myself spending more time on Facebook than on DU proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #29

great point, it's true for me too Voice for Peace Jun 2012 #39

I'm not criticizing sharing informative or funny stories LibDemAlways Jun 2012 #52

I know what you mean Voice for Peace Jun 2012 #56

If WE don't like it, how can ANYONE? FrodosPet Jun 2012 #40

How is not particularly caring what someone ordered at a restaurant LibDemAlways Jun 2012 #51

yeh, i don't get it either.. frylock Jun 2012 #54

I heard on the radio yesterday that the company that owns Farmville A Simple Game Jun 2012 #26

I think the social networking aspect as it's being used is a phenomenal thing Voice for Peace Jun 2012 #41

Zynga. We were there yesterday for lunch. jannyk Jun 2012 #53

As predictable as a full moon. n/t JHB Jun 2012 #5

I ditched FB a couple years ago. daaron Jun 2012 #6

I'll stick with FB for the foreseeable future Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #7

K - ur loss... Social networks are --> daaron Jun 2012 #18

I have a whole network of friends I've met right here on DU proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #31

I'd be willing to meet a fellow DUer in meatspace. daaron Jun 2012 #45

Who said anything about not using any other networks? proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #50

I have met lots of people on facebook Mojorabbit Jun 2012 #62

Great! People are meeting people! daaron Jun 2012 #66

We are gardening Mojorabbit Jun 2012 #70

And if Facebook users weren't so uninformed about choices --> daaron Jun 2012 #71

Thanks for the link Shampoobra Jun 2012 #64

No prob. daaron Jun 2012 #65

The aggressive rush to either defend FB or rant against it is almost as amusing as a Spy Vs. Spy com LanternWaste Jun 2012 #67

It IS like Spy VS Spy, when it's White Hat VS Black Hat infosec. daaron Jun 2012 #68

I have 2 FB accounts, one for personal use, check on the kids, grandkids, etc. the other secondwind Jun 2012 #8

I never signed up malaise Jun 2012 #10

Exactly. And the FB boosters wouldn't even miss you. daaron Jun 2012 #46

LOL malaise Jun 2012 #58

I deleted my facebook account last year djean111 Jun 2012 #11

Had nothing to do with your phone. intheflow Jun 2012 #12

If the stock goes down far enough, Google or Microsoft will buy it. Bake Jun 2012 #14

I deliberately opened a new email address on Google just for that reason - djean111 Jun 2012 #16

lol, my wife had 5 or 6 at one time OriginalGeek Jun 2012 #59

It's baffling that some people try to convince us it's still 1998. 2ndAmForComputers Jun 2012 #15

Facebook is one of the best networking tools available proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #17

Because marching has worked so well. daaron Jun 2012 #22

So you missed the part about candidates? proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #25

Nope, but I think you missed the part about heuristic effects. daaron Jun 2012 #27

You can criticize marches if you want. proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #28

Well, it does change the subject to the off-handed side-comment --> daaron Jun 2012 #38

So... MattSh Jun 2012 #30

What have *I* accomplished there? daaron Jun 2012 #43

That is cool--I'd love to friend you but Horse with no Name Jun 2012 #63

And you are one of my faves as well! proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #69

I have a Facebook blocking Firefox add-on Ratty Jun 2012 #23

Yeah, there's a few of those. daaron Jun 2012 #34

they're tracking me somehow, I just know it. snooper2 Jun 2012 #37

I hope they're tracking me Voice for Peace Jun 2012 #42

Actually, just BlogAds, Google Adsense and Analytics on DU. daaron Jun 2012 #44

but they really aren't "tracking" your anonymous handle on the internet LOL snooper2 Jun 2012 #49

I think they do want to know all the sites you visit Ratty Jun 2012 #55

Oh, no, you misunderstand. daaron Jun 2012 #60

I work for a service provider, not one of the big three snooper2 Jun 2012 #61

Yeah everyone has to comply, but big 3 are complicit, not just compliant. nt daaron Jun 2012 #72

Good. It's just a damn year-round Christmas letter Tom Ripley Jun 2012 #24

It is a revolution in communication technology first and foremost. RadiationTherapy Jun 2012 #32

At the end of the fucking day it's just a website--- snooper2 Jun 2012 #33

Once the "ZOMG!! Facebook didn't make any stock purchasers instant millionaires!!!!!111111" Xolodno Jun 2012 #35

At a minimum, JP Morgan & Goldman Sachs, acc. to WSJ, shorted their investments. nt daaron Jun 2012 #48

Does no one remember the 90's? gaspee Jun 2012 #47