Anyone not on Facebook?
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Seems like a lot of you (in this thread) think facebook is lame or a waste of time, despite not using the site or understanding how it works. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you've given a close look at the site in the past and made your judgement based on that. Probably worth another look, though.
While facebook might not be cool enough for you to actually use, you can't deny it's relevance.
While newspapers were trying to come up with a new business model for the internet age to continue to sell their advertising, Facebook came along and created an advertising-media platform. From an advertiser's point of view, it's brilliant.
If you're interested in web design, it's fascinating to watch Facebook implement new features and how they adapt to what people want. Other times they convince people that what they want is Facebook.
The design of the site is constantly adapted. The site itself is paying attention to click paths, how users navigate the web, what they share. It's mining huge amounts of data and learning from it.
Facebook adds features only when people are willing to accept these changes, usually long after the technology allows for it. One example of this: many profiles now feature automatic tagging (faces) in photos. The site asks you to enter the person's name. Clearly, they don't need to ask. The site knows exactly who the person is in your photo (via face recognition and the fact that they are likely tagged in another photo somewhere on facebook.) And yet, Facebook knows they better not fully implement auto face recognition to quickly, because it will cause users to be more aware of how smart the site has become.
It's quite fascinating.
- Also: lots of babes on FB. Easy to get laid, if you're single.********
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- Also: lots of babes on FB. Easy to get laid, if you're single.