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Originally Posted by arete
maybe we should close this silly, silly thread  |
Why? I'd like to discuss this Facebook phenomenon. Really, it's not just about the script on Abandonia. Social networks are the subject of many serious studies. And I do have serious questions that go beyond security settings. Maybe I have studied promotion/PR and want to understand it better?
I understand that if a person stumbles upon a thing on their friend's profile they may be inclined to investigate it (e.g.: my buddy likes Abandonia, so I want to check it out, because we have similar tastes). This is done via the "what I like" mechanism on Facebook.
But what benefits are from the script we're talking on Abandonia (listing people) ? I'm already visiting Abandonia when I see it, so... ? Am I to discover some famous people among site's fans (say, Peter Molyneux)? Wouldn't simple "like" button suffice?
As I understand,
Facebook gives the benefit of not having to register on yet another forum to talk with the followers of a given website/franchise/rock band/celebrity/whatever. Instead of going through the boring registration procedure, you simply "like" or "follow" (Twitter) a thing, because you already have an account.
Does Facebook offer proper discussion tools, like topical threads etc.? So far I've only seen its comments feature, which works more like blog than proper form of communication.
You say that if I don't like (pun intended) Facebook, I don't need to use it. True, that's what I did so far. The problem is with it becoming a fad, sucking away people from other forms of communication. My buddies
stop using instant messengers saying "find me @ Facebook & Twitter". Well established forums get closed because companies think "we've got that new thing, so let's skip that old forum altogether". If Facebook was just
another form of communication I can opt out, I wouldn't have complained so much. The thing is that it starts
replacing things it was not meant to replace, as it was designed as a tool for people to discover each other for dating/hanging out.