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Why is Facebook still so insanely popular? (midwest.social)

submitted 8 months ago by jeze64@midwest.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I read "it's dying" by people on Discord and Reddit all the time, but the numbers prove otherwise. It's been going up this entire time and sitting over 3 billion MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS!

I feel like the bubble around people on other platforms saying "who uses Facebook anymore lol" is kind of wild given the numbers. Keep in mind these are active users not just abandoned accounts.

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[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago

It's lazy and stupid to host your entire company's online presence on a for-profit proprietary platform.

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 64 points 8 months ago

It's lazy and stupid

Another way to say the above would be "simple and easy". Which is why it's done by a lot of small businesses that don't have the expertise (or the funds to hire expertise) to do something better

If it's a small town hardware store, it's easier for them to manage a Facebook page that they can access using their regular Facebook account.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago

Good luck to them when Facebook starts throttling their views and demanding money for more exposure. And good luck to them since they don't show up on Google or yellow pages sites, nor have a website listed on Google maps. Like the other person said above, plenty of people will just do business elsewhere.

[-] boyi 11 points 8 months ago

Instead of just doing W analysis, why don't you learn SWOT analysis instead. It will water down your bias.

[-] ramble81@lemm.ee 27 points 8 months ago

Businesses are in the business of running their business, not worrying about FOSS principles and the open web. They can set up a quick information front without having to pay for a webmaster, hosting space, server space, an ISP to handle all that traffic, etc. So why would they care or want to spend the effort otherwise at their size?

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