Facebook Will Introduce Ads as Videos Start, a Move Long Resisted

Post by djsumdog » Thu, Dec 14, 2017, 10:17 PM UTC

toddmorey wrote: post #38

propman wrote: post #32

Facebook has become almost completely useless to me yet I waste so much time on it every day. No one posts anything on it except like 3 guys who post 10 times a day that I barely know yet find their extremist political posts mind numbingly amusing. The news on there is trash, I much prefer the WSJ and if I want sensationalist things I'll go to Reddit and my tastes are more niche now so I have some forums I visit occa…

Leaving Facebook has honestly made me a happier guy. (I left my account active, but I've removed the apps from my phone and I only visit the site about once every three months to message someone my phone number.) Browsing the site always made me a bit angry (at the politics) and a bit sad (because someone else always seems to be on some impressive vacation). Then I'd close the browser be angry at myself for wasting t…

Post by osrec » Thu, Dec 14, 2017, 10:23 PM UTC

Balgair wrote: post #95

osrec wrote: post #27

If I was Facebook, I'd start to think about how to add more value to people's lives. Their monetisation strategy is becoming increasingly annoying and their service is not adding enough value to counter that. People will eventually leave if you irritate them enough (see also comments on https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15922022 )

This was the plan from the start though. Zuck took all that money in 2005 from VCs and the like specifically to corner the market on Social Media (or at least be #2 in the space). The entire idea with these start-ups is to become a monopoly by being really good at it, and then when the competition is dead, crank up the money making portion of the service to the point at which people will just not use it. These are 'U…

Post by bischofs » Thu, Dec 14, 2017, 10:28 PM UTC

electic wrote: post #56

propman wrote: post #32

Facebook has become almost completely useless to me yet I waste so much time on it every day. No one posts anything on it except like 3 guys who post 10 times a day that I barely know yet find their extremist political posts mind numbingly amusing. The news on there is trash, I much prefer the WSJ and if I want sensationalist things I'll go to Reddit and my tastes are more niche now so I have some forums I visit occa…

The greatest thing I did was delete Facebook off my phone. Here are the benefits I discovered: - I didn't miss anything. Turns out there wasn't any real quality content on there anyway. - My battery lasts 2x longer. - I seem to be happier. No joke. With all the rage articles and click bait headlines gone, I am far more happier. - I am way more informed now. I visit allsides.com and get the news there. I quickly get u…

Post by astronautjones » Thu, Dec 14, 2017, 10:33 PM UTC

vm wrote: post #96

propman wrote: post #32

Facebook has become almost completely useless to me yet I waste so much time on it every day. No one posts anything on it except like 3 guys who post 10 times a day that I barely know yet find their extremist political posts mind numbingly amusing. The news on there is trash, I much prefer the WSJ and if I want sensationalist things I'll go to Reddit and my tastes are more niche now so I have some forums I visit occa…

How often do you use Instagram, Snap, iMessage/SMS, WhatsApp, Messenger, or other social apps? Curious whether you get that "fix" elsewhere or if it yes/no for just FB. Thinking about it more, all media should be in the running, from HN to Netflix, because it's really about time spent.

Post by stefantheard » Thu, Dec 14, 2017, 10:41 PM UTC

jermaustin1 wrote: post #45

stefantheard wrote: post #31

I have been instantly closing the Facebook app or Facebook page as soon as I get any type of video ad. I feel like some ML algo will learn that I will not watch video advertisements so eventually it may stop trying. This will make it so I will not watch videos at all on Facebook anymore.

Or it will ply you with them more frequently. Eventually it may be an ad when you first launch the site/app, but don't worry, you can buy coins to skip it!