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"The new survey finds that around one-in-ten Facebook users (9%) have downloaded the personal data about them available on Facebook. But despite their relatively small size as a share of the Facebook population, these users are highly privacy-conscious." 9% of a huge number is... a huge number.
"The new survey finds that around one-in-ten Facebook users (9%) have downloaded the personal data about them available on Facebook. But despite their relatively small size as a share of the Facebook population, these users are highly privacy-conscious." 9% of a huge number is... a huge number.
There could be a lot of story lines here. I go for web over apps as much as possible. Less resource hogging. More control over things like notifications. I just don't have a burning need to check my FB notifications. But I'll still check FB a couple times a day. No need for the app, but I haven't deleted my FB account either. I also prefer the stripped down web version which is "free" on mobile connections in places…
Imagine if Facebook didn't buy Instagram. They must have seen this coming.
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I only use the mobile browser version because the app is laggy and forces you to install their shitty dedicated messenger app just to read messages. At least thats how it was 1,5yrs ago or so, haven't tried it since then again.
I was getting redirected to the messenger app from the mobile browser version, as well. They seemed to quit letting me used messenger in the browser.
As a shareholder: not too worried about this. Instagram and WhatsApp have plenty of room for growth that can compensate for FB users leaving. A few weeks ago, WhatsApp released its official API[0] and at least here in Europe i have seen many companies starting to utilize it. For example airlines, sending WhatsApp messages keeping you updated on the status of your flight, much more convenient than installing a extra a…
I find this kind of amusing. I suspect the adoption of this varies by area/country based on how, ahem, well, poorly basic SMS is implemented and priced in that area. For example I notice that when in Germany, Whatsapp adoption is quite high, because SMS rates are absolutely ridiculous. Other countries... less so. I still get SMS (and email, but SMS frankly still pushes more reliably than data based systems) notificat…
There could be a lot of story lines here. I go for web over apps as much as possible. Less resource hogging. More control over things like notifications. I just don't have a burning need to check my FB notifications. But I'll still check FB a couple times a day. No need for the app, but I haven't deleted my FB account either. I also prefer the stripped down web version which is "free" on mobile connections in places…
For most people image sharing is the primary Facebook use case. Other social networks and messaging apps dominate plain text sharing.
I wonder how many people who have "deleted the app" do what my SO does and keep using it daily via their phone's web browser whilst still telling people "Yeah I've totally deleted Facebook from my phone".
I don't think it's about leaving Facebook - it's just that their app is ridiculously bad. Some people I know eagerly switched to FaceSlim after I showed it to them, which is just a Facebook's web interface wrapped in a lightweight app with added notification features.