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Increasing ad load from that? I guess it's time to retire my Instagram account.
This might be the thing that gets me to bite the bullet and actually check out Pixelfed.
Wow, i wonder if Facebook realizes how complacent they've become through such a relatively short period of dominance. They need to rely on the army of data scientists and smart people still left there to help guide their decision making through data. Increasing ad load solves the short term problem of depressed conversion reporting thanks to privacy changes in the Industry. It DOES NOT solve the business problem of a…
So FB tried to chase TikTok, and ended up (a) making it much harder to follow and connect with your actual friends, and (b) ended up with a shittier version of TikTok.
Wow, i wonder if Facebook realizes how complacent they've become through such a relatively short period of dominance. They need to rely on the army of data scientists and smart people still left there to help guide their decision making through data. Increasing ad load solves the short term problem of depressed conversion reporting thanks to privacy changes in the Industry. It DOES NOT solve the business problem of a…
Wow, i wonder if Facebook realizes how complacent they've become through such a relatively short period of dominance. They need to rely on the army of data scientists and smart people still left there to help guide their decision making through data. Increasing ad load solves the short term problem of depressed conversion reporting thanks to privacy changes in the Industry. It DOES NOT solve the business problem of a…
I have the absolute opposite take. Facebook/Instagram were good tools for staying in touch with friends and sharing photos with them. Then TikTok came on the scene, and it was much less about connecting with friends as it was seeing short form entertainment. I view TikTok as much closer to YouTube than I do Instagram. So FB tried to chase TikTok, and ended up (a) making it much harder to follow and connect with your…
This is great news. The faster Meta can decline and people can reclaim their time the better.
In reality it's being replaced by TikTok. End result is neither reclaiming time nor better politics ...
It has no ads, but needs to be killed and reopened for a full feed refresh. I say that's a plus.
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I have the absolute opposite take. Facebook/Instagram were good tools for staying in touch with friends and sharing photos with them. Then TikTok came on the scene, and it was much less about connecting with friends as it was seeing short form entertainment. I view TikTok as much closer to YouTube than I do Instagram. So FB tried to chase TikTok, and ended up (a) making it much harder to follow and connect with your…
I feel like the smart play here is de-politicizing Facebook. No more politicians, no more political groups, no more political ads. Bring it back to being about people and connections.