requiring installation of the FB app is a nonstarter.
Facebook Dating
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#162I think this might be a (relatively) rare strategy error for Facebook. If the success of Snapchat, LinkedIn, and also the separate WhatsApp/Instagram properties proves anything, it's that there are very different faces of ourselves that we show to the professional world, to our friends, to partners, and to the world at large. If I was facebook, I would very explicitly announce this as a spin out project, under a diff…
They can pull the API plug on their competitors which almost always use Facebook Login?
And invite FTC scrutiny?
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#163Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think this is an "old people's thinking" perspective. Younger generation are way more open about their dating life than us. They openly talk about their dating life at work or friends group. They don't mind getting matched with a coworker or classmate.
Do people under 25 even use Facebook? I mean... most of them see it as another LinkedIn for sharing Granny Photos. I was on Bumble a little late at night... kinda mindlessly swiping... girl looked cute... little familiar... swipe... Instantly realize as it chimes with "boom" that it was my boss. Nope nope nope, delete the whole thing and never return. They all have a problem around showing you co-workers, and it'd be…
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#164(now wishing HN had a downvote button)
You want to downvote the story, because you don't like what it's about, rather than you think it's bad reporting?
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#165Facebook had better add an "Extremely Polyamorous" option to their relationship status pulldown or this will fail miserably. :)
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#166Earlier quoted context omitted.
Counter-anecdote: I'm 30 and have yet to meet someone in my dating/friend range (20-35) that never had Facebook here in Mexico or home in Austin. I'd be curious if you're socializing in some sort of anti-FB bubble or actually have a sample size of like 5 people when you consider the people you actually know this info about.
Willing to date 10 years younger, but only 5 years higher. Interesting.
At least he's willing to go 5 years older: https://theblog.okcupid.com/the-case-for-an-older-woman-99d8...
Re: Facebook Dating
#167I think this might be a (relatively) rare strategy error for Facebook. If the success of Snapchat, LinkedIn, and also the separate WhatsApp/Instagram properties proves anything, it's that there are very different faces of ourselves that we show to the professional world, to our friends, to partners, and to the world at large. If I was facebook, I would very explicitly announce this as a spin out project, under a diff…
In my country facebook is by far the #1 dating site people use. In fact "Facebook dating" is reduntant
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#168I can't believe the hero image does not feature an interracial and/or homosexual couple... I've come to expect more from you, west coast
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#169If I look at who I know that is still using fb it is almost exclusively older people. I'm 33 and deleted my fb account, almost every person I know younger than me either did the same or was never on in the first place. I see this being huge for older adults who are divorced or widowed, those are the people still using fb and I think would be happy to use this service.
Counter-anecdote: I'm 30 and have yet to meet someone in my dating/friend range (20-35) that never had Facebook here in Mexico or home in Austin. I'd be curious if you're socializing in some sort of anti-FB bubble or actually have a sample size of like 5 people when you consider the people you actually know this info about.
I'm 25. I use Facebook. I've noticed many of the people younger than me don't use it at all and many of the people around my age do have accounts but rarely actually use it.
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#170If I look at who I know that is still using fb it is almost exclusively older people. I'm 33 and deleted my fb account, almost every person I know younger than me either did the same or was never on in the first place. I see this being huge for older adults who are divorced or widowed, those are the people still using fb and I think would be happy to use this service.
I do landscape photography. When I post a photo on IG, I'll get hundreds of 'likes', and they're largely the young, under 30 crowd.
When I post a photo to Facebook, the 'likes' seem to come almost entirely from over 40 crowd. Lots of retirees.