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Fifty percent of Facebook Messenger’s total voice traffic comes from Cambodia

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Re: Fifty percent of Facebook Messenger’s total voice traffic comes from Cambodia

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Post by arbitrary_name »

short12 wrote: post #44
GekkePrutser wrote: post #2

I understand why people use it but as a recipient I really hate voice messages. Here in Spain they are becoming more common too. The problem is as the article mentions. Difficulty searching back, not being able to use Google translate (I'm still learning Spanish), and the time it takes to listen to them. Sending a voice message is faster than typing for the sender but much slower than reading for the recipient which…

That is when you undermine the concept of voice messaging. "hey I got your message but it was all distorted, could you txt me the details"

Love this.

Re: Fifty percent of Facebook Messenger’s total voice traffic comes from Cambodia

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Post by throw10920 »

CryptoPunk wrote: post #20
notreallyserio wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I explicitly avoid video tutorials and explanations unless there is literally (lol) no other option. It's almost never the appropriate medium -- not searchable, not indexed, and rewinding to repeat earlier information is a terrible experience.

I have exactly the opposite preference. I find I learn much faster from video tutorials and actively seek them out.

None of that is related to the parent's comment - even if you prefer them, they're still not searchable or indexed, and rewinding is still a bad experience.

Given that many people (including GP and me) prefer document content (not "text" because you can put interactive tools and diagrams in documents, but not text) and it has all of those advantages, it seems like it's pretty clearly the superior medium.

Plus, human brains are notoriously bad at introspection, so I wouldn't be surprised if you don't actually learn faster from videos, and just prefer them because they're e.g. more engaging.

Re: Fifty percent of Facebook Messenger’s total voice traffic comes from Cambodia

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Post by fjT2HFkVZKb9msz »

GekkePrutser wrote: post #2

I understand why people use it but as a recipient I really hate voice messages. Here in Spain they are becoming more common too. The problem is as the article mentions. Difficulty searching back, not being able to use Google translate (I'm still learning Spanish), and the time it takes to listen to them. Sending a voice message is faster than typing for the sender but much slower than reading for the recipient which…

Don't search around for headphones, just put your phone to your ear and it will play as if a phone call, not the speaker phone.

Also, WhatsApp and Signal allow you to play the voice note at faster speeds, like 1.5x.

Re: Fifty percent of Facebook Messenger’s total voice traffic comes from Cambodia

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Post by CryptoPunk »

throw10920 wrote: post #73
CryptoPunk wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have exactly the opposite preference. I find I learn much faster from video tutorials and actively seek them out.

None of that is related to the parent's comment - even if you prefer them, they're still not searchable or indexed, and rewinding is still a bad experience. Given that many people (including GP and me) prefer document content (not "text" because you can put interactive tools and diagrams in documents, but not text) and it has all of those advantages, it seems like it's pretty clearly the superior medium. Plus, human…

The parent's comment referenced preference, so it does relate to that comment.

Re: Fifty percent of Facebook Messenger’s total voice traffic comes from Cambodia

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Post by WillSlim95 »

tut-urut-utut wrote: post #24
OneTimePetes wrote: post #17

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Yes, i know, no market, no interest in it, but there is this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literacy It correlates with the wealth in a country. An-alphabets will prefer voice chat.

Is that why people from marketing department rather call IT people on the phone than typing over a messenger? Or god forbid, use an email.

Very likely, the answer to your question may be close to a Yes

Re: Fifty percent of Facebook Messenger’s total voice traffic comes from Cambodia

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Post by freemint »

throw10920 wrote: post #73
CryptoPunk wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have exactly the opposite preference. I find I learn much faster from video tutorials and actively seek them out.

None of that is related to the parent's comment - even if you prefer them, they're still not searchable or indexed, and rewinding is still a bad experience. Given that many people (including GP and me) prefer document content (not "text" because you can put interactive tools and diagrams in documents, but not text) and it has all of those advantages, it seems like it's pretty clearly the superior medium. Plus, human…

I don't understand what is meant with not indexable. Many YouTube videos have time stamps embedded in the time line and you can also link a video with a certain timestamp it's only a right click away on desktop.

Re: Fifty percent of Facebook Messenger’s total voice traffic comes from Cambodia

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Post by throw10920 »

freemint wrote: post #77
throw10920 wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

None of that is related to the parent's comment - even if you prefer them, they're still not searchable or indexed, and rewinding is still a bad experience. Given that many people (including GP and me) prefer document content (not "text" because you can put interactive tools and diagrams in documents, but not text) and it has all of those advantages, it seems like it's pretty clearly the superior medium. Plus, human…

I don't understand what is meant with not indexable. Many YouTube videos have time stamps embedded in the time line and you can also link a video with a certain timestamp it's only a right click away on desktop.

"Indexable" here means that the content is made accessible in a form such that it can be indexed for searching. You can't search through a YouTube video, and this makes them significantly worse than textual documents that can be.
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