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Facebook is just Craigslist now

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Re: Facebook is just Craigslist now

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Post by tokioyoyo »

pelagic_sky wrote: post #3

All I ever hear about Facebook any more is just its marketplace. It's gotten to the point where I might make an account just so I can easily sell stuff locally.

And groups, really. Almost all local level group activity exclusively gets managed on Facebook in the cities I lived in.

Re: Facebook is just Craigslist now

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Post by ghaff »

tokioyoyo wrote: post #4
pelagic_sky wrote: post #3

All I ever hear about Facebook any more is just its marketplace. It's gotten to the point where I might make an account just so I can easily sell stuff locally.

And groups, really. Almost all local level group activity exclusively gets managed on Facebook in the cities I lived in.

If I want to have even a vague idea about what’s going on in my town it’s pretty much Facebook or a neighbor who is more plugged in than I am. Also it’s the only web presence a lot of small local businesses have.

I do keep up with some friends on Facebook but I’m very selective about adding anyone new.

Re: Facebook is just Craigslist now

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Post by CSMastermind »

tokioyoyo wrote: post #4
pelagic_sky wrote: post #3

All I ever hear about Facebook any more is just its marketplace. It's gotten to the point where I might make an account just so I can easily sell stuff locally.

And groups, really. Almost all local level group activity exclusively gets managed on Facebook in the cities I lived in.

Not just local groups - groups of any kind.

I'm part of a bunch of book collector groups because it's pretty much the only place on the internet to connect with other people around the world about it.

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