Comment by Teeboo | Hacker News Reader

Comment by Teeboo | Hacker News Reader

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This.

This. This. This. This. This.

I believe the value of the social networking platform to a user is inverse to the maturity of the company.

Facebook has already become choked with it's own content and advertisements so the next generation migrate to a "cleaner" platform. The centre of gravity shifts. New platform monetises and the choking cycle begins anew...

The stages -

Stage 1:

Platform Exclusivity

Platform Coveted

Platform Expanded

Stage 2:

Platform Opened

Platform Developed (upon)

Platform Expanded

Stage 3

Platform Monetised

PLatform Curated

Platform Locked (to previous developers to protect revenue streams)

Stage 4

Platfrom Alternatives

Platform Decline

Platform Obsolescence

You could, quite easily Venn Diagram where the current social media services are and how they are eating the older's market share. As platforms lock developers out, other pre-revenue companies are opening up to those developers stealing previously allegiant demographics.

Perhaps I'm missing something but I don't see or don't recognize any ads. Is this just because you're using the app whereas I'm using a browser with an ad blocker? Or do you see ads more when you poke around looking at groups and games and whatever (I just spend a few minutes a week looking at friends posts and rarely comment or post any of my own content;i really only joined for Messenger)

You don't see ads on Facebook?

It must be the ad blocker. 70% of the real estate via browser is ad based.

Those ads don't include promoted posts from pages you elected to follow.

The majority of content on FB is promotional.

Holy crap! I had no idea.

What? Not sure what has inspired your sarcasm.

I and another poster are discussing the UX experience which differs between browser with ad-blocker and other versions.

Thy kind of sarcasm is not really meant for HN. Do you have an opinion of substance?

Maybe dhimes uses adblock and literally had no idea that there were ads on FB. I have been using ABP for about a year and never see ads on FB. I literally had no idea that 70% of the real estate is filled with ads either until you said something about it.

Then I apologise for the snark. I thought it was sarcasm.

Here is a look into FB without ad blocker

https://imgur.com/gallery/d10Cb

One thing I did learn early is to never "like" anything sponsored. You will be associated with it in your friends' news feeds until you die. Actually, it may not end there.

You are correct.

Then yeh...HN is not really that kind of space.

I don't understand this comment. Backing out of your apology? Perhaps you should have a gander at how long I've been here before you become HN cop.

Perhaps I misunderstand this comment. I use adblock on Facebook. I don't see all of the ads in your imgur pic. I seriously had no idea it was so advertisement-laden.

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