One observation that’s frequently made about Facebook is that you guys seem to be trying to re-create a lot of the functions that are out there on the Internet, but within the walls of the Facebook.com—so people can have an Internet “experience” without really going out to the rest of the Internet.
I feel like Facebook is turning into a modern-day AOL... as a user, I think it sucks at times... but I can't blame them for wanting to grow and expand. At least they have an eye for quality, and a deep understanding of the internet which AOL lacked. You can't discount the fact that they've done some pretty cool stuff.
Side note, if you work at Facebook I think it's mandatory that you wear a North Face pull-over.
That's just not fair. There is also the North Face zip.
I agree with you about FB becoming the modern AOL, except they arent charging their content partners out the wazoo, and becoming a new content partner is self-serve.
That being said, I maintain a minimal FB profile use it primarily as a communications hub.
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[ 3.4 ms ] story [ 12.0 ms ] threadI feel like Facebook is turning into a modern-day AOL... as a user, I think it sucks at times... but I can't blame them for wanting to grow and expand. At least they have an eye for quality, and a deep understanding of the internet which AOL lacked. You can't discount the fact that they've done some pretty cool stuff.
Side note, if you work at Facebook I think it's mandatory that you wear a North Face pull-over.
I agree with you about FB becoming the modern AOL, except they arent charging their content partners out the wazoo, and becoming a new content partner is self-serve.
That being said, I maintain a minimal FB profile use it primarily as a communications hub.