Is Facebook Doomed?
There are people who are addicted to social media (Facebook and Twitter). Others couldn’t care less about it. And then there are those who hold it responsible for every problem in India! idiot420 posted this hilarious article on Faking News on the havoc social media wreaks on society, from lack of economic growth to dowry and dandruff! The sample below should give you an idea of the tone of the article: There is a competition among the people to buy new cars and upload its pictures on Facebook…Such desires have pushed them to amass wealth through unethical ways and are giving rise to corruption. I am guessing Facebook-haters would be very happy to hear this analysis of why Facebook might be doomed. The short answer would be what Ben Thompson wrote in his blog: “Whereas Google is valuable because it knows what I want, when I want to get it, Facebook knows who I am, and who I know. Ideally, they also know who and what I like, but it’s a much weaker signal.” In the real ...