Facebook has 1.79B MAUs, and users do not inject enough self-generated original content into the system to make Facebook consistently interesting for those 1.79M MAUs. Therefore their links to outside sites – good and bad, and it isn't particularly simple to decide – will continue to be core to Facebook's business.
I always find it funny when I see HNers complaining about The Wall Street Journal's paywall. Pay it, man! And read the news.
Too much emphasis on Facebook's alleged influence. It's a link/aggregation/search application, and the complexion of its output is strongly going to reflect what users input.
I always find it funny when I see HNers complaining about The Wall Street Journal's paywall. Pay it, man! And read the news.
Too much emphasis on Facebook's alleged influence. It's a link/aggregation/search application, and the complexion of its output is strongly going to reflect what users input.