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Novocastrian Feb 21st 2014 1:52 pm
Re: What's App
 
I rather like the expression Faecesbook.

Shitfaces could describe it's users.

dbd33 Feb 21st 2014 1:54 pm
Re: What's App
 
Originally Posted by Shard (Post 11141912)
Basically they are subsuming a potential competitor from what I have read.
It's also part of a struggle for relevance. People who use Facebook are older and don't have the disposable income of the youth of today. For the Facebook corporation to drive advertising revenues they need a way to reach a younger market.

Novocastrian Feb 21st 2014 1:59 pm
Re: What's App
 
Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 11142193)
It's also part of a struggle for relevance. People who use Facebook are older and don't have the disposable income of the youth of today. For the Facebook corporation to drive advertising revenues they need a way to reach a younger market.
Hang on. Older people don't have more disposable income compared to txting addicted tweenies?

How do you work that out?

Is it just that slightly older users who use Facebook are incapable of earning a decent screw?

DandNHill Feb 21st 2014 2:01 pm
Re: What's App
 
Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11142187)
I rather like the expression Faecesbook.

Shitfaces could describe it's users.
Ouch!

dbd33 Feb 21st 2014 2:13 pm
Re: What's App
 
Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11142199)
Hang on. Older people don't have more disposable income compared to txting addicted tweenies?

How do you work that out?
I thought that to be accepted wisdom. Parents don't, in general, have any money because they have children. Those who do are set in their ways, they'll just keep buying Calvados no matter what the price of vodka and Red Bull. The people who can collectively shell out a fortune for a new product or service are the txting tweenies; that's who advertisers want to reach.

Novocastrian Feb 21st 2014 2:13 pm
Re: What's App
 
Originally Posted by DandNHill (Post 11142201)
Ouch!
Sorry.

Novocastrian Feb 21st 2014 2:15 pm
Re: What's App
 
Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 11142211)
I thought that to be accepted wisdom. Parents don't, in general, have any money because they have children. Those who do are set in their ways, they'll just keep buying Calvados no matter what the price of vodka and Red Bull. The people who can collectively shell out a fortune for a new product or service are the txting tweenies; that's who advertisers want to reach.
A weak argument. Surely it's time for a geriatric messaging system, like BE.

dbd33 Feb 21st 2014 2:19 pm
Re: What's App
 
Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11142214)
A weak argument. Surely it's time for a geriatric messaging system, like BE.
It's called Facebook.

DandNHill Feb 21st 2014 2:22 pm
Re: What's App
 
:thumb::thumb: 's okay :thumbup:[

QUOTE=Novocastrian;11142212]Sorry.[/QUOTE]

Novocastrian Feb 21st 2014 2:22 pm
Re: What's App
 
Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 11142217)
It's called Facebook.
Oh.

burks Feb 21st 2014 5:25 pm
Re: What's App
 
Originally Posted by Tangram (Post 11142178)
Have used it briefly but not anymore. Generally use either iMessage on the iPhone or BBM on the iPhone. I found at the time what's app didn't work very well, too many ads and crashes. I'm sure it's better now or will be with Faecesbook money behind it for development.
Whatsapp doesn't carry any ads. They actually have quite the anti-ad philosophy.

scrubbedexpat091 Feb 22nd 2014 12:03 am
Re: What's App
 
I used the whats app a few times, not any longer though, but never paid anything for the service.

Makes me wish with an acquisition like that and others, that I was a creative tech type....lol

Shirtback Feb 22nd 2014 12:43 pm
Re: What's App
 
Never managed to get (various) phones to cooperate/collaborate with Whats App, despite aid from teens. Settled for Viber to facilitate free overseas communications with the famdamily.

I got involved with Fbook a while back to keep tabs on aforementioned teens, then got caught up in it for a while. I now tend to drift in and out of it, at widely varying intervals. It has also been useful for finding/being found by/keeping in touch with Long Lost Relatives who are apparently otherwise technologically challenged.

SB

mandymoochops Feb 22nd 2014 6:48 pm
Re: What's App
 
use both Whatsapp and viber

caretaker Feb 22nd 2014 10:22 pm
Re: What's App
 
Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 11142217)
It's called Facebook.
At the club where I drink it's considered bad form not to return the classified section of the paper to the bar after doing the puzzle because the obituaries are in there. We call it 'Facebook for old people'.;)


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