Since at least 2013, Facebook has made noises about connecting the entire world to the Internet. But even its operations head admits there are FB users who don’t know they’re on the Internet.
So is FB succeeding in its goal if the people it's connecting have no idea they're using the Internet? And what does it mean when masses of 1st-time adopters come online, NOT via the open web, but the closed proprietary network where they must play by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s rules?
The expectations and behaviors of the next billion people to come online will have profound effects on how the Internet evolves. More than a matter of semantics, if the majority of the world’s online population is on FB, then anyone interested in communicating effectively with them needs go there - meaning they need then also play by the rules of one company. And that has implications for us all.
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How Facebook 'Became' The Internet - And Why It Matters
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agreed. It is like a black hole, sucks everything in and makes you forget about it. IT goes by on the wall and there is no way to call back old info you saw, no way to bookmark it.
The heartbreaking necessity of lying about reality and the heartbreaking impossibility of lying about it.
― Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle
― Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle