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POLL: Could you get by without using any Facebook products?

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I noticed that #DeleteFacebook is trending on Twitter today and it made me curious about how us makers rely on their products. While I don't use Facebook anywhere near as much as I did about 12-13 years ago in my college days, I rely on WhatsApp and Messenger to stay in touch with friends and family. Instagram is also the main marketing channel for my side hustle. I could not get by without using any Facebook products. Could you?
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WhatsApp would be the hardest one to drop but I would love it. Also since so many people use it I keep my accounts to be able to test my products against them. So I could get by just fine but I'm still reluctantly on board.
I agree out of all of them I use WhatsApp the most. I have friends who aren't on FB or Messenger.
I'm seriously waiting for a strong competitor for Whatsapp to show up! Don't like the monopoly.
I wouldn't hold my breath. Any competitor needs to be 10x better to have any chance. The network effects are very strong: you wouldn't use another messenger if all your friends are on WhatsApp.
Couldn't agree more. But would love to witness it happening
It's all about network effects so, 10x may be just not enough. Most of my network, for example, is on Telegram and so am I. I literally keep WhatsApp installed because of a single group I want to follow. Telegram as an app is quite great, better than whatsap but far from 10x..
I've tried to use Signal & Telegram to replace WhatsApp as my primary communication tool but everyone I talk to is on WhatsApp so for now Facebook is a given in my life.
remember at one point not everyone was on Whatsapp
So true - perfect use case for how to achieve virality
I tried Telegram, too but no one in my close circle was using it.
as the innovator of your close circle gotta get them on it
You can change friends ;) jk
I could get by, in that life would still go on without them. But I rely on them so much (in particular WhatsApp and Instagram) that I voted no. It would take a while for another product to replace either of them for me.
Same I don't really have perfect substitutes yet!
Unfortunately, fb is good for bringing site traffic since so many people still use it. I mostly only use fb groups & my page nowadays anyway. Most of my creative community hangs out on Instagram so it'd be quite difficult to leave it behind.
would you be open to an alternative ? I'm actually going to work on an instagram with chronological order and just simple how it used to be.
yea, I'd be curious to check it out!
I open Instagram once in a while but could really do without. I only use Facebook for events. I deleted my Facebook account in February, but had to create it again in July because I was organizing a party. I was also feeling out of the loop when I was not aware of events happening in my groups of friends. The problem is almost all of them rely on Facebook to create or keep track of events. I got addicted to Twitter and Reddit during that time, so I'm not really sure of the benefits it had 😅 I use almost exclusively Whatsapp to communicate with my friends and family, so it would be pretty hard to drop. That said, there is only one Facebook product that I absolutely couldn't live without, and it's React 😄
I rely on WhatsApp for friends and family, too. It's really convenient for an international community. I know what you mean about getting left out. Most people use FB exclusively for organising events and if you're not on it you don't get invited.
Yes, I can !
tell us your story then, I'm interested to know it.
Whatsapp is just another messenger tool... Normal iMessaging for people. Here in the US that's not a problem Just as there wasn't a lot of people on Whatsapp, let's transition of it. Don't really use messenger. Instagram is just an influencer and ad show.. so while I also promote my startup on there. I'm sure I'll be better off with it anyways So let's all #deleteFacebook
Don't forget that FB inflate views on IG and FBWatch so you are also paying for fake views. :/
I use Facebook Events (for organizing) and Messenger. But, I can survive without Facebook.
Can I ask you why you don't use/like it anymore?
In my opinion, email marketing is way more powerful.
the problem is that not everyone is willing to give u their e-mail addresses, at least in comparison to IG or Twitter handles.
I just use Facebook like a backup contact list.
i forgot watsapp is facebook. dammit facebook got me there.
it happens! WhatsApp is useful for me because not everyone is on the same model, in the same country, its a cheap way to stay in touch.
for sure, the contacts I made through Facebook are the sole reason I haven't deleted my account yet.
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