Subj : Re: Old computer
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : boraxman
Date : Mon Jul 04 2022 23:07:52

 pF>  bo> Functionality is only part if it. What does, say, using Facebook to
 pF>  bo> host your business really involve. I heard someone whos
 pF>  bo> business was no longer visible because Facebook zucced the account fo
 pF>  bo> no known reason. These are the scenarios not considered. The company 
 pF>  bo> work for is another example where there has been a lack of foresight.
 pF> 
 pF> There's design in social media where you write once and syndicate
 pF> everywhere  - but you host the material on your site. Most of my content
 pF> posted on other  sites starts in my blog, so if my pages were zucced
 pF> (like that term) I'd  still have the content online. I couldn't imagine
 pF> building a business on FB  and having the same thing happen.
 pF> 
 pF> Imagine getting your business' Facebook page into Google's caches and
 pF> then  having it taken down, and search links breaking -- and I could
 pF> imagine  Facebook reselling a page link for the right price.
 pF> 
 pF> The only reason I'm still on FB is thinking I might need it if I restart
 pF> a  freelance business or a side hustle.
 pF> 

A little while ago the Australian Government and Facebook had a bit of a spat regarding proposed laws in Australia which would see some Big Tech having to pay for journalistic content they used from Australian news media.  Facebook suspended news sites I beleive, but also other innocents got caught up in it, sites for hospitals, charities, etc.  They had their FB withdrawn.

Syndicating what you have on your own site on Social Media is good practice, but sadly many see Facebook as a public service, which it isn't.

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