Subj : BBS Population
To   : boraxman
From : Ogg
Date : Thu Oct 06 2022 19:43:00

Hello boraxman!

** On Friday 07.10.22 - 00:51, boraxman wrote to claw:

 cl>> Og> I think FB has been largely successful because it gives people
 cl>> Og> a sense of control over their content and emulates a kind of
 cl>> Og> personal website.  BBSes don't offer that for its users.
 cl>> Og>

 b> Less control than MySpace offered.  Facebook offers little
 b> control actually.

I *did* say "SENSE of control", and less fuss and bother of  
building a personal website.


 b> It's used because of a Network effect.  [...]

That too.


 b> Facebook by and large sucks, is pretty lousy.  IT really
 b> only has one killer feature.  You can find other people you
 b> know there and its kind of easy to use (though I found it
 b> quite difficult myself).

Yes.. looking up and finding other people who are hopefully  
using FB is a plus. BBSes don't have that. Maybe if BBSes had  
something similar to looking up a name or alias, then people  
might like to enjoy participating on the same BBS or meet in  
similar echos.

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