"An interesting, although rather sadly misinformed piece of writing. Facebook has more than 150 million users, far outstripping Instagram. In addition, Facebook has recently purchased Instagram, so it doesn't matter anyway. Facebook features are really not all that difficult, anybody with a little sense and some time on their hands could figure it out. Its all opinionated, I'm simply stating that you're statement of "Facebook is dead" is completely and utterly wrong. Please, make sure you have accurate information before you start making bold statements as such. *Note-I am not trying to call you "stupid", I am merely pointing out that this is highly opinionated and not all correct."
This comment literally left me oozing with rage...hitting my head against my desk does not begin to relieve my endless amount of anger this comment has just infused me with, Facebook is dead...there is no doubt about it. INFACT, the one and only reason that facebook bought instagram IS BECAUSE instagram became so popular; it became a threat to facebook.
Facebook launched in 2004. Originally called "thefacebook", Facebook gained 8 million users in its first year. Instagram has gained over 80 million users since it was released in October of 2010. That is the same amount of time, but if you noticed, Instagram is growing much faster than facebook did.
This graph instagram and facebook and how they have grown. Again, notice how much faster instagram has been growing, as opposed to facebook, which yes, I agree has more users than facebook now, but that is only because it has it has been around since 2004. It has six years on instagram. There is no doubt that Instagram will demolish facebook in its rise to conquering this social media frenzie that we all seem to be caught up in.
Facebook may not be dead yet....but it will be...just wait.
Graph link: http://www.google.com/imgres?q=instagram+growth+vs+facebook+growth&hl=en&safe=off&client=safari&sa=X&rls=en&biw=1115&bih=645&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=6izvKMbG0akTaM:&imgrefurl=http://mattryall.net/blog/2012/04/instagram-vs-facebook-and-flickr&docid=Z-OFeGZztUgwoM&imgurl=http://mattryall.net/image/social-network-ramps-2012-04.png&w=610&h=461&ei=XGROUJruB4bS9QTmjYDADg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=451&sig=113455673614992828249&page=1&tbnh=139&tbnw=189&start=0&ndsp=17&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:75&tx=133&ty=97
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Wow, Lilly, this may be the first time someone has incorporated a graph into a blog post! I appreciate you arguing from evidence and documenting your sources. I would like to see the whole tone of the argument pulled back into civility a little.
ReplyDeleteLooking at the evidence you present, I wonder what this means for the future of these companies. Is initial growth an indicator for long-term stability? I don't think anyone could make the argument that Facebook has not had incredible success - at 901 million users (as of April, 2012--Charles's number was off by quite a bit and may have been several years old), the population using Facebook is triple the population of the United States. Lots of social media grows quickly and levels off or fizzles, but Facebook is unprecedented in its continued growth. Of course, if your generation abandons Facebook, for whatever reason, its days may in fact be numbered.
Yes, yes a very intriguing argument. I especially enjoyed the graph. I'd have to agree with Dr. D, as massive spurts of popularity can sometimes lead to unstable foundations. Facebook's steady rise to popularity allowed it aquire the resources necessary for purchasing Instagram. Additionally, I feel it would just not be right if I did not correct a few things.
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