what will Mark Zuckerberg think about facebook when he is older?

[Human Epic Jolt]

thats not political... is it?

[Clyde]

He'll think about how much money he made because everyone wants to know everyone's biddness. Hopefully he'll think like Bill Gates and really try to make a difference in the world by philanthropic gestures.

[soBRIquet]

He'll think, "holy crap. I'm 30 years old and I peaked - wtf? I'm gonna go ride with Darren."

[boundgear]

He'll still be surprised how easy it was to take candy from babies and turn that candy into $$$$$$$.

[Too Tall]

How primative and clumsy it was.

[Badonkadonk]

prob about how earlier liquidity and cashout may have been better than holding mega equity for the long haul

software is modestly durable; networks are fragile, and if you're not careful can explode and reassemble on someone else's real estate. geocities. aol. yahoo. myspace. friendster. facebook. ...

i'd sell tomorrow if i'm him. it's not that good an idea. i don't even know why i have an account

[Eddie]

prob about how earlier liquidity and cashout may have been better than holding mega equity for the long haul

software is modestly durable; networks are fragile, and if you're not careful can explode and reassemble on someone else's real estate. geocities. aol. yahoo. myspace. friendster. facebook. ...

i'd sell tomorrow if i'm him. it's not that good an idea. i don't even know why i have an account

Remember AOL? Mergers with Time Warner, world domination, and all that? Oh yeah...

I've had this conversation with a Facebook executive and raised this point. What will Facebook be in 10 years?

He couldn't give me a very good answer.

[corko]

needs to sell now, social networking boredom is imminent....... extra! extra! read all about it!......pen & paper makes a comeback

[Blue Jays]

He should cash-out now.
The security on Facebook is truly abysmal.
People will become bored of it.

[SteveP]

10 yrs from now
" who remembers facebook? "
" the kid who got sued, right?"

[bikinchris]

I was so bored with it, I never opened an account. My ego does not require my giving out personal information to strangers. I also don't have anyone to tell news to by facebook that I don't tell face to face. I gues that's the definition of a fuddy duddy.

[nahtnoj]

I was at a party last night with lots of other people in their late 20's talking about how we all hate technology and would like to throw our computers, phones, Wii's, etc the nearest river. For what thats worth...

[deepsix]

I was at a party last night with lots of other people in their late 20's talking about how we all hate technology and would like to throw our computers, phones, Wii's, etc the nearest river. For what thats worth...

What you met were called Hipsters. They're mostly harmless. And full of sh*t.

[nahtnoj]

What you met were called Hipsters. They're mostly harmless. And full of sh*t.

No, they were people who sit at desks doing pretty important things all day and have absolutely no interest in being plugged in outside of work.

[SteveP]

I was at a party last night with lots of other people in their late 20's talking about how we all hate technology and would like to throw our computers, phones, Wii's, etc the nearest river. For what thats worth...

question for them.
how many have smart phones?
ergo. they are all full of shit.

many 20+ yr olds i know would stop breathing if their smart phone battery runs out.

[Chance Legstrong]

question for them.
how many have smart phones?
ergo. they are all full of shit.

many POTUS i know would stop breathing if their smart phone battery runs out.

made it make more sense...

[nahtnoj]

question for them.
how many have smart phones?
ergo. they are all full of shit.

many 20+ yr olds i know would stop breathing if their smart phone battery runs out.

My personal phone is this:



It can't even take a picture. I think 3 of the 4 were non-smart phone users.

I don't want to live in a 140 character world. I really dislike what "social media" has done and is doing to my attention span. I don't think spending hours a day reading others drivel is a good use of my generations time. I'd rather focus on 1-2 things than fragment my attention into dozens or hundreds of relatively random, short-term, and ultimately meaningless pieces of information.

We're bombarded. FB and Twitter is the information equivalent of being in a jungle and having an animal leap at you every 5 seconds. I'd much prefer the civility of a wood-paneled drawing room with fine leather chairs, i.e., reading an actual damn book.

[sevencyclist]

I was at a party last night with lots of other people in their late 20's talking about how we all hate technology and would like to throw our computers, phones, Wii's, etc the nearest river. For what thats worth...

Very intersting. I guess those people in their 20's would not be able to comment on this forum.

Here we are discussing about social media via a social media connection that was unimaginable 20 years ago.

[davids]

Here we are discussing about social media via a social media connection that was unimaginable 20 years ago.

That was my thought, too. Is this thread ironic yet?

From my perspective, the ability to communicate - either in real-time or near-real-time - on the Internet has been a really good, cool thing. It's brought me into real, meaningful contact with interesting people and has resulted in real friendships. It has helped me reconnect with old friends and re-establish connections that had languished or even nearly died after decades.

Like almost everything else it's good and bad - I can manage to look past the occasional photos of dinners and haircuts and find some real utility and value in forums and Facebook. I don't know where it's going next but it isn't going away.

[chasea]

I hope he grows a conscience and regrets the way he handled things.