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  • crockett
    in a van by the river
    • May 2003
    • 76818

    #1

    Do you think facebook/instagram/reddit ect killed the internet?

    Before all these sites came along you didnt go to one big website to see everything.. People actually ran small personal sites even if they were on free hosts. Im not talking porn or adult, but just normal people running website about their interests or hobbies..

    It was common to visit various forms like gfy for example for any topic you could think of. Now days its just some sub on reddit or a group on facebook. Added to this tens of thousands of business owners feed traffic to facebook by having ther business there and advertising their facebook page vs their own websites..

    Did sites like facebook and reddit simply feed peoples lazyness or did the kill tne internet we used to have... the old wild west internet..
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  • MindWaste
    Confirmed User
    • Mar 2001
    • 3662

    #2
    You can promote on them so not half bad I guess..
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    • onwebcam
      Fake Nick 1.0
      • Oct 2005
      • 27689

      #3
      I take it you don't remember AOL? Most people didn't even know the internet existed outside of it. FB will be replaced eventually.
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      • Rochard
        Jägermeister Test Pilot
        • Dec 2001
        • 75733

        #4
        You can still do this now, but sites such as Facebook have made it easier. No need to run a site; You can just run a Facebook page or group.

        With my Fireworks Committee I met a woman who runs quilt shop here in town. Obviously not someone I would normally be friends with. She doesn't have a technical bone (or fiber) in her body... But she runs a Facebook page for her business, and a group for local quilters.

        Some of these big sites such as Facebook might have killed smaller sites, but instead now people use these big sites to get their message out. It's easier, and because it's easier so many more people are doing it.
        Herschel Savage
        Brooklyn, NY

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        • adultchatpay
          Let's Make Money
          • Dec 2008
          • 8775

          #5
          It's the other way around i guess

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          • Bladewire
            StraightBro
            • Aug 2003
            • 56220

            #6
            Originally posted by Rochard
            You can still do this now, but sites such as Facebook have made it easier. No need to run a site; You can just run a Facebook page or group.

            With my Fireworks Committee I met a woman who runs quilt shop here in town. Obviously not someone I would normally be friends with. She doesn't have a technical bone (or fiber) in her body... But she runs a Facebook page for her business, and a group for local quilters.

            Some of these big sites such as Facebook might have killed smaller sites, but instead now people use these big sites to get their message out. It's easier, and because it's easier so many more people are doing it.
            I like the way you think


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            • Rochard
              Jägermeister Test Pilot
              • Dec 2001
              • 75733

              #7
              Originally posted by Bladewire
              I like the way you think
              If you think about it, all technology has leveled the playing field.

              Take photography for example. Twenty years ago you needed to invest money into a high end camera. Now every fourteen year old kid has a better camera on their phone - and some of them can take great pictures.

              It's the same thing with music. Remember when chicks would date you just based on how large your record / tape collection was? LOL. I remember lugging around huge cases with 200 CDs in my car. Now... Everyone has access to every song ever produced.

              Technology keeps changing.

              I just bought a printer, wireless, and set it up today. Installed it on the network and ..... every computer in the house can use it - no software needed. Amazing.
              Herschel Savage
              Brooklyn, NY

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              • kane
                Too lazy to set a custom title
                • Aug 2001
                • 20684

                #8
                Originally posted by Rochard
                If you think about it, all technology has leveled the playing field.

                Take photography for example. Twenty years ago you needed to invest money into a high end camera. Now every fourteen year old kid has a better camera on their phone - and some of them can take great pictures.

                It's the same thing with music. Remember when chicks would date you just based on how large your record / tape collection was? LOL. I remember lugging around huge cases with 200 CDs in my car. Now... Everyone has access to every song ever produced.

                Technology keeps changing.

                I just bought a printer, wireless, and set it up today. Installed it on the network and ..... every computer in the house can use it - no software needed. Amazing.
                On one of Kevin Smith's podcast he was talking about how technology has democratized the entertainment industry. It used to be you had to rent a ton of expensive equipment if you wanted to make a movie or record a album/song. Now you can do it all on your phone and laptop. There was a movie recently called Tangerine that was shot entirely on an iPhone and it ended up getting a limited release and made a million dollars at the box office.

                It's pretty amazing what people can do now that even 10-12 years ago wasn't possible.

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                • Acepimp
                  All Facts Matter
                  • Jan 2012
                  • 20327

                  #9
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                  • crockett
                    in a van by the river
                    • May 2003
                    • 76818

                    #10
                    Originally posted by kane
                    On one of Kevin Smith's podcast he was talking about how technology has democratized the entertainment industry. It used to be you had to rent a ton of expensive equipment if you wanted to make a movie or record a album/song. Now you can do it all on your phone and laptop. There was a movie recently called Tangerine that was shot entirely on an iPhone and it ended up getting a limited release and made a million dollars at the box office.

                    It's pretty amazing what people can do now that even 10-12 years ago wasn't possible.
                    Thats pretty cool.
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                    • crockett
                      in a van by the river
                      • May 2003
                      • 76818

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Rochard
                      You can still do this now, but sites such as Facebook have made it easier. No need to run a site; You can just run a Facebook page or group.

                      With my Fireworks Committee I met a woman who runs quilt shop here in town. Obviously not someone I would normally be friends with. She doesn't have a technical bone (or fiber) in her body... But she runs a Facebook page for her business, and a group for local quilters.

                      Some of these big sites such as Facebook might have killed smaller sites, but instead now people use these big sites to get their message out. It's easier, and because it's easier so many more people are doing it.
                      Yes, but with that ease of using someone elses platform, you also lose a lot of ability to monetize it. Example I have a sub on reddit that I took over as a abandoned sub with 2k subscribers and its now at 250k subs. I had to work pretty hard with it for the 1st 10-20k sub but after that it sort of grew on its own.. yet I cant monotize that traffic on reddit. If it were a forum it would be making some pretty decent bucks from advertisers because its very niche.

                      Granted, I wouldn't have 250k members on a forum with out such a big platform like reddit so it's like damn if you do, damn if you dont. It's pretty much the athority site on its niche..

                      Now on the flip side I could jump start a brick and mortar type business from the sub, but thats not something I'm interested in.
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                      • kane
                        Too lazy to set a custom title
                        • Aug 2001
                        • 20684

                        #12
                        Originally posted by crockett
                        Yes, but with that ease of using someone elses platform, you also lose a lot of ability to monetize it. Example I have a sub on reddit that I took over as a abandoned sub with 2k subscribers and its now at 250k subs. I had to work pretty hard with it for the 1st 10-20k sub but after that it sort of grew on its own.. yet I cant monotize that traffic on reddit. If it were a forum it would be making some pretty decent bucks from advertisers because its very niche.

                        Granted, I wouldn't have 250k members on a forum with out such a big platform like reddit so it's like damn if you do, damn if you dont. It's pretty much the athority site on its niche..

                        Now on the flip side I could jump start a brick and mortar type business from the sub, but thats not something I'm interested in.
                        It's a catch 22. Social media has made it easier to build these types of sites and make these types of groups and easier to grow the group size, but in exchange they get to keep most of the money.

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                        • CaptainHowdy
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • Dec 2004
                          • 94037

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Acepimp
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                          • JuicyStar
                            Registered User
                            • Oct 2017
                            • 72

                            #14
                            good points to all of you. Just remember the game is changing and it's changing fast. We gotta adapt. 10 years from now everything will have involved. So remember nothing last forever, not even facebook and google.
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                            • blackmonsters
                              Making PHP work
                              • Nov 2002
                              • 21000

                              #15
                              Facebook etc vs personal sites = Tube sites vs TGPs

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                              • JohnnyNight
                                Confirmed User
                                • Jun 2012
                                • 484

                                #16
                                Originally posted by JuicyStar
                                good points to all of you. Just remember the game is changing and it's changing fast. We gotta adapt. 10 years from now everything will have involved. So remember nothing last forever, not even facebook and google.
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                                • JohnnyNight
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Jun 2012
                                  • 484

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by Rochard
                                  If you think about it, all technology has leveled the playing field.

                                  Take photography for example. Twenty years ago you needed to invest money into a high end camera. Now every fourteen year old kid has a better camera on their phone - and some of them can take great pictures.

                                  It's the same thing with music. Remember when chicks would date you just based on how large your record / tape collection was? LOL. I remember lugging around huge cases with 200 CDs in my car. Now... Everyone has access to every song ever produced.

                                  Technology keeps changing.

                                  I just bought a printer, wireless, and set it up today. Installed it on the network and ..... every computer in the house can use it - no software needed. Amazing.
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                                  • oppoten
                                    NAME THE JEW
                                    • Nov 2007
                                    • 4791

                                    #18
                                    The internet was better before the Jews took control of it.

                                    IMHO

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                                    • Bladewire
                                      StraightBro
                                      • Aug 2003
                                      • 56220

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by crockett
                                      Yes, but with that ease of using someone elses platform, you also lose a lot of ability to monetize it. Example I have a sub on reddit that I took over as a abandoned sub with 2k subscribers and its now at 250k subs. I had to work pretty hard with it for the 1st 10-20k sub but after that it sort of grew on its own.. yet I cant monotize that traffic on reddit. If it were a forum it would be making some pretty decent bucks from advertisers because its very niche.
                                      Congrats! Your hard work is paying off that's so awesome


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                                      • crockett
                                        in a van by the river
                                        • May 2003
                                        • 76818

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by JuicyStar
                                        good points to all of you. Just remember the game is changing and it's changing fast. We gotta adapt. 10 years from now everything will have involved. So remember nothing last forever, not even facebook and google.
                                        I dont think facebook or google are going anywhere, they have become institutions. They are so powerful they have tne ability to buy up or put any threats out of business before they have a chance to do anything. Added to this now that Republicans have got their wish to kill net neutrality, it will eventually make up starts next to no threat to sites like facebook or googles empire.
                                        In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.

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                                        • selena
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Aug 2004
                                          • 7995

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by Acepimp
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