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Originally Posted by Schneed10

I guess if you consider 'joining in' to be riding in on my high horse and unloading a verbal beating in your direction for talking gibberish. What I'm not partaking in is being stupid.

Very definition of being a troll. Insulting people online who you would not have the guts to say the same things to in person.

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Particularly Asia and South America where they have a presence but are still growing significantly, and just beginning to use targeted ad strategies, including local offices to help gear advertising to fit these cultures.

They are starting to grow in those regions, but it's not due to Facebook's main application, rather its mobile features and games. And this is the point I'm making is that any growth that Facebook has had in terms of Facebook itself as a social network, has kind of leveled off. It's growth is being centered around other applications that are branching off of Facebook - such as the games, such as the mobile features like Messenger, not so much as its main course, which is a site to post text and pictures. That part is becoming more of an after thought. More and more people who do have posts on Facebook, have those posts going through other applications that can stand on their own without Facebook.

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Because once people reach adulthood the barriers between parent and teen break down, and people are happy to connect with folks of all ages. You seem to be stuck on this notion that people only want to interact with people of their own age group. It's just false.

You seem to read everything in a very narrow-minded thought process. No, that was not my point. My point is that most all social media has been led by the youth movement. This is why there was Friendster, MySpace, and then eventually Facebook and Google+. What better way to test out these social media apps than the most social demographics in our country - teens and college students. It doesn't make sense to market the social apps to somebody in our age group, because we're more than likely going to stay in touch with mostly our family and closest friends - people we already call and see on a regular basis.

Originally Posted by Schneed10

What about Facebook makes you think they won't change and evolve? What good is saying they'll be unprofitable if they don't change. It's like you think it's actually possible that Facebook will stay in its current form. Of course it will evolve, this is the very definition of an inane discussion.

I never said Facebook won't change and evolve. As matter of fact, I'm saying the only reason why they are still profitable is the fact the they are evolving. Zuckerberg is slowly converting Facebook away from the main application and moving in the direction of developing many social apps. It's still a risky move and one that may spell Facebooks' doom, but this is the direction Facebook is moving. More than likely, Facebook will not be "Facebook" in a few years if this direction proves likely to succeed. I don't know what they will be called - I've heard things like Creative Labs thrown around (even though I thought that name was already taken.) But the point is, the application itself has served its purpose. I'm not sure why you think it's stupid to talk about the application itself. The application is what built the company. And likewise, we've seen a lot of big competitors in the IT world come and go, get bought out, or shut the doors completely. Some we never thought would go away. It's quite possible Facebook becomes a mega giant, and it's still a strong possibility they go the way of MySpace.

Originally Posted by Schneed10

I'm not partaking in the same exchange of drivel, I'm redirecting to a higher plane of thought. Finding it particularly difficult to steer you in the right direction though.

That's because you have a difficult time communicating with people who are much more intellectual and mature than you are.