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pipi_k

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38. If I could coat

Wed Jan 22, 2014, 12:04 PM

Jan 2014

Twitter with honey and leave it out in the sun to attract biting ants I would.

I decided to give it a try a couple of years ago.

Most worthless piece of shit I've ever seen.

Or maybe I just feel that way because I've never liked, or been good at, "cocktail party conversation". Shallow little one-liners for people with limited attention spans.

Which probably describes nearly everyone under the age of 18 or so...

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facebook will soon lose 80 percent of its users study says [View all] arely staircase Jan 2014 OP

Well one first has to accept the premise that social media follows a disease model..... yellowcanine Jan 2014 #1

Bingo. It's like saying cars on the road, or TVs in our house will suddenly plummet 80% MattBaggins Jan 2014 #15

They make a bold prediction, which will be tested by the end of this year. joshcryer Jan 2014 #23

Agreed. The "death of Facebook" will be a more popular alternative. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2014 #39

Now if only they could come up with a vaccination.......... azurnoir Jan 2014 #2

Ad block greymattermom Jan 2014 #3

What is the easiest way to block avebury Jan 2014 #10

I don't Facebook but ADBlock is an addon for TexasProgresive Jan 2014 #12

As a Chrome user... bobclark86 Jan 2014 #47

I think the article is a stretch at best.. sendero Jan 2014 #4

It loaded to slowly and wasn't quick enough to link conversations. glowing Jan 2014 #5

checking e-mail has indeed become a great chore arely staircase Jan 2014 #8

No kidding, 1 day equals at least 50-100 emails. glowing Jan 2014 #11

Do you use an automatic sorting mechanism on incoming email ... All of my incoming RKP5637 Jan 2014 #32

I like Facebook for talking to friends all over the world newfie11 Jan 2014 #6

They've predicted its death many times before shenmue Jan 2014 #7

It does enough things to sabatoge itself customerserviceguy Jan 2014 #21

Yep, I've always thought of Facebook as one giant spyware app. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2014 #34

EXACTLY. nt Lex Jan 2014 #42

"The study, which has not been peer-reviewed"... riqster Jan 2014 #9

I agree davidpdx Jan 2014 #14

There might be something to this - my daughter and her friends have quit Facebook groundloop Jan 2014 #13

Facebook seems to be the social media outlet of choice for the over-35 crowd. Arugula Latte Jan 2014 #40

That's a plus in my book. Codeine Jan 2014 #58

Yes. It is not "cool" anymore. I noticed that younger users (20s and teens) were starting anneboleyn Jan 2014 #54

Predicted to happen between 2015 and 2017 Quantess Jan 2014 #16

I don't even access mine anymore. CFLDem Jan 2014 #17

Exactly. We stopped using ours for similar reasons. anneboleyn Jan 2014 #55

Oddly, I cheer for Facebook going the way of the dinosaurs... Blanks Jan 2014 #18

No one could have foreseen this. Heywood J Jan 2014 #19

I actually found out about on facebook arely staircase Jan 2014 #20

LOL forgot about ICQ laundry_queen Jan 2014 #24

Lol I met my husband on ICQ marlakay Jan 2014 #48

I'd bet against that prediction onenote Jan 2014 #22

I did! PasadenaTrudy Jan 2014 #25

nothing needs to replace it hfojvt Jan 2014 #28

Yep, that's what I do and IMO email works extremely well for that. Also, I'm not RKP5637 Jan 2014 #35

I agree SteveG Jan 2014 #50

I can see that happening. NightWatcher Jan 2014 #26

It is obviously already happening. We Facebook users are seeing the impact already. Coyotl Jan 2014 #27

That's what we noticed -- "kids" in their twenties and so on leaving in huge numbers. anneboleyn Jan 2014 #57

I love Facebook! frogmarch Jan 2014 #29

that's been fun for me. finding old loves. babydollhead Jan 2014 #45

I love it too, frogmarch. I'm a relatively recent Cha Jan 2014 #62

Mostly just teenagers leaving Brainstormy Jan 2014 #30

I'd rather Twitter die first. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2014 #31

Ya, it's a sewer pipe of obnoxiousness. (nt) Inkfreak Jan 2014 #36

If I could coat pipi_k Jan 2014 #38

Nobody eats there anymore, it's too crowded. nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #33

Lets not forget, Facebook is getting sued wercal Jan 2014 #37

Any large business is always being sued for something jberryhill Jan 2014 #43

I don't think this is a 'run of the mill' lawsuit wercal Jan 2014 #46

It's a mundane derivative suit jberryhill Jan 2014 #63

You say it isn't insider trading... wercal Jan 2014 #64

If it brings down Facebook, I'll buy you a beer jberryhill Jan 2014 #65

Posting about the death of social media and a social media board seems ironic. Johonny Jan 2014 #41

52 week 22.67 - 59.31 - time to sell? Sunlei Jan 2014 #44

well, I may do my part toward killing it off in a hurry... magical thyme Jan 2014 #49

Have you thought about becoming a Republican? I mean, if jtuck004 Jan 2014 #51

the crux of the problem is that it must be something that brings me joy... magical thyme Jan 2014 #52

lol. n/t jtuck004 Jan 2014 #53

good riddence we can do it Jan 2014 #56

So? AngryAmish Jan 2014 #59

+1 nt nyquil_man Jan 2014 #60

My MySpace page is waiting for everyone to return. nt TeamPooka Jan 2014 #61