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customerserviceguy

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22. Agreed

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Fri May 4, 2012, 06:22 AM

May 2012

Both of them have as their sole business model the practice of spying on the users, then selling that information to hucksters. While there are millions of stupid people who buy shiny things from clickthru ads, eventually that model is unsustainable.

But the Winklevii twins will make out OK.

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Here's Why Google and Facebook Might Completely Disappear in the Next 5 Years [View all] steve2470 May 2012 OP

very interesting mdmc May 2012 #1

yvw ! :) nt steve2470 May 2012 #2

amusing article. cali May 2012 #3

I agree Johonny May 2012 #11

Does anyone still actively use MySpace? Shankapotomus May 2012 #24

For the same reason nobody uses compuserve any more. Things are always changing. Edweird May 2012 #4

nobody? Tunkamerica May 2012 #5

Yeah, nobody. Edweird May 2012 #7

Stop posting pictures of vaginas. madinmaryland May 2012 #14

someone's going to read that and think that's really what's at the link. Tunkamerica May 2012 #17

Except for Usenet. It's been puttering along for almost 30 years now. Kablooie May 2012 #18

True, but nobody 'owns' Usenet. It won't get put out to pasture if it doesn't lay golden eggs. Edweird May 2012 #27

Google one of the largest search engines around. Dawson Leery May 2012 #6

What's going to replace them? Something nastier, I think. Zalatix May 2012 #8

And everyone who feels compelled to talk about it will LOVE it. Yep. saras May 2012 #16

I forgot to add one other fun and exciting thing Zalatix May 2012 #19

Yes, terrifying Shankapotomus May 2012 #26

My first thought as well. nt Javaman May 2012 #29

the author reminds of Alvin Toffler. provis99 May 2012 #9

It might disappear into a narcissistic black hole. nt Romulox May 2012 #10

I don't understand why anybody would think they are permanent. bemildred May 2012 #12

You forgot money. bluestate10 May 2012 #13

Microsoft is still here after 30+ years. nt madinmaryland May 2012 #15

Same with Apple customerserviceguy May 2012 #23

And I thought they would die DiverDave May 2012 #20

LOL---Facebook? trumad May 2012 #21

Agreed customerserviceguy May 2012 #22

I think FaceBook will eventually die because Shankapotomus May 2012 #25

depends Johonny May 2012 #28

Their software is crap too, unlike say Google, and they don't actually do anything unique. nt bemildred May 2012 #30

Those jet packs certainly replaced the 150 year-old internal combustion engine overnight. LanternWaste May 2012 #31

No, the flying car. I just saw one go by, in fact! Zalatix May 2012 #32