Has Twitter exceeded Facebook in relevence?

[Samtemdo8_v1legacy]

Because I seem to notice that I don't see Facebook being utilized and referenced to as often as Twitter does?

What does Twitter have that Facebook does not at this point in time?

 

[KingsGambit_v1legacy]

I just learned about two weeks ago that Facebook is, quote "for old people." I didn't actually know this but apparently Instagram (owned by FB) is now the place to be. Most users cite FB no longer being a social network, but more news, ads and algorithms that prevent you seeing what your actual friends are saying. I don't care for twitter...I used it once to call out an antisemite.

Facebook is not what it used to be. I think the change from old FB to new was the beginning of the end. The Timeline was the worst thing they did. Once they started sorting, organising and choosing what we saw, instead of just letting us see everything in the order in which it came, it stopped being a good platform. I also miss being able to customise my page.

I've never understood twitter or the hashtag crap and I don't really care to. I understand people using it to follow companies or maybe celebs, but what does Joe Bloggs have to say that I would care to read? My friend uses to keep abreast of train delays relating to his commute, and report issues with trains/platforms to the rail network, so that I can see as being useful. But to force an idea into 140 characters (or it has doubled now?) is probably why the Internet is so polarised.

 

[Silentpony_v1legacy]

I think the world you're looking for is virality. And yes, like the social virus it is Twitter is spreading faster than Facebook. People have developed an immunity to Facebook. Hopefully soon the anti-hashtags kick in and people are cured of Twitter too.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

I don't have a Twitter account and even I can tell you it's way more relevant than Facebook.

 

[Marik2]

What does Twitter have that Facebook does not at this point in time?

As an outsider, it seems a lot less intrusive, and it doesn't rape your private info like facebook.

I don't have a Twitter account and even I can tell you it's way more relevant than Facebook.

Same

 

[Addendum_Forthcoming]

LinkedIn, quora and Facebook are the big things universities seem to want to push on even research.

 

[Lil devils x_v1legacy]

LinkedIn, quora and Facebook are the big things universities seem to want to push on even research.

THIS^ Professionally, Universities and many employers often require you to have a LinkedIn and a Facebook these days. Those are considered vital for networking. Twitter is not utilized in the same manner, nor does it serve the same purpose. Twitter is considered more amateurish and recreational, while Facebook and LinkedIn are considered Professional.

Twitter is used entirely different and for different reasons. None of my family or coworkers use twitter, they all however, use Facebook and LinkedIn. Twitter is used to give shout outs for the most part, not representative of your professional and family life. People do not generally look for their colleagues, physicians, or business contacts on twitter, they do utilize Facebook and LinkedIn for that however. People do not sell things on twitter, they do that on Facebook. I don't see that they serve the same purpose.

 

[DeliveryGodNoah_v1legacy]

I've never been able to get into Twitter.

I can't even get my own friends to follow me there. Like, none of them except one. So I've had zero incentive to use it.

 

[Drathnoxis]

Neither seem particular relevant to me.

 

[Marik2]

LinkedIn, quora and Facebook are the big things universities seem to want to push on even research.

THIS^ Professionally, Universities and many employers often require you to have a LinkedIn and a Facebook these days. Those are considered vital for networking. Twitter is not utilized in the same manner, nor does it serve the same purpose. Twitter is considered more amateurish and recreational, while Facebook and LinkedIn are considered Professional.

Twitter is used entirely different and for different reasons. None of my family or coworkers use twitter, they all however, use Facebook and LinkedIn. Twitter is used to give shout outs for the most part, not representative of your professional and family life. People do not generally look for their colleagues, physicians, or business contacts on twitter, they do utilize Facebook and LinkedIn for that however. People do not sell things on twitter, they do that on Facebook. I don't see that they serve the same purpose.

I would think LinkedIn would be seen way more professional than having Facebook.

Lots of people have gotten in trouble for the things they post on Facebook.

 

[Addendum_Forthcoming]

I would think LinkedIn would be seen way more professional than having Facebook.

Lots of people have gotten in trouble for the things they post on Facebook.

Argh ... universities want to push staff to be more'open' and accessible. It's garbage .... LinkedIn is bad enough when, you know, you're not expected or expecting to go someplace else, but things like Facebook is about universities wanting to basically get free labour and consultation office hours out of people they otherwise wouldn't want to have to pay you for.

Frankly I'd hate to run a tutorial or bea course co-oirdinator or lecturer, now. Screw that nonsense of 'always be accessible'. If students are too fucking stupid to read a course outline, or too narcissistic to respect office hours, or just send an email and wait patiently until a reply...

Once again ... the biggest backing of social media in professional circles isn't for 'networking'--It's because it's another way of getting unpaid labour out of people.

At least in secondary school you could ring up the police when parents accosted you with garbage like demanding you basically tutor their kids on the weekend. Then again, I'm half expecting high schools to take a page out of universities soon enough and just expect teachers to be online when they're not being paid to be in a school. Pretending like you should basically be on permanent tribunal by parents who otherwise want to foist more of their duties on teachers.

You know ... more than they already do.

Fuck social media. It's basically just stealth slave labour the way it's used. It's merely a shade or two less blatant than that fucking creepy Chinese social media app of how good a citizen you are.

It's gotten so bad at this point I reckon UNSW would probably give a course-co-ordinator or even a tutor an earful if they simply took a week off during mid-semester break to go camping and rock climbing and left their phone at home to get away from it all. Holidays don't exist anymore. It's just unpaid office hours. I probably shouldn't complain, it's better than being small business owner with a lease.

Well... but, ehhh ... at least it's yours--I suppose. I kind of miss managing a business.

 

[dscross]

I think it's a different proposition now. Facebook is more for posts/interaction between friends. Twitter is more for reading tweets from people you don't know.

 

[Catnip1024]

Facebook is for communicating with people you know, but don't know well enough to give your phone number. Twitter is for spouting opinions with no filter for the world to see.

So sure, you see Twitter referenced more. That doesn't mean it is inherently more valuable. The sheepdog is extremely valuable, but it's the sausage dogs that wind up in all the funny videos...

 

[BreakfastMan]

In certain sections of the populace, probably. Definitely it has among millennials and those in major metropolitan areas. But in more rural areas and among the older population, it is still incredibly important.

 

[vallorn]

Twitter is a terrible platform, used by awful people, and run by assholes. Facebook is a data mining engine that wants to harvest all of your data and turn you into something like a Borg drone. Reddit is a collection of forums which range from mediocre to terrible.