While a lot of what is on Facebook is a better amalgam of what AOL, Yahoo, Amazon, and other Web pioneers introduced long ago, with a nice dash of connection and really identified community, this kind of thing is not a new idea.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Facebook is so ubiquitous now that it's like another manifestation of the web itself.
Facebook's the real deal. Nobody can buy Facebook now. Everybody has taken an angle at it. But Facebook may be the place that organizes everybody's personal information. It's got a very good chance of being that.
Facebook is becoming the web. Everything you need is there... it is the universe.
I love Facebook. I could brush my teeth with Facebook.
Facebook's data trove is enviable, and its moves into nearly every aspect of our lives - from payment to media, will create even more of it. The company also has created a huge base of developers for its platform, but the ecosystem is incomplete compared to vertically integrated OSes like iOS, Mac or Windows.
The thing that we are trying to do at facebook, is just help people connect and communicate more efficiently.
I think Facebook is an extraordinarily important part of the Internet ecosystem, and having a robust presence there is a critical part of any brand (or company's) strategy.
I use Facebook all the time. I'm not a believer that they're going to do everything on the Internet better than anyone else.
Facebook is not an unstoppable juggernaut. There are a lot of other things people can do on the web.
Facebook is in a very different place than Apple, Google, Amazon, Samsung, and Microsoft. We are trying to build a community.