I’m Ready for the New Facebook

Just as Facebook replaced Myspace a decade or so ago as the top social media platform, it too will be replaced at some point. My guess is that somewhere someone is working on the aging platform’s replacement at this moment, and that’s good. In this writer’s humble opinion, anyway, the new platform is already overdue.

I’ll spare you the litany of things I dislike about Facebook or things I’ve tweaked over the years to keep the network appealing on a personal level (professional use is a whole other matter), but I will say that the thing that keeps me coming back is the ability to stay in touch with people and that any “value” added is extraneous.

With any luck, the new Facebook will be a stripped-down platform that doesn’t want to do everything but tie your shoes for you. Just your friends, just life, just things that matter. The platform’s creators won’t be out to replace YouTube or become your news and weather source or your town hall. They won’t run your friends’ posts through their algorithms or care how you order food, and they’ll know you don’t want to download more than one app to use their platform’s features.

Facebook has become the new Myspace. Like most people, I’ll continue using it to keep up with my friends and family, but only until the next big thing arrives. I’m ready for the new Facebook.

2 thoughts on “I’m Ready for the New Facebook”

  1. I agree.
    I wish I could filter a post by keyword (“trump” or “Clinton” would be my first choices).
    I am on Facebook to keep in touch with distant friends and family. I want to see your Christmas pics or hear what you did for vacation, or listen to the latest Jerry’s tune.

    • A filter would be nice, Marc! (I can think of a few choices as well.) It would also be nice if “hide all” from certain pages actually meant “hide all” from those pages–regardless of who shared it. Thanks for the cool Jerrys nod, too, btw.

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