I was in college when Facebook first came out as thefacebook.com. It didn’t have a news feed, just profiles. You could share basic photos. It’s source code once showed up instead of an HTML response. At the time it was a novelty and one of a bunch of social networks. It was hard to tell what its value proposition was, but people were signing up for it soon as they heard about it.
The problem with a college student focused network is that students graduate. And college kids don’t have nearly as much money as college grads 20 years after they graduate (unless the student loan apocalypse takes everyone down). I can’t imagine this network would last very long as a college student only thing. There just is too much incentive to grow beyond the relatively small group that is college students.
Also, fuck Facebook for enabling and stoking the hate and FUD in this country. If you work for FB, please look for other employment. I am sure you have options. At this point I personally view working for them on the same level as working for cigarette companies: it is literally harmful to public health.
The problem with a college student focused network is that students graduate. And college kids don’t have nearly as much money as college grads 20 years after they graduate (unless the student loan apocalypse takes everyone down). I can’t imagine this network would last very long as a college student only thing. There just is too much incentive to grow beyond the relatively small group that is college students.
Also, fuck Facebook for enabling and stoking the hate and FUD in this country. If you work for FB, please look for other employment. I am sure you have options. At this point I personally view working for them on the same level as working for cigarette companies: it is literally harmful to public health.