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Facebook Live Feed a Killer? More Like a Hindrance

Source: ReadWriteWeb

Sep 05, 2008

Summary

Recently, Facebook released a live feed feature for the homepage of Facebook users. This new feature allows you to see the latest updates by your Facebook friends in real-time. You could compare it to functionality that FriendFeed and Twitter already have with instant updates from any friend. Since Facebook released this feature, numerous posts have been made calling it a killer of FriendFeed and Twitter. While we appreciate the update, we don't think it's that big of a deal.

A Hindrance, Not A Killer

This new feature may be a hindrance in the mainstream adoption of Twitter and FriendFeed, but it definitely won't kill them. Three reasons why are:

Different Uses
Overlapping Features
Consistent Growth

FriendFeed and Twitter are here to stay. They've created a relatively large and loyal following of passionate users. In doing so, these services will continue to grow regardless of the competition.

Different Uses

I'm a member of all three services. However, I use them all for different reasons. I use Facebook for my school and personal life. On Facebook I can goof off

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