Social media, now looking more for business than for socializing.

[Getmon]

Let's make a comparison between social media giants Facebook and Twitter. The growth of Facebook to over a billion users contrary to the 500 million users of Twitter. Facebook is valued at $345 billion and the value of Twitter is only $39 billion. 2021 net income of Facebook was at $39.37 billion a complete opposite to the $221 million net loss of Twitter.

The point is, change is constant. You stop innovating and you're out of competition. And is it wrong if Facebook mixed socializing and business? While I am socializing I can order food, drinks and some other stuffs within Facebook. What Facebook is doing worked. Twitter as we can see remained focus as a social media platform the same reason it was built 16 years ago. Facebook on the other hand keeps changing, from installing games to creating a marketplace. Facebook is becoming an all-around online platform and its users can stay longer because they have so many services offered. And a metaverse is in a developing phase but it is coming soon.

Source: https://www.google.com/finance/
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[Doan9269]

Business is needed to run the Social media. But what you told is true.
The primary focus of the social media entities should be Socializing and next is business

But Everyone wants money. Money is given more priority than Socializing

Exactly, what is the essence of wasting time on the social media without anything to come forth thereof, i accept the fact it's for socializing, but have you discover that even with that the social media developers are making a good and reasonable amount of money from it daily, so it's not something bad if one could eventually spend alot of time on it and have some incentives coming out as well in return, this will also serve as compensation for it, but it all has to do with what one can offer before he can start thinking of being paid at all.

[Rockstarguy]

Business is needed to run the Social media. But what you told is true.
The primary focus of the social media entities should be Socializing and next is business

But Everyone wants money. Money is given more priority than Socializing

Exactly, what is the essence of wasting time on the social media without anything to come forth thereof, i accept the fact it's for socializing, but have you discover that even with that the social media developers are making a good and reasonable amount of money from it daily, so it's not something bad if one could eventually spend alot of time on it and have some incentives coming out as well in return, this will also serve as compensation for it, but it all has to do with what one can offer before he can start thinking of being paid at all.

The world has transformed right now, the social media is not just a place where one can civilize. Now the social media is a place that has been designed to make business to be easy for people. Sometimes if you make attempt to make friends on social media one might end up meeting the wrong people.  It is better to make social media a place to make business easy, this can hard value in one's life than meeting wrong people.

[nara1892]

Business is needed to run the Social media. But what you told is true.
The primary focus of the social media entities should be Socializing and next is business

But Everyone wants money. Money is given more priority than Socializing

Actually, to play business social media is not really needed because when we play social media it is clear that the pure is socializing with new people but as for business, social media is currently used as a forum but does not eliminate the essence of social media itself.
This is because there are so many people who are good at taking advantage of the momentum, so it is not wrong to do business on social media.
And the proof is that currently social media is a place that is used as a good place because in social media now there are actually a lot of offers that we encounter both in the form of goods and services.

[ultrloa]

Business is needed to run the Social media. But what you told is true.
The primary focus of the social media entities should be Socializing and next is business

But Everyone wants money. Money is given more priority than Socializing

Actually, to play business social media is not really needed because when we play social media it is clear that the pure is socializing with new people but as for business, social media is currently used as a forum but does not eliminate the essence of social media itself.
This is because there are so many people who are good at taking advantage of the momentum, so it is not wrong to do business on social media.
And the proof is that currently social media is a place that is used as a good place because in social media now there are actually a lot of offers that we encounter both in the form of goods and services.

Before the purpose why the owner create that is to socialized people around the globe but everything change when some people use this unto their businesses so they also adopt the changes and create more easy way for business owners and advertisers to promote their products on more convenient way by using their platform. We see how social media sites evolve and now we can see them adopt to the current changes and this is good for us as consumers.

[batang_bitcoin]

Social media is the future - but to run a business on social media - you have to learn the rule of each site
Sometime when you make a mistake and your account is blocked - some of the platform has a very poor CSR services and you end up in trouble

Don't mind about account being blocked. Just make sure that you don't go against the policy of the platform where you're running your business. Although for those people that are using their social media accounts like Facebook, I've seen some of them got suddenly disabled with their accounts due to some advertising rule that they've violated. It's normal when you're new to the business and you're not yet aware of what you must do and what are the limitations of the platform by running ads through them.

[Jatiluhung]

Business is needed to run the Social media. But what you told is true.
The primary focus of the social media entities should be Socializing and next is business

But Everyone wants money. Money is given more priority than Socializing

But I think that Business is a part of Socializing itself. But the problem is that Business is now becoming more dominant in social media. So that our social media veranda is sometimes always filled with business promotions. Even that makes me sometimes interested in the business. so I often exchange ideas with business people on social media. because I think adapting to today's increasingly advanced technology is a necessary thing for everyone. and businesses that thrive on social media are part of the success of business adaptation in this digital era. and knowledge about it can be obtained from socializing on social media by involving yourself in learning the online business itself. it can be concluded that today's social media is more filled with various businesses that continue to grow into the digital world. because business and social are closely related. even in the real world we meet more people for business reasons. Even conversations with friends are now more about business and careers. So that's what's happening on social media now. socialization is more directed to the business sector.

[nara1892]

Before the purpose why the owner create that is to socialized people around the globe but everything change when some people use this unto their businesses so they also adopt the changes and create more easy way for business owners and advertisers to promote their products on more convenient way by using their platform. We see how social media sites evolve and now we can see them adopt to the current changes and this is good for us as consumers.

But with the times, everything can change and function differently than it should, we don't stop it because if we try to stop this, we will be considered as people who are out of date. Like it or not, now many business people are among influencers, they see a good opportunity to promote what they have through influencers. We see now that there are so many promotional services (endorsement) that we cannot deny that it is one way of doing business.

[Raflesia]

Before the purpose why the owner create that is to socialized people around the globe but everything change when some people use this unto their businesses so they also adopt the changes and create more easy way for business owners and advertisers to promote their products on more convenient way by using their platform. We see how social media sites evolve and now we can see them adopt to the current changes and this is good for us as consumers.

But with the times, everything can change and function differently than it should, we don't stop it because if we try to stop this, we will be considered as people who are out of date. Like it or not, now many business people are among influencers, they see a good opportunity to promote what they have through influencers. We see now that there are so many promotional services (endorsement) that we cannot deny that it is one way of doing business.

Agree with what you said, actually there is still an option not to go with the flow if indeed we don't really like this but indeed with a record we will be left behind because indeed social media is currently one of the things that can really be a factor which should exist for most humans. With this we have to stay on social media but if we don't like it maybe the option of not doing business there can still be done although in my opinion this is very unfortunate because indeed this can be a place when we can use it.

[Wong Goblog]

Social media is indeed worthy of being a business tool, a network of friends in social media is certainly a good power to make the products we offer can be accepted, this can be used by developers to maximize the market so that marketing strategies can be successful.

[rahmad2nd]

Before the purpose why the owner create that is to socialized people around the globe but everything change when some people use this unto their businesses so they also adopt the changes and create more easy way for business owners and advertisers to promote their products on more convenient way by using their platform. We see how social media sites evolve and now we can see them adopt to the current changes and this is good for us as consumers.

But with the times, everything can change and function differently than it should, we don't stop it because if we try to stop this, we will be considered as people who are out of date. Like it or not, now many business people are among influencers, they see a good opportunity to promote what they have through influencers. We see now that there are so many promotional services (endorsement) that we cannot deny that it is one way of doing business.

Today's social media can be the easiest place to promote, very efficient and without having to spend a big budget.
This kind of behavior will continue to develop along with technological advances developed by the developers. in addition to being a place to socialize, social media is an advantage for those who are involved in online business.

all this happens because of the interest of the users, then everything works as it should. this business is quite profitable, this cannot be separated from the social media developers themselves, how they see the market and the needs of users, so they design it in such a way as to not only socialize but also become a place for business.

[nara1892]

But with the times, everything can change and function differently than it should, we don't stop it because if we try to stop this, we will be considered as people who are out of date. Like it or not, now many business people are among influencers, they see a good opportunity to promote what they have through influencers. We see now that there are so many promotional services (endorsement) that we cannot deny that it is one way of doing business.

Agree with what you said, actually there is still an option not to go with the flow if indeed we don't really like this but indeed with a record we will be left behind because indeed social media is currently one of the things that can really be a factor which should exist for most humans. With this we have to stay on social media but if we don't like it maybe the option of not doing business there can still be done although in my opinion this is very unfortunate because indeed this can be a place when we can use it.

Going against something that is really busy is definitely not a good thing because even if we can go against the current like this, it's still a bit difficult because it's clear that people's curiosity about something new will continue to increase.
This is a new field, when you are not in it, you can be sure that you will not be able to take any profit, so instead of having to go against the flow, I personally would rather take part even though we don't do business there, but at least we know and feel as consumptive human beings.

But with the times, everything can change and function differently than it should, we don't stop it because if we try to stop this, we will be considered as people who are out of date. Like it or not, now many business people are among influencers, they see a good opportunity to promote what they have through influencers. We see now that there are so many promotional services (endorsement) that we cannot deny that it is one way of doing business.

Today's social media can be the easiest place to promote, very efficient and without having to spend a big budget.
This kind of behavior will continue to develop along with technological advances developed by the developers. in addition to being a place to socialize, social media is an advantage for those who are involved in online business.

all this happens because of the interest of the users, then everything works as it should. this business is quite profitable, this cannot be separated from the social media developers themselves, how they see the market and the needs of users, so they design it in such a way as to not only socialize but also become a place for business.

This is acceptable for people who do have an open mind but sometimes there are still many people who always have closed thoughts as if this is bad when they have never seen or felt it.

Times are changing and user needs can be said to continue to evolve all the time. Social media is a place that is quite promising for those who really don't want to bother going somewhere to look for goods or services because we only have to use the gadgets we have and then look for what we want.

[Dickiy]

Do you think social media is now becoming more a place for business than socializing, Could it be as a result of digitalization and things moving online or more people now starting business online because of need to somehow generate income or another source of income for self to survive the economic situations which is becoming tougher?

there is nothing wrong with your statement, I think it is a positive form of correct use of social media rather than being used to flaunt wealth or blaspheme others on social media, I think it has become its function to expand and accelerate information, socialization, communication, negotiation, and transactions (business) both from person to person, person to group, and group to group.

[Piesel]

Do you think social media is now becoming more a place for business than socializing, Could it be as a result of digitalization and things moving online or more people now starting business online because of the need to somehow generate income or another source of income for self to survive the economic situations which are becoming tougher?

Different individuals have different opinions while some social media users use their handles for personal use others monetize their social media handles and have channels that promote one brand or the other.

But we also have another set of people who don't have accounts on social media and decide to remain private all through. So we can see that it depends on what the motive is for operating a social media account.

[blockman]

There are people who like watching the videos - then there are people who like making the videos.
The later type are those who sell their content and earn money because they have business mind. So both the people are important to the social media 

And everyone is a customer and product there. Everything you use for free, you're the product and in most social media, they're for free so the platform itself is selling us, the users from the content creators, as well as to the advertisers that are targeting us.
It's easier for them to make business through it because they've got metrics and records of us on how we browse through them. While for the other users, they're using the platforms as if it's an actual marketplace which we've been seeing already from different friends that we've got.

[Techkoy407]

socialization is a general word, which can be used in various things,
For example, in our daily life,

• community service
• maintain security in an area

is it in the real world or not on social media,
if on social media for example like this

• online learning or education
• provide job vacancies
• promotion product

so selling or doing business on social media is also a form of social.

According to Maclever, socialization is the process of learning the norms, values, roles, and all other requirements necessary to enable effective participation in social life.

[Raflesia]

Agree with what you said, actually there is still an option not to go with the flow if indeed we don't really like this but indeed with a record we will be left behind because indeed social media is currently one of the things that can really be a factor which should exist for most humans. With this we have to stay on social media but if we don't like it maybe the option of not doing business there can still be done although in my opinion this is very unfortunate because indeed this can be a place when we can use it.

Going against something that is really busy is definitely not a good thing because even if we can go against the current like this, it's still a bit difficult because it's clear that people's curiosity about something new will continue to increase.
This is a new field, when you are not in it, you can be sure that you will not be able to take any profit, so instead of having to go against the flow, I personally would rather take part even though we don't do business there, but at least we know and feel as consumptive human beings.

With the increasingly sophisticated technology and human renewal in socializing, I actually think this is a reckless action when we really want to limit it.
We can still live only by relying on the media that we trust at this time, but to socialize now the fact is that we can explore bigger even we are now on social media because indeed this can be called social media in my opinion considering we can interact even though it is from This aspect of the discussion has led to certain things.
It is not impossible that in the next few years there will be more social media platforms to do business and we cannot turn a blind eye to this because if indeed the decision to keep our eyes closed is always carried out, there are far fewer opportunities to advance than those with an open mind.

[isaac_clarke22]

It's easier for them to make business through it because they've got metrics and records of us on how we browse through them. While for the other users, they're using the platforms as if it's an actual marketplace which we've been seeing already from different friends that we've got.

Considering how easy it is to start one especially in FB Marketplace which is a scam pit for some, I am not surprised that many business owners are almost always going to have their own Facebook Page and established profile in the Marketplace though I got to admit that the whole FB Marketplace system is quite confusing.

There is so much stuffs given to business owners that they don't even have to bother to touch. Not sure if there are such thing as Twitter Marketplace, but I heard that Telegram is being used there as well.

[carlfebz2]

It's easier for them to make business through it because they've got metrics and records of us on how we browse through them. While for the other users, they're using the platforms as if it's an actual marketplace which we've been seeing already from different friends that we've got.

Considering how easy it is to start one especially in FB Marketplace which is a scam pit for some, I am not surprised that many business owners are almost always going to have their own Facebook Page and established profile in the Marketplace though I got to admit that the whole FB Marketplace system is quite confusing.

There is so much stuffs given to business owners that they don't even have to bother to touch. Not sure if there are such thing as Twitter Marketplace, but I heard that Telegram is being used there as well.

Scams are everywhere even how reputable or known the platform is which people could really sell their stuff on which there's always those scammers who would really be lurking around.This is why common sense

is always needed for you to at least make yourself avoid on getting scammed.Always deal with Cash on delivery and never ever sent out payments in advanced or unless it was known or popular seller

then it would be considerable but if not then never ever took the risk.Its really not surprising that these platforms would be used as a medium for their products to be shown.
It is really having that big traffic which it would really be normal that people would be spotting on.

[Lanatsa]

It's easier for them to make business through it because they've got metrics and records of us on how we browse through them. While for the other users, they're using the platforms as if it's an actual marketplace which we've been seeing already from different friends that we've got.

Considering how easy it is to start one especially in FB Marketplace which is a scam pit for some, I am not surprised that many business owners are almost always going to have their own Facebook Page and established profile in the Marketplace though I got to admit that the whole FB Marketplace system is quite confusing.

There is so much stuffs given to business owners that they don't even have to bother to touch. Not sure if there are such thing as Twitter Marketplace, but I heard that Telegram is being used there as well.

Scams are everywhere even how reputable or known the platform is which people could really sell their stuff on which there's always those scammers who would really be lurking around.This is why common sense

is always needed for you to at least make yourself avoid on getting scammed.Always deal with Cash on delivery and never ever sent out payments in advanced or unless it was known or popular seller

then it would be considerable but if not then never ever took the risk.Its really not surprising that these platforms would be used as a medium for their products to be shown.
It is really having that big traffic which it would really be normal that people would be spotting on.

If you are a businessowner or someone who do offers some good or services then you would definitely looking for a place which does have higher audience or people that able to look into what you do offer and since
we know that social media is nowadays main medium or connection on online world where everything you could really check it out then it would really be just wise that you would really be taking advantage of it.
Aside from having some social interactions online which is its main purpose you could also make out some selling and buying into its marketplace.Its all purpose i would say which as long it isnt that prohibited
and you do go in line with platforms terms and conditions which is normal then go ahead and continue.