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10 reasons Facebook’s future is uncertain
Its own users have very little trust in the company
The site’s ease-of-use is among the worst on the web
The user experience doesn’t translate well to smar ...
... atural cycle of social networks

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10 reasons Facebook’s future is uncertain

  1. Its own users have very little trust in the company
  2. The site’s ease-of-use is among the worst on the web
  3. The user experience doesn’t translate well to smartphones and tablets
  4. Teens are jumping to other social networks now that their parents are on Facebook
  5. A lot of Facebook’s stickiness is based on games from third party companies
  6. Photo sharing is a major part of its activity, but doesn’t generate revenue
  7. It has already maxed out its user base in developed countries
  8. It’s highly doubtful that it will get a chance to compete in China
  9. Its financials look a lot more like Yahoo than Google
  10. It has to fight the natural cycle of social networks dying and being replaced

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<h2>10 reasons Facebook&#x2019;s future is uncertain</h2> <ol> <li>Its own users <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/20/facebook-satisfaction-tan_n_652296.html" target="_blank">have very little trust</a> in the company</li> <li>The site&#x2019;s ease-of-use is among the worst on the web</li> <li>The user experience doesn&#x2019;t translate well to smartphones and tablets</li> <li>Teens are <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidmartin/2011/06/16/one-simple-rule-why-teens-are-fleeing-facebook/" target="_blank">jumping to other social networks</a> now that their parents are on Facebook</li> <li>A lot of Facebook&#x2019;s stickiness is based on games from third party companies</li> <li>Photo sharing is a major part of its activity, but doesn&#x2019;t generate revenue</li> <li>It has&nbsp;<a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2012/01/12/has-facebook-peaked-too-soon/" target="_blank">already maxed out</a> its user base in developed countries</li> <li>It&#x2019;s <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/02/02/facebook-ipo-the-company-has-high-hopes-for-china/" target="_blank">highly doubtful that it will get a chance to compete in China</a></li> <li>Its <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505124_162-57369642/facebooks-ipo-more-yahoo-than-google/" target="_blank">financials look a lot more like Yahoo than Google</a></li> <li>It has to fight the natural cycle of social networks dying and being replaced</li></ol>