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Facebook Messenger App for iOS Gains Money Transfer Feature

justperry said:
Normal snailmail and later on email did just fine, why someone needs instant access to all (so called- optional) friends is beyond my understanding.
I travelled around the world on a pushbike before Facebook even existed, email did just fine, or just a call now and then to my family.

This of course is my personal opinion.
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To each his own pal! :)
 
No, thank you. As buggy as their App is, I refuse to believe that this is secure.
 
If I was sending money to a friend/family member, there's no way I'd be doing it through Facebook chat. PayPal and Barclay's Pingit will do just fine, thanks.
 
joejoejoe said:
If I'm traveling, facebook messenger makes communicating with people really easy, as 99.9% of people I know are on it.

I made a lot of friends while abroad, and we're more tuned into each others' lives thanks to facebook.

I'm a hoarder and a nostalgic, being able to go through years of photos and messages and posts via one consolidated platform is really satisfying.

Those would probably be my top 3.

But hey, a lot of people love unplugging from it--so I get it! Just sharing my POV.
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I was very into it as well. Haven't signed in since new years and now unplugging from Facebook has become a very enjoyable thing for my 2015. Of course, I've just replaced my Facebook time with twitter time, so...
 
joejoejoe said:
If I'm traveling, facebook messenger makes communicating with people really easy, as 99.9% of people I know are on it.

I made a lot of friends while abroad, and we're more tuned into each others' lives thanks to facebook.

I'm a hoarder and a nostalgic, being able to go through years of photos and messages and posts via one consolidated platform is really satisfying.

Those would probably be my top 3.

But hey, a lot of people love unplugging from it--so I get it! Just sharing my POV.
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What most people don't see whitin the Facebook ecosystem; its not your photos anymore. Its not your privacy. Its facebooks now and everyone else who likes to buy it.
Imagine the cattle would say - "I know there are some downsides to living in a stable, but I love the free food and shelter (and the ride to the butcher once in a while)"

No, Facebook is not the answer to managing friendships. But yes, its personal choice, I know that.
 
This is pretty convenient. I might have to implement this feature for my fantasy football league next season!
 
iPhysicist said:
What most people don't see whitin the Facebook ecosystem; its not your photos anymore. Its not your privacy. Its facebooks now and everyone else who likes to buy it.
Imagine the cattle would say - "I know there are some downsides to living in a stable, but I love the free food and shelter (and the ride to the butcher once in a while)"

No, Facebook is not the answer to managing friendships. But yes, its personal choice, I know that.
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I'm also of the opinion that privacy is dead and a world without secrets is a more moral one.

BUT that's a philosophical conversation for an entiiiiiirely different thread!
 
adamneer said:
So I suppose it's only a matter of time before they split this off into its own app, to make it a more streamlined and efficient experience for the user.
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No freaking kidding.

Once they split messenger out into its own app I stopped using Facebook on my phone. I don't want a whole lot of different facebook apps on my phone, just one is more than enough.
 
joejoejoe said:
Everyone here is being unnecessarily negative.

Facebook has a knack for making life easier.

This makes life easier.
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of course! next update, you will be able to share this on your timeline ... only "Public" privacy setting so the whole world knows how generous your friends are :D
 
If I could do this with Bitcoin, I might give it a shot. But I'm not giving Facebook my debit card information. :eek:
 
rhoydotp said:
of course! next update, you will be able to share this on your timeline ... only "Public" privacy setting so the whole world knows how generous your friends are :D
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venmo tries to do this.

i always choose the option for participants only.

don't need people knowing about where and how my money goes.
 
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