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"Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by Nobody: 1:29am On Jan 12, 2016 |
Social media may consume more and more of our precious time, but in at least one regard, sites like Facebook and tools like Gmail have freed us from one of the more tedious tasks of modernity: keeping track of phone numbers. In fact, Facebook is betting that phone numbers will disappear in 2016. Good freaking riddance. David Marcus, a Facebook vice president who runs the social network's Messenger app, listed the death of the phone number as one of five trends for 2016 in a blog post last week. Thanks to the Internet, if I want to reminisce with the woman who was my best friend in summer camp when I was 11, I can just message her on Facebook Messenger. If I need to get in touch with the public relations team at Facebook, I can quickly search my Gmail for a good email address. If I want to gossip with my old work BFF, I just send a DM on Twitter. Thanks to the ease with which you can find someone on Facebook, Twitter, Google or whatever, we never have to frantically scribble phone numbers down in tiny address books or save them somewhere on our personal hard drives and live in fear of losing them. Or lug giant Rolodexes from one cubicle to the next. Do any of you have a Rolodex anymore? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/facebook-phone-numbers-dead_5693c661e4b0cad15e6586bf?utm_hp_ref=technology& |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by Nobody: 1:32am On Jan 12, 2016 |
But I don't use facebook...twitter . 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by Nobody: 1:43am On Jan 12, 2016 |
The headline is kinda sensationalist. Dialing phone numbers will still be needed for the next foreseeable future. 8 Likes |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by fuckerholic(m): 2:03am On Jan 12, 2016 |
Adonblivit..impossible |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by jejemanito: 2:08am On Jan 12, 2016 |
I don't understand |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by abdulaz: 5:43am On Jan 12, 2016 |
Not feasible in third world countries yet. |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by ORACLE1975(m): 5:47am On Jan 12, 2016 |
K |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by Viktor1983(m): 6:10am On Jan 12, 2016 |
I don't believe we would ever stop using telephone numbers, but take a look at this thread I created months ago: Apple And Samsung May Help Make The SIM Card Disappear. https://www.nairaland.com/2456868/apple-samsung-may-make-sim |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by Elthugnificent(m): 6:40am On Jan 12, 2016 |
Not mine though. Deactivated my facebook account long ago. I imagine a world where we smile when we have low ba3, that would only mean we are one step closer to humanity. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by Btruth: 7:07am On Jan 12, 2016 |
What happens to official phone calls? And, what about calling my momma @ our home town too?.......lol. Remember, mama don't know facebook & twitter ooo. |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by MilesLamar(m): 7:47am On Jan 12, 2016 |
No be for naija oo.. Where market women no get dat time. 1 Like |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by olafum1(m): 8:12am On Jan 12, 2016 |
My mama for village nko? |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by Segadem(m): 8:25am On Jan 12, 2016 |
u may not use ur phone no,but u can't do all these things without your sim card. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by menix(m): 9:03am On Jan 12, 2016 |
Abeg Watin concern our local farmers, fishers with facebook abi Twitter 1 Like |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by Abudu2000(m): 9:09am On Jan 12, 2016 |
I do believe so,just not too long my phone got stolen along with my two nos, I kept calling customer care to block the no and they kept giving excuse that I should go to their long queue offices to retrieve the nos,who has got time for such? But most of my clients had my gmail so we just continued our transactions over there.all I had to do was get a new device. so i have stopped giving out No's to most clients now...bottom line your phone no can go missing but I doubt if a gmail or a Facebook add will easily evaporate to the ether that easily.. 1 Like |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by OlayinkaFawaz(m): 10:04am On Jan 12, 2016 |
watin concern Airbus with Ojuelegba Bus-Stop... wetin concern me with surfin net when mtn dash me money to call any network.... 1 Like |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by Xhaka(m): 10:19am On Jan 12, 2016 |
The one i saved on my SIM could disappear, but the one i saved on my phone can't |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by mrsokiemlove: 10:40am On Jan 12, 2016 |
it won't happen...@least not in nigeria 1 Like |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by akp202(m): 10:55am On Jan 12, 2016 |
for phone number to disappear it will be like chasing shadows 1 Like |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by omarithmetics: 11:22am On Jan 12, 2016 |
iyke926:But yet your communicating on nairaland without a phone number |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by nenergy(m): 11:32am On Jan 12, 2016 |
No...not in Nigeria. How will you now do whatsapp? Also how will Iya kamoru alata call mallam usman or baba beji oni danfo? 1 Like |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by chukslawrence(m): 12:47pm On Jan 12, 2016 |
Like seriously? |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by adeememman(m): 12:48pm On Jan 12, 2016 |
This is not applicable to Nigeria. @ least for now |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by Nobody: 1:40pm On Jan 12, 2016 |
ridiculous |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by dasphinx1(m): 2:41pm On Jan 12, 2016 |
The use of the word "may" implies that it is either happening or its not happening...... I am sticking with the latter. |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by onyee25(f): 4:47pm On Jan 12, 2016 |
It will never happen |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by Masculity(m): 5:46pm On Jan 12, 2016 |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by 9jaBloke: 6:29pm On Jan 12, 2016 |
Why did Mark dole out tens of billions of Facebook dollars to acquire Whatsapp then? Whatsapp is phone-number based. 1 Like |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by Boldwinner(m): 6:50pm On Jan 12, 2016 |
hmm |
Re: "Phone Numbers May Disappear In 2016" by moststylish(m): 7:21pm On Jan 12, 2016 |
so wat happened to calling my darling and listening to her sweet voice on my ear....... 1 Like |
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