1. Privacy

Unlike facebook where you have to use your name, upload your pics (which is archived) and post really interesting stuffs to attract likes, comments and friends, Nairaland isn't like that. Only your username (which can be as fake as the smile of a policeman demanding for bribe) is displayed, plus you get to change your profile pic (which can be fake as well) without the previous ones being archived for public consumption. This sort of privacy has given lots of people the courage to freely express themselves and exhibit behaviours they would never dare to exhibit in real life. Take for instance the case of beryl04 supporting gay rights and Depressedguy confessing that he is gay. Am 100% sure they would never do such in real life. Such privacy has also led some people to exhibit clownish behaviours capable of making people laugh e.g PhockPhockMan tit temitemi1 orijin101 and Airforce1

2. Learning & Information

In terms of learning and getting information on different issues, Nairaland beats facebook hands down. Nairaland has different sections and subsections such as politics, religion, romance, family, jobs, education, business, etc that you can learn and get information from. In fact, it has been statistically and scientifically proven by me that the less time you spend on facebook and the more time you spend on Nairaland, the high the level of your awareness and social intelligience.

3. Features

There are specific features that makes NL also better than FB. Some include absence of delete button and ability to quote the comments of other users. On the absence of delete button, I think its good cos it makes people concious of what they say, knowing fully well they cannot take it back, especially once it has been quoted by someone else. Although there is room to modify your writeup, it is still a good thing that ordinary users do not have the ability to delete posts so as to provide evidence and punish frequent rule breakers babyosisi barcanista and emmyw and temitemi1, and thus maintain decorum in the forum.

4. Historical Records

If not for the issue of hackers and data loss that hit the site, Nairaland would still have had the records of 'every and all' posts dating 5, 6, 7 years back. Facebook on the other hand appears to permanently delete your posts that are 6 to 12 months old. Am patiently waiting for October 2016 so I can remind barcanista of how he wrongly predicted or forecasted in March 2015 that PDP would win Edo state

5. Helping Nigerians

I don't know how many people in Nigeria have gotten jobs through facebook but I do know of many that have gotten employment through Nairaland. I also know of one or two persons who got helped with paying hospital bills through Nairaland.

Having used Facebook and Nairaland, I think Nairaland is the place to be for Nigerians. Feel free to add to the list. Like this post if you agree with it and Share if you disagree.



Source: Martins301

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romancelanders don't dare quote me!

richard870:
Even Mr Seun Osewa can't say such thing.I love NL but its no match with FB
Enjoy ur FP!

babyfaceafrica:
I disagree.......facebook is way better

Kk we don hear so make we no chat 4 FB again abi? Kk we don hear so make we no chat 4 FB again abi?

Oh no! Nairaland doesn't connect you with long lost friends and the entire world

But I am happy and proud that I am here

Ok---both are different platforms..You can not compare apples with oranges.

Nairaland is an online community created by Seun Osewa in March 2005. It is targeted at Nigerians. Nairaland currently has over 1,300,000 registered accounts (March 2015), and is ranked as the 7th most visited site in Nigeria (and the most visited indigenous site) according to Alexa.com.(Wikipedia)


Facebook is an online social networking service headquartered in Menlo Park, California. Its website was launched on February 4, 2004, by Mark Zuckerberg with his college roommates and fellow Harvard University students Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes.The founders had initially limited the website's membership to Harvard students, but later expanded it to colleges in the Boston area, the Ivy League, and Stanford University. It gradually added support for students at various other universities and later to high-school students. Since 2006, anyone who is at least 13 years old is allowed to become a registered user of the website, though the age requirement may be higher depending on applicable local laws. Its name comes from a colloquialism for the directory given to it by American universities students.(Wikipedia)

Also acommodating for frustrated, unhappily married, single and searching, attention seeking low lifers

-Nairaland makes some responsible people to become stup1d...e.g...


-you can easily chyke babes on facebook but nairaland babes will just be forming like kim k.

Really?

olaxco2f:
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romancelanders don't dare quote me!

well, I just did...so?

I sure prefer Nairaland to FB

1 trailer of origin for the op

good ooo but still counter thread is coming up.. Mods my reasons why fb is far better than NL must make FP as well and No Ban.. Loading...

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U learn things here... U chat on facebook, there's no competition

SEUN JAZZ DEY WORK PASS ANYTHING JAWE






MY DAY IS ALWAYS INCOMPLETE IF I NO REACH HERE ONE DAY


CHAI




IT BE LIKE SAY SEUN DON JAZZ ME OOOO

hm hm true

Someone is famzing Seun.

So true.

Facebook is overrated though. But it's still better than Nairaland

But overall, I'm proud Nairaland is from Nigeria. Thumbs up Seun Osewa

Hmmmmn, Very informative with lattest gists

But I can't say its better dan fb, no way!

Basildvalour:
Oh no! Nairaland doesn't connect you with long lost friends and the entire world

But I am happy and proud that I am here

u sure right abt dat

We need chat room or group chat to mak nairaland more better dan FB

good

seriously, how do you get to work on NL

olaxco2f:
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romancelanders don't dare quote me!

what if i do?