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by renownedmedia 3989 days ago
Facebook mobile clients don't use the Internet?
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cryptoz 3989 days ago
The web is not the same as the Internet, though. The web is an open platform built on open protocols on top of the Internet.
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StavrosK 3989 days ago
Interesting question: What is the Web? HTTP, or HTTP+HTML? Facebook mobile clients use HTTP, so are they using the web?
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andrepd 3989 days ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web
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StavrosK 3989 days ago
Huh, this Wikipedia site is pretty nifty, I didn't know I could look stuff up on it, thanks!
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andrepd 3988 days ago
You're welcome!
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tedunangst 3989 days ago
So.... Does the Facebook mobile client count as using the web?
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andrepd 3988 days ago
By the definition, yes, though I can't say how FB themselves count it.
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myth_buster 3989 days ago
I think they are coming from the web vs native app frame.
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