Will Facebook’s Workplace Prove An Effective Productivity Tool?

The workplace is the company’s first major tool for businesses, and its subscription pricing is meant to undercut Slacks, at $1 $3 per employee for Workplace versus Slacks $6.65 and $12.50 tiers. Using Facebook Workplace is not working. It’s talking about work. Not only does Facebook know this, he claims, but its business model with Workplace depends on precisely this misunderstanding. Facebook is optimized to be sticky. The company’s ideal use case is one in which you spend your entire day following the tempting morsels it serves up to keep you clicking and scrolling.

Key Takeaways:

• Using Facebook Workplace is not working. It’s talking about work.
• Not only does Facebook know this, he claims, but its business model with Workplace depends on precisely this misunderstanding.
• The company’s ideal use case is one in which you spend your entire day following the appetizing morsels it serves up to keep you clicking and scrolling.

“”There’s also the visibility factor. By subscribing to different groups, you get insight into what’s going on across departments.””

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