Honest question here. Do you think we're going to see any new product that will possible replace Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn in the near future?
Which companies should we follow closely?
Ask HN: Do you think we'll see any Twitter/Facebook real-competitor?
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Re: Ask HN: Do you think we'll see any Twitter/Facebook real-competitor?
#2I think you already see that younger generations don't prefer (or simply don't at all) using those social apps. Instead they use several social apps for specific things: snapchat for pics/text, whatsapp for text, vine for video, tinder/grinder for dating, instagram for social and pics, and more that I'm probably just not aware of because I'm 30. I think you're less likely to see a replacement and more likely to see them become places for "old people."
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#3I think you already see that younger generations don't prefer (or simply don't at all) using those social apps. Instead they use several social apps for specific things: snapchat for pics/text, whatsapp for text, vine for video, tinder/grinder for dating, instagram for social and pics, and more that I'm probably just not aware of because I'm 30. I think you're less likely to see a replacement and more likely to see t…
I use the book of faces specifically for keeping in touch with family from a distance. I think it will be the same for kids when they grow up. They move away and they will join facebook.
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#4Already there: WhatsApp, Instagram, Tumblr to name the biggest ones. For example Instagram has more active users than Twitter!
Re: Ask HN: Do you think we'll see any Twitter/Facebook real-competitor?
#5Twitter at least helps people from different countries follow global current events, but do we even want a competitor for Facebook?
Re: Ask HN: Do you think we'll see any Twitter/Facebook real-competitor?
#6I think (hope) that eventually these centralised monoliths will be taken over by distributed versions.
The Internet Of Things IoT will be a precursor to any device being a node in a massive mesh net. That means that I can run my own private, secure personal social node on my cell phone, or even on my toaster.
The front end app will literally just be a front. The backend processing can be done on any number of nano-cloud processing instances run by companies like Amazon or Microsoft.
Storage similarly will be outsourced, but all data will be protected at rest using strong encryption.
Re: Ask HN: Do you think we'll see any Twitter/Facebook real-competitor?
#7The next wave of social networks will most likely be decentralized. At the moment the concept is not yet clear, so no company to follow yet.
Re: Ask HN: Do you think we'll see any Twitter/Facebook real-competitor?
#8I think you already see that younger generations don't prefer (or simply don't at all) using those social apps. Instead they use several social apps for specific things: snapchat for pics/text, whatsapp for text, vine for video, tinder/grinder for dating, instagram for social and pics, and more that I'm probably just not aware of because I'm 30. I think you're less likely to see a replacement and more likely to see t…
Totally agree with your point. I'm 33 and aware the young generation is using a different toolbet.
Re: Ask HN: Do you think we'll see any Twitter/Facebook real-competitor?
#9Everything ends. Given how fast these companies rise up, I expect they'll be replaced just as quickly. For instance: myspace.
Re: Ask HN: Do you think we'll see any Twitter/Facebook real-competitor?
#10Already there: WhatsApp, Instagram, Tumblr to name the biggest ones. For example Instagram has more active users than Twitter!
Well Instagram and WhatsApp are owned by Facebook :)