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Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian will “appcast” the new Reddit app at 5pm PT

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Re: Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian will “appcast” the new Reddit app at 5pm PT

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Post by mrmondo »

double051 wrote: post #2

What does "appcast" mean?

It's going to end up as one of the following IMO:

A) Trying to promote it despite from what I've seen most people being quite upset as they felt Alien Blue was so much better and brushing over those comments while pushing their 'vision' hard.

B) An apology for the new app in comparison to Alien Blue - 'We hear your feedback and are working round the clock...'

Re: Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian will “appcast” the new Reddit app at 5pm PT

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Post by homero »

a_small_island wrote: post #7
double051 wrote: post #2

What does "appcast" mean?

It means Alexis is a personal investor in "Kamcord" which is like twitch for your phone. If you're interested in watching Clash of Clans and the messages someone has on their Kik, then they've got a video stream for you.

I'd like to watch a tinder stream

Re: Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian will “appcast” the new Reddit app at 5pm PT

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Post by dv_dt »

threeio wrote: post #8

So since this app is obviously less feature filled than the apps that it intends to replace (thinking alien blue)... what are people using as their new reddit app? I've been trying to adjust to Narwhal, but its not quite sticking with me for some reason. Suggestions?

I like Antenna on ios. Maybe a little adjustment because it's strongly gesture oriented, but once you get comfortable with that, it feels pretty natural.

Re: Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian will “appcast” the new Reddit app at 5pm PT

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Post by AnkhMorporkian »

threeio wrote: post #8

So since this app is obviously less feature filled than the apps that it intends to replace (thinking alien blue)... what are people using as their new reddit app? I've been trying to adjust to Narwhal, but its not quite sticking with me for some reason. Suggestions?

On Android, Baconreader is king for me. One of three apps I've actually bought in my nearly 8 years on Android.

Re: Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian will “appcast” the new Reddit app at 5pm PT

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Post by yurymik »

threeio wrote: post #8

So since this app is obviously less feature filled than the apps that it intends to replace (thinking alien blue)... what are people using as their new reddit app? I've been trying to adjust to Narwhal, but its not quite sticking with me for some reason. Suggestions?

I've tried most (if not all) of them on Android and stopped on "reddit is fun" as it's the most pliable for my needs.

Re: Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian will “appcast” the new Reddit app at 5pm PT

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Post by evanpw »

homero wrote: post #12
a_small_island wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It means Alexis is a personal investor in "Kamcord" which is like twitch for your phone. If you're interested in watching Clash of Clans and the messages someone has on their Kik, then they've got a video stream for you.

I'd like to watch a tinder stream

https://www.kamcord.com/topics/tinder

Re: Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian will “appcast” the new Reddit app at 5pm PT

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Post by sgarman »

mrmondo wrote: post #9

IMO it has nothing on Alien Blue and they've now pulled Alien Blue from the app store, it's quite sad really. It feels like going from a well designed, highly configurable application that really took UX into account to an app that feels like a web frame and wants you to use the website instead.

I think there is a lesson here about company/app development. Alien Blue did NOT look it does today when it first launched. That app was a few years of feedback and iteration. There is no way that Reddit could nail it on the first version. I'm not trying to give them a pass but I don't see a way for them to have succeed using the replacement strategy.
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