Snapchat Passes Twitter in Daily Usage • Hacker News Board

Re: Snapchat Passes Twitter in Daily Usage

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Post by marssaxman » Mon, Jun 06, 2016, 5:02 PM UTC

weavie wrote: post #233

mrweasel wrote: post #201

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>Someone invents a service that does that. Slowly ads take over. The problem really is that no one wants to pay for services, or no one is willing to try charging for their services. Ads are the "safe" option, but it will also make your users leave in the long run. I was pretty baffled when a publisher wrote that they would rather make money from ads on their site, than make money from people buying a subscription. S…

So what is the alternative? We don't want to pay, we don't want ads.. how else can these things make money?

Why do they have to make money? The infrastructure is only non-trivial because it's being centralized; if we ran this sort of thing as a distributed network, it could be done "for free".

Re: Snapchat Passes Twitter in Daily Usage

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Post by Jach » Mon, Jun 06, 2016, 5:18 PM UTC

pacnw wrote: post #300

Jach wrote: post #239

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And then they reveal they are in fact recording every moment of their lives with at least audio if not video too. Ideally also measuring the air to replicate smells later if desired. If such was cheap and easy, I'd do it 24/7. I hate that my brain's storage is so volatile, and I wish I remembered dead people better. But yeah GP is still a good point, my desire is a separate issue from not wanting one's efforts to 'go…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Entire_History_of_You

"Jealous people will always find ways to destroy their relationships without the recourse to memory databanks."

Re: Snapchat Passes Twitter in Daily Usage

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Post by Kiro » Tue, Jun 07, 2016, 1:38 PM UTC

themagician wrote: post #285

Kiro wrote: post #205

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I honestly don't think you get it. I've lived through all major social networks and the only one I've shared stuff on is Snapchat. It's a major breakthrough for me.

Sounds like the one who doesn't get it is you.

Nope, you are definintely the one who doesn't get it considering you're completely missing why Snapchat is a different beast.

Re: Snapchat Passes Twitter in Daily Usage

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Post by alanwatts » Tue, Jun 07, 2016, 6:13 PM UTC

pmlnr wrote: post #295

alanwatts wrote: post #263

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Knowing that what you say will be private(ish) and not be kept on historical record (at least not in public -- I assume Snapchat saves everything) can lead one to be more open, honest, and up-front in their communication. Whereas writing something which will be kept on the public historical record for all to see forever leads to both conscious and subconscious self-censorship and can be misleading when trying to "rea…

Do you honestly believe snapchat actually deletes content? Please.

Please reread the first sentence.

Re: Snapchat Passes Twitter in Daily Usage

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Post by Teeboo » Wed, Jun 08, 2016, 4:03 AM UTC

Kiro wrote: post #303

themagician wrote: post #285

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Sounds like the one who doesn't get it is you.

Nope, you are definintely the one who doesn't get it considering you're completely missing why Snapchat is a different beast.

Elaborate please.

Why is it different?

Re: Snapchat Passes Twitter in Daily Usage

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Post by Teeboo » Wed, Jun 08, 2016, 4:16 AM UTC

andyjdavis wrote: post #103

ryandrake wrote: post #74

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I still don't understand the draw of either of them, but obviously they're wildly popular for some reason, so bully for them. If I want to start a conversation with someone I call them up or E-mail them. I don't need to download some mobile app or to log in to some 3rd party service to do either of these. You can even send pictures through E-mail and delete them in 24 hours if you want. How in the world did humanity…

>but obviously they're wildly popular for some reason I am not actually sure that is actually true. My wife and I run a moderately successful travel blog and know quite a number of other travel bloggers, some of whom do it for a living. They are all technically on Twitter for example however the overwhelming majority have hooked up a service that automatically logs in as them then publishes tweets on their behalf fre…

Insightful observation. The quality of the network is eroded by non-human automation.

Re: Snapchat Passes Twitter in Daily Usage

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Post by edpichler » Wed, Jun 08, 2016, 10:59 AM UTC

xux wrote: post #63

edpichler wrote: post #62

I really respect the Snapchat service, but the thing is that I don't like to create things that will disappear. If I want a thing to disappear I simply don't create it. I believe I am an exception, I see a lot of people that loves Snapchat because it erases things after a while. May I still don't have the problem Snapchat was created to solve.

> If I want a thing to disappear I simply don't create it. The point is that it mimics a natural conversation. Do you refuse to speak just because no one is recording you?

If people don't pay attention, they will forget, so I prefer to do not talk.

I got what you mean, and now I comprehend a little better what human need Snapchat is solving, thank you.

Re: Snapchat Passes Twitter in Daily Usage

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Post by edpichler » Wed, Jun 08, 2016, 11:02 AM UTC

shrikant wrote: post #198

xux wrote: post #63

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> If I want a thing to disappear I simply don't create it. The point is that it mimics a natural conversation. Do you refuse to speak just because no one is recording you?

I will admit to being one of the Snapchat non-getters, despite having tried to use it for over a month. (Maybe I don't have enough friends that actively use it?) I will also admit that I was of the same opinion as GP comment. However, this analogy of yours just blew my mind -- I've never thought of it that way!

Same here, it's like a chat but with media: SNAPCHAT hehehe

People usually don't save chat log, or rewind it. Snapchat is the same, the proper name.

I was got me wondering why this company is success, what human need it solves, now things is getting a little more clear.

Re: Snapchat Passes Twitter in Daily Usage

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Post by edpichler » Wed, Jun 08, 2016, 11:06 AM UTC

xux wrote: post #63

edpichler wrote: post #62

I really respect the Snapchat service, but the thing is that I don't like to create things that will disappear. If I want a thing to disappear I simply don't create it. I believe I am an exception, I see a lot of people that loves Snapchat because it erases things after a while. May I still don't have the problem Snapchat was created to solve.

> If I want a thing to disappear I simply don't create it. The point is that it mimics a natural conversation. Do you refuse to speak just because no one is recording you?

May I was seeing Snapchat as anything but not like a chat. This was why I didn't get it.

It's like a conversation, and it's pointless to use when no one is listening you.