Time to replace facebook, like facebook replaced myspace. Thanks goodness. I welcome our next more high quality social network!
Hello from Orkut
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#212I'm echoing what others are saying: no web version means I won't bother at all. My phone has access to multiple great browsers. Building a good lightweight web app means I can access the content from anywhere without having to deal with annoyances of push notifications or (as much) creepy tracking. My favorite example of a mobile web app is currently Twitter Mobile [0]. I even like using it from my desktop. It's very…
I've had this sentiment for a couple years now. I'm so sick of having to download an app for everything. I want a slick web version that isn't half-assed, and is responsive to all devices. This is my number one priority building any new application.
Yes! Absolutely! The worst thing is when you're on a site and you're browsing it and something pops up saying something along the lines of "Click here to get our app!" or it overlays the screen and tells you to use the app. NO I don't WANT your app. I'm on your WEBSITE. If you made THAT usable and didn't try to interfere with the stupid app, I'd be set!
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#213How do I short this
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#214Male or female, honestly? In 2016?
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#215Earlier quoted context omitted.
Exactly. You know what works for me to find "apps", the ubiquitous search engine. That should bring me to the web version of whatever you're selling me. If I feel it warrants enough to install another silly app, then maybe I will. But for now, the web version better be easily found, and full featured.
I know a few people that never install apps on their phones. Because they have no clue re: security, whether the app has access to this or that or whatever. I spoke to a family member and he says to me I've got this bus app for route X. And I say what, you've got an app for your local bus route, and he says yes. I then asked what was wrong with the website?
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#216I wonder how did they obtain the hello.com domain?
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#217I'm just sitting here wondering how much they paid for the domain name hello.com
Hello.com was a product of Picasa when it was acquired by Google. Given Orkut's history at Google, I assume he was able to get a good deal on it.
I had the same question about orkut.com. Did Google allow him to keep or buy the orkut.com domain when it shut down the Orkut service?
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#218It is strange for me in a era with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, LinkedIN to imagine a new social network.
Nothing against it, just sound as a enormous work to learn this soon-to-be-sensation of the internet. We keep looking for ways to improve our social relationship and skills, but in the end we still in from of a computer texting and prioritizing the people that is far, instead of the people that is closer.
It seems to me that social networks are really good at keeping closer those that are far and keeping far, those that are closer.
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#219I'm echoing what others are saying: no web version means I won't bother at all. My phone has access to multiple great browsers. Building a good lightweight web app means I can access the content from anywhere without having to deal with annoyances of push notifications or (as much) creepy tracking. My favorite example of a mobile web app is currently Twitter Mobile [0]. I even like using it from my desktop. It's very…
Why would a web version be better than an app if you're using it on a phone? (Honest question, I'm just curious.) Most people say they dislike app clutter, but then they have to keep a browser bookmark (or bookmark icon) anyway, which is the same amount of clutter. The only reason I can see is that you'd have one less app annoying you with updates, but a browser version has its own set of problems--e.g. unreliable ma…
When I close the tab on my mobile browser I know it's over. When I install an app I know it can notify me at any time and decide it needs my attention. I don't want that.
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#220I'm probably in the minority but I really like hello, its web 1.0 sensibilities made into a social network