Because guess what, the letter is just a promotion for this new social network that they hope to sell everybody on. It doesn't matter if he really cares about any of those things, only that we think that he cares about those things and then go use his social network and divulge our private lives to yet another foreign entity.
Or the letter was written by one person and the presentation and app were designed by a group, and the latter's type of work rarely is as cohesive.
I wonder how public this is? I've been thinking a lot about social networks recently, and what i want (as far as i can tell) is the ability to conversationally share with a group, but in an either private or ephemeral manner. The goal of ephemeral being, i don't like the permanency of the web. I want to join twitter, following tags and/or individuals i like, but i don't want anything i say to be locked in time. I'd l…
Something like Snapchat for text only would be amazing. You post a thought, or maybe a link to an article. People can do the typical like / comment stuff. If a post doesn't receive any comments for 48 hours it is deleted from your profile and other people's feeds.
Maybe I'm just being cynical, but I see a large dissonance between this message and the 'hello' presentation. He laments that "we stay with locals when we travel abroad but we don't even know our neighbours at home", yet the new social network seems to push more in that direction (it talks about connecting people based on their interests, not their proximity). He says "we are afraid of what we don't know [...] we are…
Being hopeful is asking people to change, or at the very least give a thought to changing, sacrificing, open-minded to people who you don't like, etc. Making money is about keeping people happy which goes against the message.
The social network that forces people to interact with "the other" is one destined for failure.
Read/Write API or it didn't happen. There was a time a few years ago when I thought companies were moving in the direction of ensuring their products could be extended through APIs first and foremost and launching those APIs a the time of product launches, but either I dreamed it or that time seems passed. Is there some kind of organization out there whose mission is (at least partly) to pressure companies into provi…
Since when was there an obligation to provide an API for every new platform release? Frankly, I get the sense that a lot of people want an API so they can build their own little businesses on top of someone else's good idea, only to feel shafted when the originator of that good idea goes in a different direction.
I guess I've been burned enough by drastic application/feature reworks, policy changes, and product shutdowns that I'm extremely wary of any new product that doesn't offer a publicly documented programmatic option for getting data in and out (and preferably basic interaction). Maybe my experience is unusual, but I can't believe it that more people aren't clamoring for APIs or at least data export options from their services before wasting time getting tied to them.
At first I thought Google released their new messaging app, but then realized I was thinking about "Allo"[1] not "Hello". [1]. https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2016/05/allo-duo-apps-messag...
Hello used to be some kind of picture messaging app related to Picasa if I remember correctly.
Maybe I'm just being cynical, but I see a large dissonance between this message and the 'hello' presentation. He laments that "we stay with locals when we travel abroad but we don't even know our neighbours at home", yet the new social network seems to push more in that direction (it talks about connecting people based on their interests, not their proximity). He says "we are afraid of what we don't know [...] we are…
Being hopeful is asking people to change, or at the very least give a thought to changing, sacrificing, open-minded to people who you don't like, etc. Making money is about keeping people happy which goes against the message. The social network that forces people to interact with "the other" is one destined for failure.
First, let me say something I would not have said a few years ago... a new social network to meet people interested in the other things I do... awesome! I get why there is not a web version at first. Unlike most people, I dont see that as a deal breaker. I downloaded the app and tried it out. The good: I like the idea of limiting yourself to five personas. It made me sit down and think what I wanted out of this. See,…
If you love the idea of connecting people interested in similar things, check out a startup I'm working on. http://getreveel.com/
We are still in progress of building out the smarts of it, tying people together and suggesting new activities, as well as UX issues in signup (current sprint focused on these). Still young but we'd love you to check it out. It's focused for the Chicago market, will open up other cities soon.
I'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…
A lot of web applications perform really poorly on mobile and apps are made for that nice 'native' feeling. You also don't get push notifications or badges on the home screen. Mobile sites work for news sites and blogs, where you poll for content at your will, but for interactive applications, a mobile application that notifies you of interaction is a must in my opinion.
Have you heard about Progressive Web Apps? They are bringing all those things you mention to the table: push notifications, background sync, offline access, home screen badge...