Apple offers its own take on Snapchat and Instagram Stories
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#2Is this the basis for a new camera driven OS?
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#3So. Everyone seems to be doing this. Even FB Messenger has a huge button I keep fatfingering that pulls up a camera. Once already I got dirty looks because it looked like I was about to photograph a pretty girl in a short skirt.
It's well beyond redundant to say that the whole thing is network effects and demographics, but -- I basically love this idea and really want it to catch on. But I'm in my mid-thirties; all my friends are 27+, some in their 50s.
I know I'm supposed not to be in the prize age bracket marketers are looking for. Still, I'm single-ish with single/serial monogamous adult friends who have disposable income.
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#4I don't get the comparison to Snap/Insta Stories. Isn't the whole point of those that you add to them over 24 hours and they disappear? This just creates little videos/gifs you can share on other social networks.
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#5This seems more like a simpler, mobile aware and social version of iMovie. I think this makes total sense and makes me think why this wasn't done before.
[Edit] My comment was after looking at the Apple's page..
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#6I don't get the comparison to Snap/Insta Stories. Isn't the whole point of those that you add to them over 24 hours and they disappear? This just creates little videos/gifs you can share on other social networks.
So... Vine?
Whatever happened to Vine?
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#7Personally I think its nice to see this kind of creation tool decoupled from a social network. I am hoping it can take Vine like videos, which I can keep and redistribute in a method of my own choosing.
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#9I don't get the comparison to Snap/Insta Stories. Isn't the whole point of those that you add to them over 24 hours and they disappear? This just creates little videos/gifs you can share on other social networks.
Both those apps have some tools in their camera that make it easy to do text/scribbles/filters on photos and video. Some stuff like timestamps and speed are even proof-like because "everyone" knows how the app works so it isn't something you could easily fake without photoshopping.
If you've been on reddit lately you'll know how popular pictures of text are.
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#10So. Everyone seems to be doing this. Even FB Messenger has a huge button I keep fatfingering that pulls up a camera. Once already I got dirty looks because it looked like I was about to photograph a pretty girl in a short skirt. It's well beyond redundant to say that the whole thing is network effects and demographics, but -- I basically love this idea and really want it to catch on. But I'm in my mid-thirties; all m…
The fatfinger anecdote happened a lot so I feel you. As far as the network effect, I think all ages can benefit. I know many older users are getting hyped using these "younger" technology. I once met a nursing practitioner who is probably in his late 40s, early 50s. He plays Pokemon Go and he's almost done with the Gen II after ~3 weeks into the new release, while I, in my mid 20s is struggling to complete my Gen 1 pokedex.
There's something about the older generation that some people dismiss as the minority, but the facts are (1) like you said, older folks have higher spending potential, and (2) the effect of kids using technology will influence how kids' elders use technology. So being family friendly is quite a product attraction. I don't use Snapchat because my friends all use FB and Instagram, so I prefer sticking to the platform where my social circle is. I did try Snapshot a few years back.