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Social-Media App Musical.ly Is Acquired for as Much as $1B

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Post by ekanes »

samschooler wrote: post #27
ttoinou wrote: post #22

Didn't know the app. I can only see compilation videos on youtube. What does the app do exactly ? It remaps the time of the video to match/sync lips with the lyrics, that's it ? Does the user has any other control on the result ? Thanks.

Basically a user chooses an audio track (this can be a wide variety of things. YouTube video, song, or other pop culture track, or silence), then they click record. The track is played and they can either match their lips or actions or both to the track. This simple style of recording tends to create some pretty impressive videos. Musical.ly took this and made it into a platform similar to Instagram or Vine. Here are…

Very cool. Watched a bunch. This one is pretty well-done and showcases what you can do with the synced-up timing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njtMuGaSIGg&t=2m26s

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Post by stanleydrew »

stuffedBelly wrote: post #66
noir_lord wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can believe it, my stepson is addicted to (what I think) are crappy YouTube channels. I guess I'm getting old.

Meanwhile they think nowadays TV channels are boring and crappy, generation gap at its working :)

Not sure how much "traditional" TV you've watched recently, but they are very not wrong.

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Post by smacktoward »

stanleydrew wrote: post #72
stuffedBelly wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Meanwhile they think nowadays TV channels are boring and crappy, generation gap at its working :)

Not sure how much "traditional" TV you've watched recently, but they are very not wrong.

Are you kidding? Television over the last 10-15 years has been in a golden age of scripted drama. There's still a lot of crap on the tube, but there's also more good stuff than there's been at any time in history.

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Post by cisanti »

RIMR wrote: post #68

I think it ought to be noted that Musical.ly videos are frequently passed around pedophile communities online. It worries me that an app designed for preteens to film themselves dancing can swell to such a size. Parents have completely stopped being accountable for what their children do online, and the consequences thereof...

Do you gave some kind of source or story about it? I don't doubt because pedos sure do move where the kids are and if there are a lot young dancers there as you say...

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Post by T2_t2 »

smacktoward wrote: post #74
stanleydrew wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not sure how much "traditional" TV you've watched recently, but they are very not wrong.

Are you kidding? Television over the last 10-15 years has been in a golden age of scripted drama. There's still a lot of crap on the tube, but there's also more good stuff than there's been at any time in history.

Not the "traditional" TV of free-to-air stations. That is all reality shows and pandering to the lowest denominator.

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Post by hbosch »

RIMR wrote: post #68

I think it ought to be noted that Musical.ly videos are frequently passed around pedophile communities online. It worries me that an app designed for preteens to film themselves dancing can swell to such a size. Parents have completely stopped being accountable for what their children do online, and the consequences thereof...

First off, the criticism of this app being used for kids to sexualize themselves was what early doomsayers shouted down about both Vine and Snapchat, among almost all other video-social startups. I don't think it's a valid or reasonably realistic concern.

Secondly, you definitely need to source some evidence for the claim about pedophile communities.

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Post by throwappstore91 »

samschooler wrote: post #29
rki9191 wrote: post #3

$1Billion for Musical.ly? Did people even use the app?

Its currently #58 on the app store. They are getting at least 150,000 downloads a month [1]. [1] https://www.quora.com/How-many-downloads-do-I-need-in-the-Ap...

At least 150k a month is an understatement. My app ranks around ~ 150 in Photo & Video (musical.ly is #6 in that category) and get that many downloads a month. Musical.ly must have at least 1-2M download a month for that ranking.

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Post by smacktoward »

T2_t2 wrote: post #76
smacktoward wrote: post #74

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you kidding? Television over the last 10-15 years has been in a golden age of scripted drama. There's still a lot of crap on the tube, but there's also more good stuff than there's been at any time in history.

Not the "traditional" TV of free-to-air stations. That is all reality shows and pandering to the lowest denominator.

Your definition of "traditional" TV is extremely traditional. A majority of US households had subscribed to cable TV as far back as 1990 (see https://www.ncta.com/cables-story).

Cable penetration has fallen off in recent years as additional options (satellite, phone-company fiber, streaming) have proliferated, but it's been a long, long time since most Americans' universe of TV options were limited to the original "big three" broadcast networks.

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Post by pishpash »

kisstheblade wrote: post #51
samschooler wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Basically a user chooses an audio track (this can be a wide variety of things. YouTube video, song, or other pop culture track, or silence), then they click record. The track is played and they can either match their lips or actions or both to the track. This simple style of recording tends to create some pretty impressive videos. Musical.ly took this and made it into a platform similar to Instagram or Vine. Here are…

Ok clicked this and a truly shocking amount of young girls in very little clothing. Don't know what this app does other than to get teens to pose sexy for youtube. Which is of course very nice, nothing wrong with that. "Women" need to "own" their sexuality as I learned on HN when the Maker-person was up for debate. Edit: check the talent on these videos, wow! Hopefully I can see these in adult videos when they come o…

As technology makes it cheaper and easier to create and target content, the market gets bigger. You're looking at a previously untapped market, and it being cheaper content, the quality is always less timeless. Think of the quality decline going from scribes with expensive parchment to pen and paper. But you don't have to look at it if you don't want.
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