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Friended is a new social network that wants to get real

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Re: Friended is a new social network that wants to get real

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Post by truthwhisperer »

throwaway_law wrote: post #27
pavel_lishin wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Oh yeah, you're absolutely right. I don't think they can deliver on what they're promising.

I know its unfair and maybe even disparaging, especially my suggestion they would seed their own thing with bots...but the reality is the social network/SV startup well has been poisoned and so it would be my (our) own fault not to approach these things with a ton of skepticism. >Today, a new social app is launching. Called Friended...Friended has raised a $500K seed round from investors... That is what it is all abo…

good point. Each year a new FB competitor starts. FB will closely watch each and every competitor and will then decide buy or built themself.

Nice to have the 500k. Go to brazil and have a great time with tata's and coco's

Re: Friended is a new social network that wants to get real

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Post by vannevar »

throwaway_law wrote: post #23
pavel_lishin wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Just to send messages to people? That's not what they're selling people. They're selling people a solution to loneliness.

>They're selling people a solution to loneliness. I'll one up you, they are selling hope. Odds are this will be seeded with a bunch of bots, and these lonely people may or maynot get some sense of temporary relief thinking they are interacting privately with someone else, when its really just a bot.

That business model already exists, in the form of online dating sites:

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/25/ftc_match_fake_user...

Re: Friended is a new social network that wants to get real

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Post by dddw »

Multicomp wrote: post #4

I like the idea, but 2 things. 1) where did they get the prices of $4.99 a week? Facebook's average revenue per user per quarter is ~$25. That's approximately $1.50 a week, for their most profitable section. Elsewhere, FB makes $6 ARPU per quarter, or around 37¢ a week. I'd be willing to pay $1 a month for a social network if it manages to get around the network effects etc. but ~$20(!) for something Facebook enables…

I really don't get the pricing of many many online services. I think if you did something like 1 or 2 bucks a month you'd win a lot of customers on a site like this. and they'd probably stay as well. I'm not saying 5 or 10 or 20 a month is expensive. But it is not as cheap as a beer or a bread. and having multiple of these 5 or 10 dollar services eventually does add up, and people eventually will cull the ones they deem too expensive or unnecessary. on the contrary if they just cost a buck or two (which in my opinion is probably more the actual value) I'd probably wouldn't go on a cull-cruise at least every halfyear

Re: Friended is a new social network that wants to get real

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Post by Kalium »

Multicomp wrote: post #4

I like the idea, but 2 things. 1) where did they get the prices of $4.99 a week? Facebook's average revenue per user per quarter is ~$25. That's approximately $1.50 a week, for their most profitable section. Elsewhere, FB makes $6 ARPU per quarter, or around 37¢ a week. I'd be willing to pay $1 a month for a social network if it manages to get around the network effects etc. but ~$20(!) for something Facebook enables…

> 2. Why is this iOS only? Limited resources excuses can be answered with 'do a mobile web so all mobiles can'. Is it the 'sometimes iPhone users tend to pay more for the same things Android users are too cheap to'?

Generally the answer is that the founders / designers use iPhones, so it's what they prioritize.

Re: Friended is a new social network that wants to get real

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Post by peteretep »

Kalium wrote: post #94
Multicomp wrote: post #4

I like the idea, but 2 things. 1) where did they get the prices of $4.99 a week? Facebook's average revenue per user per quarter is ~$25. That's approximately $1.50 a week, for their most profitable section. Elsewhere, FB makes $6 ARPU per quarter, or around 37¢ a week. I'd be willing to pay $1 a month for a social network if it manages to get around the network effects etc. but ~$20(!) for something Facebook enables…

> 2. Why is this iOS only? Limited resources excuses can be answered with 'do a mobile web so all mobiles can'. Is it the 'sometimes iPhone users tend to pay more for the same things Android users are too cheap to'? Generally the answer is that the founders / designers use iPhones, so it's what they prioritize.

> Generally the answer is that the founders / designers use iPhones, so it's what they prioritize

My understanding is that people willing to pay for apps use iPhones

Re: Friended is a new social network that wants to get real

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Post by hemantv »

I feel like all the social network problem stems from posting only positive if we shared about overall we and everyone on the network will be much happier.

I thought about various mechanism to implements but nothing comes to mind that is good enough.

Example: Force user to maintain happy sharing vs sad sharing to at max 2:1 but now how do you figure out which ones are happy post and sad post.

Re: Friended is a new social network that wants to get real

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Post by Meerax »

From the TOS: "2. MEMBERSHIP. To become a Member, you must log-in through Facebook which provides your “Account Credentials”, which you may not transfer to or share with any third parties."

Did anyone else see this? They can't promise to not hand over info about you to interested 3rd parties if your account validation and login is based in Facebook. Right?

Re: Friended is a new social network that wants to get real

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Post by diminoten »

pavel_lishin wrote: post #47
monkeynotes wrote: post #37

> No pressure, no public commenting and no rejection Adults need to learn how to handle rejection. It's so essential to learning how to be happy in the real world. People who are lonely because they fear rejection need to fix the fear of rejection part before they will actually experience a real friendship. Being open with each other is essential to friendship, and being open risks rejection. Friendship isn't a indiv…

> Adults need to learn how to handle rejection. It's so essential to learning how to be happy in the real world. There's a difference between someone rejecting you, and a bunch of anon/pseudonymous trolls piling on.

Fine, then adults need to learn how to handle a bunch of anon/pseudo-anonymous trolls piling on.

Myself probably included.

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