I wonder how it can afford Dubsmash over the tech giants - who seemingly wanted to buy TikTok.
Half of the internet-using world has heard of and is using TikTok, Dubsmash not so much
Reddit is buying TikTok rival Dubsmash
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#12Well v.reddit isn't really working for them e.g. https://www.reddit.com/r/ideasfortheadmins/comments/fqbcat/i... or https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/8oa1ag/why_ar... ... what I wonder if whether that's a lack of engineering effort by reddit or more missing peering agreements or both?
You know, v.reddit has never worked for me but I chalked it up to noscript/firefox/old-reddit idiosyncrasies. Crazy that its actually a global issue and has been for over a year. I'd really like to know the behind-the-scenes on this one.
Re: Reddit is buying TikTok rival Dubsmash
#13Well v.reddit isn't really working for them e.g. https://www.reddit.com/r/ideasfortheadmins/comments/fqbcat/i... or https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/8oa1ag/why_ar... ... what I wonder if whether that's a lack of engineering effort by reddit or more missing peering agreements or both?
"not working"? It usually works fine for me. The only thing I noticed is that during peak hours the videos would be low quality or would buffer.
The videos work fine for me in the mobile app but almost never work right on the desktop Reddit. I’m still using the old layout, so maybe the issue Is fixed on the slow new design.
The videos usually just don’t start playing. I have to tap a second or two into the video, then toggle play/pause a few times.
Re: Reddit is buying TikTok rival Dubsmash
#14Well v.reddit isn't really working for them e.g. https://www.reddit.com/r/ideasfortheadmins/comments/fqbcat/i... or https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/8oa1ag/why_ar... ... what I wonder if whether that's a lack of engineering effort by reddit or more missing peering agreements or both?
v.redd.it (which is just a domain for hosting their own videos) works fine on the reddit app and reddit.com (even old.reddit.com + RES works fine for me).
Re: Reddit is buying TikTok rival Dubsmash
#15Well v.reddit isn't really working for them e.g. https://www.reddit.com/r/ideasfortheadmins/comments/fqbcat/i... or https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/8oa1ag/why_ar... ... what I wonder if whether that's a lack of engineering effort by reddit or more missing peering agreements or both?
"not working"? It usually works fine for me. The only thing I noticed is that during peak hours the videos would be low quality or would buffer.
Personally I find their video player annoying from a UX perspective (although I only use browser, mostly via old.reddit) and the performance erratic (from Switzerland). I'm guessing peering is a factor for example this post https://www.reddit.com/r/Enhancement/comments/drf7na/vreddit... ... that means for some people v.reddit will be great and for others awful, depending where you are in the world.
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#16I wonder how it can afford Dubsmash over the tech giants - who seemingly wanted to buy TikTok.
Probably because Dubsmash doesn't have a comparable user base. Fewer eyes -> fewer $$$
I'm honestly surprised Dubsmash is still around. I did a Dubsmash for a team-building thing four years ago and never looked at it again.
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#17Well v.reddit isn't really working for them e.g. https://www.reddit.com/r/ideasfortheadmins/comments/fqbcat/i... or https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/8oa1ag/why_ar... ... what I wonder if whether that's a lack of engineering effort by reddit or more missing peering agreements or both?
You know, v.reddit has never worked for me but I chalked it up to noscript/firefox/old-reddit idiosyncrasies. Crazy that its actually a global issue and has been for over a year. I'd really like to know the behind-the-scenes on this one.
> v.reddit has never worked for me but I chalked it up to noscript/firefox/old-reddit idiosyncrasies.
same for me
Re: Reddit is buying TikTok rival Dubsmash
#18I wonder how it can afford Dubsmash over the tech giants - who seemingly wanted to buy TikTok.
Probably because Dubsmash doesn't have a comparable user base. Fewer eyes -> fewer $$$
Indeed. The fact that CNN's article is titled "...TikTok rival..." highlights the difference in market penetration between the two.
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#19Wasn't Reddit in severe money troubles, to the point where they were struggling to find good engineers?
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#20Reddit has always been shit since the redesign: broken scroll, broken video hosting, dark patterns up the wazoo. I wonder if/how soon we'll see a degradation to similar poor usability in dubsmash, or if the people working there can manage to hang on to their product as it is...
Its a terrible thing to see companies failing to compete or in this case fix their shit then arrive at the conclusion buying up smaller companies will solve their problems. The SV mindset with deep pockets is a problem.