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Re: Clubhouse Payments

#191

Post by manigandham »

azinman2 wrote: post #170
jsemrau wrote: post #145

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not sure why this is getting downvoted. The main success factor for Clubhouse is the social graph. It is entirely possible to have access to people like Paris Hilton, Anthony Scaramucci, or MC Hammer among other notable people.

It’s strange to me that both you and I are getting downvoted… probably from people who haven’t actually used it? If you do, then it’s obvious how it’s not a conference call at all. It’s a panel that you might be able to participate in, which isn’t the same thing at all. Anyone can talk whenever they want on a conference call. The moderator chooses who talks in clubhouse.

Conference calls have had guest management and moderation features for decades. Also several dozen social platforms already support livestreams with more functionality like video, files, chat, etc.

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#192

Post by manigandham »

k_bx wrote: post #189
manigandham wrote: post #94

What a strange app. Are people really that amazed by conference calls? It seems the entire play right now is exclusivity, not product.

Brought to you by the authors of “this Dropbox thing is basically rsync and a bunch of shell scripts”

What complexity is being simplified here?

Re: Clubhouse Payments

#195

Post by tluyben2 »

geerlingguy wrote: post #135
xiii1408 wrote: post #61

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> Yet, with no Android app and an increasing amount of competitors copying the hell out of Clubhouse, I can only see this going in the way of Meerkat, Yik Yak and Periscope. (By being shut down) We'll of course have to wait and see, but I don't imagine that Clubhouse will be entirely displaced. What's unique about Clubhouse is not the concept of a Clubhouse room itself, which is essentially a Discord channel with bas…

My prediction (based on little evidence, just gut feeling) is Clubhouse will go the way of Quora. It started out with a bang (fanfare and huge celebrity usage), ended (well I guess Quora still exists...) with a whimper.

This is my feeling as well; Quora had the same feel when it was launched and now it's basically worthless with people only posting to promote their product/business.

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#196

Post by danpalmer »

ryanSrich wrote: post #162
manigandham wrote: post #94

What a strange app. Are people really that amazed by conference calls? It seems the entire play right now is exclusivity, not product.

It's more like a live podcasting platform. I joined and gave it an honest shot, but I just don't have time to sit and listen to people ramble. The 1-2 hours per day I do have need to be spent listening to something purposeful and produced, like an actual podcast or audiobook. I also think CH is very limited in the content it provides. At least that's my estimation after using the app for a few months. Either the algo…

I think the “live podcasting” is a post-hoc rationalisation. In my experience it’s much closer to a conference call than a podcast.

Specifically, lack of script, lack of direction, low audio quality, “am I muted?”, and people talking over each other.

Twitter in the early days was known for celebrities turning up and replying to or even following non-celebrities. Then Quora was known for this. Both outgrew this quickly - celebrities may still do these things, but proportionally less so and it’s not the draw to the platform.

I think Clubhouse needs to figure out what it’s draw is after this phase because right now it’s just a conference call with a celebrity.

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#197

Post by danpalmer »

jsemrau wrote: post #145
azinman2 wrote: post #123

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's not a conference call. It's a moderated panel, and they have many famous / interesting people participating on their platform.

Not sure why this is getting downvoted. The main success factor for Clubhouse is the social graph. It is entirely possible to have access to people like Paris Hilton, Anthony Scaramucci, or MC Hammer among other notable people.

It’s a social graph that’s divided by time zone.

I can’t be connected to these people because I live in Europe and so times when I can reasonably be on a phone call do not overlap with theirs.

Twitter on the other hand... I can be connected with these people and not only can I “catch up” later, but reading Twitter in bed is more socially acceptable than being on a conference call.

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#198

Post by astrange »

tluyben2 wrote: post #195
geerlingguy wrote: post #135

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My prediction (based on little evidence, just gut feeling) is Clubhouse will go the way of Quora. It started out with a bang (fanfare and huge celebrity usage), ended (well I guess Quora still exists...) with a whimper.

This is my feeling as well; Quora had the same feel when it was launched and now it's basically worthless with people only posting to promote their product/business.

I've found Quora pretty active, but I just use it to offhandedly ask dumb questions like "if Easter is so good why isn't there a Wester" whenever I think of them.

Half the time the answers are actually very educational and the other half it's a Facebook-style reply where an old person yells at me because they misread the question.

The one exploitative thing I've noticed is there's a "partner program" that pays you to ask questions, but it seems impossible to make more than 10c off it in a lifetime.

Re: Clubhouse Payments

#199

Post by astrange »

pjc50 wrote: post #152
Scoundreller wrote: post #142

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> 100% of the payment will go to the creator Ohhh, this is going to be a disaster for Manufactured Spend.

What?

He's suggesting two people can pay each other and get a ton of credit card points off it. This happens anytime you can refill something with 100% of the value you charged to a CC. I've noticed this with Ko-fi too.

Re: Clubhouse Payments

#200

Post by astrange »

danpalmer wrote: post #196
ryanSrich wrote: post #162

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's more like a live podcasting platform. I joined and gave it an honest shot, but I just don't have time to sit and listen to people ramble. The 1-2 hours per day I do have need to be spent listening to something purposeful and produced, like an actual podcast or audiobook. I also think CH is very limited in the content it provides. At least that's my estimation after using the app for a few months. Either the algo…

I think the “live podcasting” is a post-hoc rationalisation. In my experience it’s much closer to a conference call than a podcast. Specifically, lack of script, lack of direction, low audio quality, “am I muted?”, and people talking over each other. Twitter in the early days was known for celebrities turning up and replying to or even following non-celebrities. Then Quora was known for this. Both outgrew this quickl…

Clubhouse's advantage over Twitter is that it's not recorded and you can't get reply guys. I know minor bluechecks on Twitter who are pretty annoyed by the platform because someone always yells at them or quotes them a month later no matter what they say. It's nice to have things disappear.

…It's really not fun to listen to, though, it is just a WebEx meeting with even worse audio.

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