Instagram is shifting to videos – users aren't happy

Post by tech234a » Wed, Jul 27, 2022, 8:16 PM UTC

aquova wrote: post #107

yashap wrote: post #53

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You really think Google have a failure to innovate? Obviously search was their first, core innovation, but over the years they’ve delivered so many other successful products (many acquired, true, but even those they’ve evolved really well). Off the top of my head: - Maps - AdWords - Gmail - YouTube - Analytics - Translate - Calendar - Sheets - Docs - Drive - Meet - Slides - Drawings - Forms - Trends - Alerts I’m sure…

For context though: - Maps - 2005 - AdWords - 2000 - Gmail - 2004 - YouTube - 2005, but not founded by Google - Analytics - 2005 - Translate - 2006 (but with neural machine engine in 2016) - Calendar - 2006 - Sheets - 2006, but not founded by Google - Docs - 2006, but not founded by Google - Drive - 2012 - Slides - 2007, but based on acquisition - Drawings - 2010 - Forms - Prior to 2014, couldn't find exact date - Tr…

Post by and-not-drew » Wed, Jul 27, 2022, 8:16 PM UTC

jeremymims wrote: post #101

Steve Jobs famously said that he saw the computer as a "bicycle of the mind." He saw technology as a tool to amplify humanity's abilities. Mark Zuckerberg has chosen to build a "casino of the mind." Facebook and Instagram have been purpose-built to amplify and prey on humanity's weaknesses. The fact that "Meta" is now trying to make their casino _even more_ addictive to compete with TikTok does not bode well for the…

Post by cowtools » Wed, Jul 27, 2022, 8:18 PM UTC

_2d30 wrote: post #59

mnd999 wrote: post #22

“I guarantee that every single person who liked and shared that post about bringing Instagram back to what it was, would spend way less time on Instagram if it reverted back to how it used to be” Sure, because they could get the information they want without having to wade through the mountains of crap you’re pumping out of the septic tank into your users faces. You’re optimising the wrong metric you fucking clown.

Tommy Marcus, the content creator from Brooklyn, probably doesn't get much of a say in what Meta optimizes for. Glad you got your insult in, though!

Post by anyfoo » Wed, Jul 27, 2022, 8:18 PM UTC

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This seems like wishful thinking. Why assume that academic intelligence makes you less creative? Do you think that people who graduate with high grades out of Harvard/MIT/Stanford are less creative than people who graduate from second-tier universities because they are too bookish? I think the reality is probably that it's hard for any large company to be truly innovative. Once you get to a certain size, red tape and…

I posted this elsewhere, creativity with regards to creating and intuiting what will be a good product is completely different than creating a beautiful algorithm. Math professors arent known for their sense of style. And I agree, size hampers it, but here we have Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple all creating new products that people like. And who you hire as engineers permeates through the culture.

Post by edm0nd » Wed, Jul 27, 2022, 8:19 PM UTC

alexb_ wrote: post #102

Animats wrote: post #71

The key point here is that TikTok is now beating all the US social networks. This may be the beginning of the end for what Silicon Valley calls "tech", but is just ads with social content. Peak Facebook was in Q2 2021.[1] Instagram is losing to TikTok. (If you think the "metaverse" is going to be important in the social space, check out what's happening in China in that area. While the US has been distracted by the N…

What are Chinese companies doing metaverse wise?