Facebook Slingshot – A new way to share photos and videos
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Re: Facebook Slingshot – A new way to share photos and videos
#2The catch is a pretty big deal, and by deal I mean a deal breaker for me.
Why do I have to share something back with someone in order to see what they've shared back at me? I understand it's great for engagement but who would use this over Snapchat or Instagram.
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#3I see the "catch" as a never-ending chain, and the conversations will end quite awkwardly.
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#4Seems like they're trying to create more interaction and it sounds like it would be fun...for the first couple of times.
Who really wants to go out of their way to make a new video or photo to see something? We've all become accustomed to the instant gratification that the internet offers, why would we suddenly opt in for a slower experience?
Or it will turn into people sharing the same generic useless video / picture over and over just to see a video a friend sent, but then at that point why use this product at all?
But maybe I'm wrong and it will take the preteen / teen world by storm.
Re: Facebook Slingshot – A new way to share photos and videos
#5The catch is a pretty big deal, and by deal I mean a deal breaker for me. Why do I have to share something back with someone in order to see what they've shared back at me? I understand it's great for engagement but who would use this over Snapchat or Instagram.
I had the same question. That doesn't even remotely mirror how an actual conversation works.
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#6I'm feeling old since I seem to have an innate aversion to vertical photos or video.
Re: Facebook Slingshot – A new way to share photos and videos
#7From the Tech Crunch article [0]:
"Over the next six months, they set out to build an app where “there’s way less pressure to create because everyone is creating”, Reuben says."
I have never felt pressure to "create". Has anyone outside of the SV/SF bubble felt pressure to create?
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#8I'm not sure I understand the allure of this; perhaps I'm missing something. So I have to send a video/photo in response to someone who sent me one, in order to see what they sent? It seems like there would be a massive disparity in interesting activities between two parties at any given time to make this concept work. If one of my buddies is having a riot at Coachella and sends me a crazy festival pic for instance, and I'm just sitting at my desk doing work, what am I supposed to do? Send them back a pic of my coffee mug or something? Seems like they felt they had to do something to distinguish themselves from Snapchat but I'm not sure this is the answer. Time till tell though, I guess.
Re: Facebook Slingshot – A new way to share photos and videos
#9From the Tech Crunch article [0]: "Over the next six months, they set out to build an app where “there’s way less pressure to create because everyone is creating”, Reuben says." I have never felt pressure to "create". Has anyone outside of the SV/SF bubble felt pressure to create? [0]: http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/17/facebook-slingshot/
>> ""Over the next six months, they set out to build an app where “there’s way less pressure to create because everyone is creating”"
WHAT? How do they go from that to: "We should force people to create and send images, even if they don't want to, just so they can see what they've been send!"
Re: Facebook Slingshot – A new way to share photos and videos
#10One interesting thing I've noticed is facebook has been making a lot of new apps and widgets.
Messenger, Paper, Slingshot.
Seems to me that they are trying to increase engagement with the "new" factor. I think it's pretty smart.