Nobody Trusts Facebook, Twitter Is a Hot Mess, What Is Snapchat Doing?
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#2Sounds like Evan is copying Mark this time :p
https://www.fastcompany.com/3052887/mark-zuckerbergs-growth-...
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#3Spiegel miscalculated and its cost him billions. He had multiple opportunities to sell Snapchat to the competitors who are now still growing and copying his features while his own platform has essentially stalled out.
A verge article detailed its decline a few months ago:
https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/18/17366528/snapchat-decline...
And the previous HN discussion on said article: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17431663
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#4I don't know anyone over 18 who uses Snapchat besides celebrities.
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#5Takes three paragraphs to get to the answer: Instagram stories.
Snapschat is busy trying to remain relevant as Instagram one-ups it again and again. Other than teenagers using it to sext, Snapchat is largely useless compared to Insta.
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#6I checked the sponsored stories section recently and the first one was called "WHY MY FRIENDS ATE MY SEVERED FOOT" by Vice Media. I did not inquire further.
Stopped checking Stories after that.
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#7Spiegel miscalculated and its cost him billions. He had multiple opportunities to sell Snapchat to the competitors who are now still growing and copying his features while his own platform has essentially stalled out. A verge article detailed its decline a few months ago: https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/18/17366528/snapchat-decline... And the previous HN discussion on said article: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?i…
Facebook went up against Snapchat directly, pushing Stories as hard as possible in all their apps. There's nothing inherently wrong with the product, it just got out-competed by a bigger player.
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#8Takes three paragraphs to get to the answer: Instagram stories. Snapschat is busy trying to remain relevant as Instagram one-ups it again and again. Other than teenagers using it to sext, Snapchat is largely useless compared to Insta.
Certainly their core business model of teens sexting is still strong?
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#9Takes three paragraphs to get to the answer: Instagram stories. Snapschat is busy trying to remain relevant as Instagram one-ups it again and again. Other than teenagers using it to sext, Snapchat is largely useless compared to Insta.
Seems like the bigger theme in the article is that the company is being run by a child.
Edit: I should perhaps expand on this. TFA repeatedly mentions Spiegel's tender age and his inexperience, and it points out that one of his core management techniques is a thing he picked up in prep school.
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#10I feel old to use Snapchat but what I care about :
word on the street - possible crypto integration shhh...