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The digital flip
1) Social Connections: ocial acceptance and improved digital experiences will usher a new wave of growth in friendly hangouts (House Party), shared screens (Squad), asynchronous catchups (Marco Polo), or finding love (Bumble).
JJ Oslund • The “Verticalization” of Zoom
Ideally digital experiences would be created where people are communicating more, building bonds, and undergoing emotions like excitement, anxiousness, and disappointment. Ultimately, it provides the environment to create memorable moments and develop relationships with friends beyond what could happen in group chats.
Ian Vanagas • The Group Chat Could Be So Much More
- Now that there are billions of people online, it’s much easier to connect with individuals who share your same interests
Chris Best • Writers Writing, Readers Reading, Creators Creating
Digital platforms used to bring our physical lives online, but now that we have uniquely digital experiences and relationships, we don’t have products that let us successfully bring those offline.
Sari Azout • Betting on Consumer Tech’s Tokenized Future ft. Gaby Goldberg
The social internet was frozen in place only a few months ago — ruled by incumbents, governed by existing behaviors, feeling overly promotional, and slowed by lack of appetite or need for something new. Now the ice has broken and new social experiences are being invented daily, at work, in virtual classrooms, and in our personal lives. Driven by th... See more
James Currier • The Next Social Era is Here: Why Now Is the Time for Social Products Again
- Now that there are billions of people online, it’s easier than ever to connect with those who share your same interests
Chris Best • Writers Writing, Readers Reading, Creators Creating
The more digitized, online, and optimized our lives become, the stronger will be the pull in many people for meaningful, offline, deep, connective, in-person experiences with other people.
-slow hunch to keep thinking on.