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All about social networks
A Deep Dive on Snap's Content Business, Augmented Reality Plans, and Valuation [Originally published April 26th, 2018]
Turner Novakturner.substack.com![Thumbnail of A Deep Dive on Snap's Content Business, Augmented Reality Plans, and Valuation [Originally published April 26th, 2018]](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1200,h_600,c_fill,f_jpg,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fac423866-405d-4684-95ac-e1e7e43e9766_624x306.png)
How TikTok recommends videos #ForYou
newsroom.tiktok.com
The Evolution of Social Media: Splitting Into Social and Media
Rex Woodburydigitalnative.substack.com
The follower model
The traditional follower model—popularized by Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter/X—allows people to grow their distribution channels and retain them for future distribution. We’re all familiar with these. They come with five problems:
The traditional follower model—popularized by Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter/X—allows people to grow their distribution channels and retain them for future distribution. We’re all familiar with these. They come with five problems:
- Follower-based distribution: It is easier for people with large followings to distribute new
Nir Zicherman • How to Build a Better Social Network
I worry about people being able to trust the kinds of material that they see online as emanating from human beings, and what it means to spend most of your day in an environment in which you’re never sure whether you’re surrounded by people or bots.
Elan Ullendorff • Have you tried unplugging and plugging yourself back in again?
Status Traps: Learning from Web2 Social Networks - a16z crypto
Andreessen Horowitz (AZ)a16zcrypto.com
Stop trying to make social networks succeed, stop dreaming of a universal network. Instead, invest in your own communities. Help them make long-term, custom and sustainable solutions. Try to achieve small and local successes instead of pursuing an imaginary universal one. It will make you happier.
It will make all of us happier.
It will make all of us happier.