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Ask HN: AOL – geocities – friendster – myspace – Facebook – who's next?
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- bognition 10y agoWhat is the unifying feature of this series?
- meeper16 10y agoThey all started as non-algorithmic light-weight technology platforms which were more focused on duplicating the last popular social platform. (BBS'es -> Compuserve -> AOL) This is different from companies like Google for example, that started out as algorithmic-first.
- nso95 10y agoFacebook doesn't belong in that list
- 0942v8653 10y agoWhy not? It has more users than any of the others ever did.
- crispytx 10y agoFacebook could definitely go the way of myspace & AOL Instant Messenger! It doesn't have a "wide moat", or "margin of safety" like Google, that's for sure.
- techbio 10y agoAs Facebook is included, the question must mean "who's next to succeed" in the space.
- eecks 10y agoWell Facebook own Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus and MSQRD (snapchat-like filters) so I think they have a pretty solid hold on the market. If they can erode some of Snapchats market share with their upcoming Snapchat-like app then they will be doing well.
- notduncansmith 10y agoA privacy-focused social network that people actually want to use. Peer-to-peer networks for individuals, groups and communities. With a monetization scheme that doesn't suck. Disclaimer: I'm working on this.
- dzink 10y agoWhen measured by engagement, they all devolved to distracting ads and media. Facebook now looks like Alta Vista and Lycos used to look like before Google wiped them off the map. Google has one thing right - they continue to solve the core need that created them, regardless of monetisation. The next would be either: 1. The site/s that solve the human need behind Facebook cleanly. 2. Or the government partitioning/open-graphing Facebook for rigging and silencing republican news in an election year.