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> which is a testament to its staying power The fact that you, some guy I don't know, have been using something for a few years is not a testament to its stayi

• woodruffw 10y ago
  You're right. That was a strange way to phrase it, on my part. To give you some background, I'm a 20 year old college student. By the time I was in middle school, Facebook was the hot thing for a 7th grader to have (I remember debating over MySpace versus Facebook). By my junior year of high school, it was Twitter. During my first year of college, it was YikYak. Over the last few years I've shed most of those social networks, either by deleting the apps for them or by disabling accounts entirely. This isn't a unique experience, at least in my immediate circle of friends and peers. Snapchat is now the hot thing, and has been for a few years now. People (not just techies!) talk about deactivating their Facebook accounts, or abandoning Twitter. I haven't even heard whispers of a similar movement with respect to Snapchat. That, to me, is a testament to the strength of its core model. What remains, then, is how we'll they'll actually hold on to that model.
  • Cyph0n 10y ago
    Keep in mind that Snapchat is a newcomer relative to FB and Twitter. Its "staying power" has yet to be demonstrated. When a new and shiny social network pops up and starts to compete with the big boys, then we'll see if Snapchat is truly here to stay. I'd argue that the most resilient social network ever created is without a doubt Facebook. I personally still use it for general news and to keep up to date with what my family and friends are doing.