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You might be right. I've never thought of giphy as just an image hosting platform though. It's more about the integrations with apps that is their edge. Somethi
by Sholmesy 9y ago
You might be right. I've never thought of giphy as just an image hosting platform though. It's more about the integrations with apps that is their edge. Something imageshack/imgur never really nailed.
- riffraff 9y agobut how is that integration monetizable? The moment `/giphy cat` in slack returns sponsored content is the exact moment people will disable it.
- Sholmesy 9y agoSame. But I think there are variations on this that work/make money. `/giphy football` could return some relevant superbowl sponsored gif as one of the first N gifs. Kinda like how google gives you 3 "relevant" ads before showing you the actual search content. Start subtle, get more and more brash as time goes and people won't notice. I guess making it work without people leaving is the $600M question.