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Like Craigslist and its downfall, the migration isnt going to be to one large community, but many smaller ones.

by throwaway81122 9y ago

m777z 9y ago
Craigslist had a downfall? I thought it hadn't changed substantively in a decade at least.
- jajern 9y ago
  I had no idea either. I use it almost every day.
- ojbyrne 9y ago
  I'm guessing he's referring to this article: https://www.quora.com/Why-hasnt-another-product-disrupted-and-replaced-Craigslist/answer/Josh-Hannah https://www.quora.com/Why-hasnt-another-product-disrupted-an... Which had quite a lot of visibility a few years ago.
  - parsnipsumthing 9y ago
    The author argued in 2011 that craigslist would be an afterthought within 10 years. Its revenue has grown from 122m when he wrote that to in excess of 380m now. I think he's pretty clearly wrong.
dopamean 9y ago
What happened at craigslist?
20years 9y ago
As of 2015 Craigslist was valued at an estimated $5 billion and had annual revenues in excess of $381 million. Not sure what it is today 2 years later but my guess is more now. Plus CL has been around for 20 years now. It is a cash cow and serves over 20 million page views a month. I don't really consider that a downfall.
- elmar 9y ago
  a lot of startups emerged from Craigslist niche offerings Airbnb being probably the most successful.
CM30 9y ago
While you're getting downvoted for the Craigslist aspect, I suspect the rest of your comment is probably right here. There isn't going to be another big Reddit or Digg like community. The audience just seems too fractured for one to take off like it could have done years ago. So stuff like Voat, the shut down Imzy, Hubski and Snapzu represent parts of what Reddit was, and the different aspects of the site that different communities either enjoyed or now want.
- taylorswift_ 9y ago
  > There isn't going to be another big Reddit or Digg like community. What makes you so sure of this? I would argue that this is wildly inaccurate as there will almost certainly be another platform (probably many as you look outward into the future). Imzy was poorly designed, branded and executed (internet safe space?). While their effort and aspirations were righteous, they didn't deliver something people wanted. Honestly I watched that platform since the day it launched and knew it wouldn't last. Digg is old news. I've seen others like topick.com that tanked as they weren't innovative enough. Gab.ai is gaining some traction but it's product isn't innovative and it's too political so it won't scale. The barrier of entry isn't that high for a new social platform, it's only a matter of time before something newer, less corporate, less "reddit" comes along and gets people's attention. The same could be said for facebook, twitter, and others. No one has a monopoly on ideas.

Like Craigslist and its downfall, the migration isnt going to be to one large community, but many smaller ones.

m777z 9y ago

Craigslist had a downfall? I thought it hadn't changed substantively in a decade at least.

jajern 9y ago
I had no idea either. I use it almost every day.
ojbyrne 9y ago
I'm guessing he's referring to this article: https://www.quora.com/Why-hasnt-another-product-disrupted-and-replaced-Craigslist/answer/Josh-Hannah https://www.quora.com/Why-hasnt-another-product-disrupted-an... Which had quite a lot of visibility a few years ago.
- parsnipsumthing 9y ago
  The author argued in 2011 that craigslist would be an afterthought within 10 years. Its revenue has grown from 122m when he wrote that to in excess of 380m now. I think he's pretty clearly wrong.

dopamean 9y ago

What happened at craigslist?

20years 9y ago

As of 2015 Craigslist was valued at an estimated $5 billion and had annual revenues in excess of $381 million. Not sure what it is today 2 years later but my guess is more now. Plus CL has been around for 20 years now. It is a cash cow and serves over 20 million page views a month. I don't really consider that a downfall.

elmar 9y ago
a lot of startups emerged from Craigslist niche offerings Airbnb being probably the most successful.

CM30 9y ago

While you're getting downvoted for the Craigslist aspect, I suspect the rest of your comment is probably right here. There isn't going to be another big Reddit or Digg like community. The audience just seems too fractured for one to take off like it could have done years ago. So stuff like Voat, the shut down Imzy, Hubski and Snapzu represent parts of what Reddit was, and the different aspects of the site that different communities either enjoyed or now want.

taylorswift_ 9y ago
> There isn't going to be another big Reddit or Digg like community. What makes you so sure of this? I would argue that this is wildly inaccurate as there will almost certainly be another platform (probably many as you look outward into the future). Imzy was poorly designed, branded and executed (internet safe space?). While their effort and aspirations were righteous, they didn't deliver something people wanted. Honestly I watched that platform since the day it launched and knew it wouldn't last. Digg is old news. I've seen others like topick.com that tanked as they weren't innovative enough. Gab.ai is gaining some traction but it's product isn't innovative and it's too political so it won't scale. The barrier of entry isn't that high for a new social platform, it's only a matter of time before something newer, less corporate, less "reddit" comes along and gets people's attention. The same could be said for facebook, twitter, and others. No one has a monopoly on ideas.