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> Do you think there another social media platform out there benefiting from the deletefacebook move? Probably every other one; especially those that directly
by aylmao 9y ago
> Do you think there another social media platform out there benefiting from the deletefacebook move?
Probably every other one; especially those that directly compete with Facebook/Messenger in terms of use-case, or those that target more tech-savvy people, or those worried about privacy (ei, Signal, I'd assume Nextdoor since I'd guess it competes heavily with Facebook Groups, though I wonder if Snapchat too, since it competes mainly with Instagram which surprisingly I've heard little about).
> Or is this the perfect time to start one?
Maybe? Building a startup takes a while and it's unclear wether this is a temporary hit to Facebook or something more long-lasting. I personally think it's temporary-- being from outside the US I don't think this level of angst against Facebook is universal, but I might be wrong. Just like most people here, my evidence is anecdotal.
The privacy-savy people spearheading #deletefacebook are a good market to start, though keep in mind they'll scrutinize the business model a lot more. If twitter is any indication, as of yesterday there's a good 50,000 vocal people who deleted facebook as of yesterday (minus people just tweeting about the trend, plus people who delete and don't tweet, plus people who deleted it before the #deletefacebook hashtag) [1].
[1]: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/6958e119-50eb-49f8-825f-64edcf885f81 http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/6958e119-50eb-49f8-825...