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This conversation always devolves, or evolves into a discussion about RSS. I actually think there's an opportunity for the "website builders" namely WordPress,
by josefresco 8y ago
This conversation always devolves, or evolves into a discussion about RSS.
I actually think there's an opportunity for the "website builders" namely WordPress, to create "consumer" app(s) that pull in feeds from WordPress powered blogs (with RSS) This consumer / consumption app would compete with Facebook/Twitter directly.
WordPress powers a significant % of the web and combined with the market share of some of the other large providers like Wix & Squarespace I think they could mount a legitimate challenge to FB/TW
- andai 8y agoI love this idea. Although I think the fastest way to bootstrap that, ironically, would be to make it heavily dependent on Facebook: 1. login with Facebook (no signup needed) 2. share articles & post comments on Facebook 3. model the app after Facebook to hijack existing neural pathways
- josefresco 8y agoI hope you're kidding about 1 and 2 (although 3 kind of makes sense). I'm not sure how they should handle authentication, or if it's even needed at all. Kids don't use email, and in order to differentiate from FB/TW, the less info you ask for on signup the better.
- egypturnash 8y agoWordpress has this. There’s a “Reader” tab in the official Wordpress app and a web page on Wordpress.com that does the same thing. They don’t promote it. But it’s there.
- Kye 8y agoThe commercial WordPress product from the company behind the open source project has this. The open source project does not.
- josefresco 8y agoI figured, thanks for the information. I've used the app to "play" with my own sites but never explored the Reader tab. I think obviously, they'd need a standalone or new app that puts the focus on this feature. Split the site management app out or re-engineer to compliment the user consumption app.