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It's really interesting to see the things people want: 1. Stickers 2. Status 3. Stories 4. Chat wallpapers 5. etc. I guess it shows the different ways peo

by kjakm 6y ago

It's really interesting to see the things people want: 1. Stickers 2. Status 3. Stories 4. Chat wallpapers 5. etc. I guess it shows the different ways people use chat apps but I don't see any use case for status or understand why people want stories in yet another app. I'm sure they have their reasons though. Quite an interesting thread of requests.

bondarchuk 6y ago
Perhaps I'm stating the obvious but the people saying that are all Twitter users.
avra 6y ago
Stories are implemented to keep the user engaged. I think the fact that people are even asking for them in other apps could be interpreted as clearly working or even as being addictive.
Loic 6y ago
The status is definitely something people using WhatsApp are missing on Signal. This is a very easy, low engagement, no pressure way to publish news to friends and family. What I really like about it is that you are not forced to look at the status of people, you as a consumer of the published status retrieve/pull them only when you want.
- kjakm 6y ago
  Interesting. I wonder if it's a regional thing. Not one of my contacts or any age group uses statuses. They're left on default. The last time I remember setting a chat status was using MSN as a teenager to share my favourite song. Mind sharing an example of something you've used it for?
  - Ayesh 6y ago
    Not OP, but I use WhatsApp statuses frequently. You can set privacy settings down to individual people. Most of my statuses are photos I take from my phone, when I'm out cycling, making some food, or even a link to an article in find interesting. I like that they are removed after 24 hours, and no pressure to edit the photos beyond simple filters. No pressure like when you post a photo on Instagram.
    - afuchs 6y ago
      For anyone who might be confused: WhatsApp's statuses are similar to SnapChat/Instagram stories and Twitter fleets. This is different than the online/away/etc status feature in older chat apps that was text only and usually persisted until it was changed to something else
  - Loic 6y ago
    Sorry for the confusion, I was thinking about the pictures one can share as "status", not the status string which effectively is not used at all around me (I am in Germany).
- decrypt 6y ago
  I agree on the pressure part. I promoted Signal within my extended family extended a couple of days ago, no response, but one or two did move. I wanted to try again, but was worried about not getting any responses once again. Statuses can be a great fit here. It's more like my blog where I can publish content without the pressure of others not reading it, modify as necessary and take down as necessary.
faitswulff 6y ago
I still don’t understand the appeal of stories.
- Spivak 6y ago
  Stories are a visual version of Tweets as they were at the very beginning of Twitter. You want to share something interesting that happened in your life with your friends but it's not important enough to warrant a notification. So you post it as a story which are semi-ephemeral and only seen by people who are specifically looking for them.
eddieoz 6y ago
They announced 'about', and idk if it will be their 1st version of status. IMO it is about the first steps to become a social network.
randomsearch 6y ago
Agreed, for the average adult I would not have prioritised these features, which just shows how easy it is to be out of touch.
Spivak 6y ago
1. Stickers are cute. They're more enjoyable ways to send canned responses and reactions. 2. Having had them for so long chats without status feel weird now. They turn chat from sending letters into conversations. It's the difference between leaving a note on someone's desk and talking to someone face-to-face. 3. Stories are nice for when you want to be like "hey this happened" or "look at this cool thing" but don't want to spam your friends with notifications. 4. I hate staring at the same background all the time. I change them for the season, things I'm into at the moment, holidays. Same with my laptop wallpaper.

by kjakm 6y ago

bondarchuk 6y ago

Perhaps I'm stating the obvious but the people saying that are all Twitter users.

avra 6y ago

Stories are implemented to keep the user engaged. I think the fact that people are even asking for them in other apps could be interpreted as clearly working or even as being addictive.

Loic 6y ago

The status is definitely something people using WhatsApp are missing on Signal. This is a very easy, low engagement, no pressure way to publish news to friends and family. What I really like about it is that you are not forced to look at the status of people, you as a consumer of the published status retrieve/pull them only when you want.

kjakm 6y ago
Interesting. I wonder if it's a regional thing. Not one of my contacts or any age group uses statuses. They're left on default. The last time I remember setting a chat status was using MSN as a teenager to share my favourite song. Mind sharing an example of something you've used it for?
- Ayesh 6y ago
  Not OP, but I use WhatsApp statuses frequently. You can set privacy settings down to individual people. Most of my statuses are photos I take from my phone, when I'm out cycling, making some food, or even a link to an article in find interesting. I like that they are removed after 24 hours, and no pressure to edit the photos beyond simple filters. No pressure like when you post a photo on Instagram.
  - afuchs 6y ago
    For anyone who might be confused: WhatsApp's statuses are similar to SnapChat/Instagram stories and Twitter fleets. This is different than the online/away/etc status feature in older chat apps that was text only and usually persisted until it was changed to something else
- Loic 6y ago
  Sorry for the confusion, I was thinking about the pictures one can share as "status", not the status string which effectively is not used at all around me (I am in Germany).
decrypt 6y ago
I agree on the pressure part. I promoted Signal within my extended family extended a couple of days ago, no response, but one or two did move. I wanted to try again, but was worried about not getting any responses once again. Statuses can be a great fit here. It's more like my blog where I can publish content without the pressure of others not reading it, modify as necessary and take down as necessary.

faitswulff 6y ago

I still don’t understand the appeal of stories.

Spivak 6y ago
Stories are a visual version of Tweets as they were at the very beginning of Twitter. You want to share something interesting that happened in your life with your friends but it's not important enough to warrant a notification. So you post it as a story which are semi-ephemeral and only seen by people who are specifically looking for them.

eddieoz 6y ago

They announced 'about', and idk if it will be their 1st version of status. IMO it is about the first steps to become a social network.

randomsearch 6y ago

Agreed, for the average adult I would not have prioritised these features, which just shows how easy it is to be out of touch.

Spivak 6y ago

1. Stickers are cute. They're more enjoyable ways to send canned responses and reactions. 2. Having had them for so long chats without status feel weird now. They turn chat from sending letters into conversations. It's the difference between leaving a note on someone's desk and talking to someone face-to-face. 3. Stories are nice for when you want to be like "hey this happened" or "look at this cool thing" but don't want to spam your friends with notifications. 4. I hate staring at the same background all the time. I change them for the season, things I'm into at the moment, holidays. Same with my laptop wallpaper.