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I get the feeling that right now is not actually still "early" Clubhouse, if that makes sense. I can't remember where I saw it but someone created a timeline of

I get the feeling that right now is not actually still "early" Clubhouse, if that makes sense. I can't remember where I saw it but someone created a timeline of how Clubhouse grew with different key events. I've been on it since early December and I've seen it become gradually more and more focused on marketing, cryptocurrency, and how to become a millionaire. Maybe it's also a result of different communities coming to the platform as invites spread. Anyways, how I've seen it change just in the last few months is that it seems that people are using it in a less exploratory and more promotional way, a less flexible and more focused way. But that's clearly just what I've seen, I'm curious how other people have seen it evolve since last April or so.

vmception 6y ago
yeah its not, its just still invite only lol I got on last summer and it worked better in the smaller "club house" style its just a fireside chat app, or "live podcasting" or whatever some utility for some but even back last summer, people had these cringy "I'm a millionaire like everyone else" bio, that didn't make any sense then and doesn't make any sense now
- anonymouse008 6y ago
  I’ve used “call-in, talk radio” when referring to CH - tune into an AM channel during your morning commute, and see if there’s any parallel, ha!
  - ryanSrich 6y ago
    How do you weigh this against audio books, podcasts and music? I've struggled with just those three. Adding a 4th option is just too much. I do suspect for people that enjoy talk-radio style podcasts might enjoy CH more since it's live. If CH can land a big name podcaster, maybe not a Rogan level, but someone big enough, they could start to chip away at podcasts.
    - jimkleiber 6y ago
      For me, what I like about CH compared to those three is yes, that it's live. I'm tired of overly produced/edited/scripted content, which I find many of those three you mentioned to be more and more every day. Even TV starts to annoy me because many live shows are still scripted, people typically reading off teleprompters or memorized lines. CH also let's you do something these other platforms don't: see who is listening with you. I was in a room last night with Chris Voss on stage talking about negotiation skills and saw Eric Stonestreet, one of the actors from Modern Family, in the audience. Also just connecting with other people in the audience, adding them on Twitter and sometimes even starting conversations about the conversation we heard.
    - vmception 6y ago
      The thing is, people do audio books, podcasts and music on Clubhouse too. There are some people that use it as a discord server while they are playing games - I mean what discord's original differentiating quality was: external team chat. People are drawn to its discovery and interactivity system. Even if ultimately both of those buckle under a crowd so as to be useless, in their current forms.

vmception 6y ago

yeah its not, its just still invite only lol I got on last summer and it worked better in the smaller "club house" style its just a fireside chat app, or "live podcasting" or whatever some utility for some but even back last summer, people had these cringy "I'm a millionaire like everyone else" bio, that didn't make any sense then and doesn't make any sense now

anonymouse008 6y ago
I’ve used “call-in, talk radio” when referring to CH - tune into an AM channel during your morning commute, and see if there’s any parallel, ha!
- ryanSrich 6y ago
  How do you weigh this against audio books, podcasts and music? I've struggled with just those three. Adding a 4th option is just too much. I do suspect for people that enjoy talk-radio style podcasts might enjoy CH more since it's live. If CH can land a big name podcaster, maybe not a Rogan level, but someone big enough, they could start to chip away at podcasts.
  - jimkleiber 6y ago
    For me, what I like about CH compared to those three is yes, that it's live. I'm tired of overly produced/edited/scripted content, which I find many of those three you mentioned to be more and more every day. Even TV starts to annoy me because many live shows are still scripted, people typically reading off teleprompters or memorized lines. CH also let's you do something these other platforms don't: see who is listening with you. I was in a room last night with Chris Voss on stage talking about negotiation skills and saw Eric Stonestreet, one of the actors from Modern Family, in the audience. Also just connecting with other people in the audience, adding them on Twitter and sometimes even starting conversations about the conversation we heard.
  - vmception 6y ago
    The thing is, people do audio books, podcasts and music on Clubhouse too. There are some people that use it as a discord server while they are playing games - I mean what discord's original differentiating quality was: external team chat. People are drawn to its discovery and interactivity system. Even if ultimately both of those buckle under a crowd so as to be useless, in their current forms.