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Yup! I think the fact that the idea has been tried so many times though, its doomed to succeed one day ;) There's no doubt of the value it would it would bring

by ksarw 5y ago

Yup! I think the fact that the idea has been tried so many times though, its doomed to succeed one day ;) There's no doubt of the value it would it would bring if it did take off; usually though after a spectacular release it just dies. Moderation, timing, and marketing/presentation are the main ones that I can think of based on the predecessors that I have seen (Dissenter, Relay Chat, hypothes.is, etc). I'd love to hear your takes on what other reasons could be or what the biggest ones are. I actually haven't heard of web tribes though, so I'll read up on it.

misterbwong 5y ago
Don't forget the biggest challenge: network effects. FB is a competitor here. Many people use their FB feed to post interesting URL's and comment on them.
- ksarw 5y ago
  Yup, cold start problem is one of our main challenges, and we'll be trying out a variety of approaches to solve it. Actually the Netvyne extension can be used in conjunction with FB (and other social media platforms, for that matter. Netvyne is a tool/utility). The native screenshot capability of the extension is particularly useful when discussing what you see on Facebook with friends that might not otherwise have those items in their feed. Personally, I find that the FB feed doesn't have much value. There's really not much that you have that is worth sharing with your entire friends list; sharing with specifically selected sets of friends leads to a higher quality experience in my opinion. The fact that FB still by default has you post to your entire friends list indicates that they are most likely going for maximal engagement at the cost of relevance. With regard to URL sharing specifically, most people I know would just send those links via Messenger. My hunch is that this is because there is no alternative, and that the chronological feed format for sharing URLs is superior.

by ksarw 5y ago

misterbwong 5y ago

Don't forget the biggest challenge: network effects. FB is a competitor here. Many people use their FB feed to post interesting URL's and comment on them.

ksarw 5y ago
Yup, cold start problem is one of our main challenges, and we'll be trying out a variety of approaches to solve it. Actually the Netvyne extension can be used in conjunction with FB (and other social media platforms, for that matter. Netvyne is a tool/utility). The native screenshot capability of the extension is particularly useful when discussing what you see on Facebook with friends that might not otherwise have those items in their feed. Personally, I find that the FB feed doesn't have much value. There's really not much that you have that is worth sharing with your entire friends list; sharing with specifically selected sets of friends leads to a higher quality experience in my opinion. The fact that FB still by default has you post to your entire friends list indicates that they are most likely going for maximal engagement at the cost of relevance. With regard to URL sharing specifically, most people I know would just send those links via Messenger. My hunch is that this is because there is no alternative, and that the chronological feed format for sharing URLs is superior.