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I really don't buy this. Almost all of my friends, who were prolific snap users in college, have converted away to instagram. Stories are so dead, and despite a

I really don't buy this. Almost all of my friends, who were prolific snap users in college, have converted away to instagram. Stories are so dead, and despite adding people most of my stories get the same ~15-20 views per 24 hours period. That's all very anecdotal, and so is my next point: I get a new bot or porn spam account adding me once or twice a week, some of which have large karma counts indicating they've been around for a while. So yes all of that is anecdotal but I suspect the bots I'm seeing are just the tip of the iceberg of what is actually making up the growing userbase of the app. Most of the young'ns appear to be on tiktok these days anyways.

rvz 5y ago
> Almost all of my friends, who were prolific snap users in college, have converted away to instagram. Anecdotes are not evidence. Is this what it has come to just to make a 'point'? > So yes all of that is anecdotal but I suspect the bots I'm seeing are just the tip of the iceberg of what is actually making up the growing userbase of the app. Most of the young'ns appear to be on tiktok these days anyways. Some social networks have more bots than others. Especially more bots if the product is available as a web page unlike an app-based product which the barrier is higher. Given the security there, I doubt that there are millions of bots actively posing as users on Snapchat, verses the ones anyone encounters on Twitter, TikTok and Instagram. The kids these days are also certainly using TikTok, but clearly that has been banned in some countries. Take India for example, which Snapchat seems to be thriving there. [0] Regardless, I don't like or use either of these products since they are both essentially digital addictive drugs companies manipulating people on what is seen and unseen on their platforms. But I don't see how 'anecdotes' from anyone here hold true when the numbers from the earnings say otherwise. [1][2] [0] https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/snap-hits-100-million-monthly-users-in-india-plans-to-double-down-on-commerce/articleshow/87299744.cms https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/snap-hi... [1] https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/20/snap-reaches-500-million-monthly-users.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/20/snap-reaches-500-million-mon... [2] https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/snapchat-growing-faster-facebook-twitter-220134643.html https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/snapchat-growing-faster-facebook...
dlivingston 5y ago
I’m a big fan of Snapchat. I use it as a messaging app to keep up with a handful of close friends (edit: I am a late-20s male, for context). I have Instagram, TikTok, and the rest, but Snap is truly and unironically my favorite social media platform out there - bar none. The “disappearing-as-default” messaging, filters, snap map make it a fun, casual messaging app. The lack of public profiles, of “likes”, of “discoverability” makes the app feel genuine. Few people are trying to be “Snapchat influencers.” It’s just nice (esp. in comparison to Meta’s platforms) and I wish more people felt that way.
vmception 5y ago
Sex workers drive the story use on Snapchat. Every dating app is filled with sex workers and bots that act like them, advertising their snapchat username in their profiles 24/7 next to "I'm not on here much use my snap". People check it out whether they really interact with the broader platform or not. It doesn't really matter what you think your friends do socially, when people are hopping on when bored or on the toilet or before going to bed or when horny or lonely.
atestu 5y ago
I'm in the same situation (minus bot since I delete the app), but I interpret it as: Snapchat is for young people and I'm not longer young. To me it means they're not growing old with their audience, they keep reaching new teenagers every year, which makes them very valuable to advertisers.
twobitshifter 5y ago
How many views would you expect for your stories? 15-20 people caring about what you just did seems good to me on the surface
paxys 5y ago
What's your age group? There are very few people under 25-30 who use Instagram. Everyone I know younger than that is religiously on Snapchat and TikTok.

rvz 5y ago

> Almost all of my friends, who were prolific snap users in college, have converted away to instagram. Anecdotes are not evidence. Is this what it has come to just to make a 'point'? > So yes all of that is anecdotal but I suspect the bots I'm seeing are just the tip of the iceberg of what is actually making up the growing userbase of the app. Most of the young'ns appear to be on tiktok these days anyways. Some social networks have more bots than others. Especially more bots if the product is available as a web page unlike an app-based product which the barrier is higher. Given the security there, I doubt that there are millions of bots actively posing as users on Snapchat, verses the ones anyone encounters on Twitter, TikTok and Instagram. The kids these days are also certainly using TikTok, but clearly that has been banned in some countries. Take India for example, which Snapchat seems to be thriving there. [0] Regardless, I don't like or use either of these products since they are both essentially digital addictive drugs companies manipulating people on what is seen and unseen on their platforms. But I don't see how 'anecdotes' from anyone here hold true when the numbers from the earnings say otherwise. [1][2] [0] https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/snap-hits-100-million-monthly-users-in-india-plans-to-double-down-on-commerce/articleshow/87299744.cms https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/snap-hi... [1] https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/20/snap-reaches-500-million-monthly-users.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/20/snap-reaches-500-million-mon... [2] https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/snapchat-growing-faster-facebook-twitter-220134643.html https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/snapchat-growing-faster-facebook...

dlivingston 5y ago

I’m a big fan of Snapchat. I use it as a messaging app to keep up with a handful of close friends (edit: I am a late-20s male, for context). I have Instagram, TikTok, and the rest, but Snap is truly and unironically my favorite social media platform out there - bar none. The “disappearing-as-default” messaging, filters, snap map make it a fun, casual messaging app. The lack of public profiles, of “likes”, of “discoverability” makes the app feel genuine. Few people are trying to be “Snapchat influencers.” It’s just nice (esp. in comparison to Meta’s platforms) and I wish more people felt that way.

vmception 5y ago

Sex workers drive the story use on Snapchat. Every dating app is filled with sex workers and bots that act like them, advertising their snapchat username in their profiles 24/7 next to "I'm not on here much use my snap". People check it out whether they really interact with the broader platform or not. It doesn't really matter what you think your friends do socially, when people are hopping on when bored or on the toilet or before going to bed or when horny or lonely.

atestu 5y ago

I'm in the same situation (minus bot since I delete the app), but I interpret it as: Snapchat is for young people and I'm not longer young. To me it means they're not growing old with their audience, they keep reaching new teenagers every year, which makes them very valuable to advertisers.

twobitshifter 5y ago

How many views would you expect for your stories? 15-20 people caring about what you just did seems good to me on the surface

paxys 5y ago

What's your age group? There are very few people under 25-30 who use Instagram. Everyone I know younger than that is religiously on Snapchat and TikTok.