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> The question I ask is how to build an online space that is exclusive, without the draw to make it for the masses? Google+ kind of accomplished this with Circ
by cmckn 4y ago
> The question I ask is how to build an online space that is exclusive, without the draw to make it for the masses?
Google+ kind of accomplished this with Circles; a way to create invite-only communities within the larger platform. A few of the social media sites have bolted on something similar, but none have really designed around it like Google+ did.
- jimkleiber 4y agoYeah, I wonder if how Google+ did it, still attaches the overall brand with the masses. Aka, Google+ wanted everyone to use Google+, just subsegment within it. Almost as if everyone lives in the same house but there are millions of rooms. I'm curious about the brand that says, "Nope, we're an online platform just for 10,000 people" or "who make this much money" or "who are in these communities." I wonder what examples already exist, if any, that tie the whole brand to a specific online exclusivity.
- solardev 4y agoIsn't that what subreddits are?
- jimkleiber 4y agoMaybe, I think they are still rooms in a much larger house (Reddit) vs being an exclusive house in itself. Also, I don't know much about subreddit membership, are some private and invite only?
- solardev 4y agoYeah, I think so? Otherwise I think you just end up with niche forums like this one or discord channels and whatnot.
- filmgirlcw 4y agoBut Google+ failed, so I don't know if they did accomplish this, to be honest.
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