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I've seen the belief that Google Plus failed because of the long invite-only limited access period repeated here many times - if that theory is correct, Bluesky
by mustacheemperor 3y ago
I've seen the belief that Google Plus failed because of the long invite-only limited access period repeated here many times - if that theory is correct, Bluesky seems to be making the exact same mistake with their launch.
- mh- 3y agoIt's certainly why it failed within the circles I was in. People with access in the early days didn't have enough invites to migrate existing communities - even very small ones.
- londons_explore 3y agoA better solution is to require two invites to sign up. And then the service provider hands out double the number of invites. But now every new user has at least 2 existing contacts on the service - so their first experience is more than just saying "hi" to the only person they know there.
- bob-09 3y agoI think that would be impactful, but would still create barriers to entry. I'm not one to beg for invites, so I have a hard enough time casually finding one invite, let alone two. I'd imagine a good portion of invites would get stuck in purgatory waiting for a second, all while the potential user moves on to the next thing that grabs their curiosity. What about one invite to create an account, a second to participate?