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I grew up on the internet in the late 90's and I have to admit I really underestimated how big of an appetite "normies" would develop for being constantly bomba

by rvense 3y ago

I grew up on the internet in the late 90's and I have to admit I really underestimated how big of an appetite "normies" would develop for being constantly bombarded with "content".

al_borland 3y ago
Facebook played a huge role in that. The growth of Facebook happened at the perfect time with the iPhone, where I think they really helped each other grow. Zuckerberg said Photos was the killer app inside of Facebook that really made it blow up. Smart phones are the perfect device to feed photo sharing sites.
- mbreese 3y ago
  That dovetails nicely with the trends in cameras. When Flickr first started, all of the most popular cameras were DLSRs. Cameraphones were around, but not as common (and Nokia is on that list!). However, as soon as smart phones (iPhones) became popular, they then started to dominate the rankings. In 2010, the iPhone 3G was the most popular camera, with traditional DSLRs right behind. Today, the top 5 are all different models of iPhones. One comment I remember (but don't remember when/where I read it) was that the best camera was the one you already had with you. If you want to take a picture, but don't have a camera, you're out of luck. But when you carry a smart phone around with you at all times, that becomes your go-to camera. 2006 - https://web.archive.org/web/20061123164557/http://flickr.com/cameras/ https://web.archive.org/web/20061123164557/http://flickr.com... 2010 - https://web.archive.org/web/20100130213746/http://www.flickr.com/cameras/ https://web.archive.org/web/20100130213746/http://www.flickr... 2024 - https://www.flickr.com/cameras https://www.flickr.com/cameras
  - al_borland 3y ago
    >One comment I remember (but don't remember when/where I read it) was that the best camera was the one you already had with you. This is something I’ve heard (and said) a lot. Probably why you don’t remember exactly where you heard it. I’m guessing it’s a pretty old adage. The camera phone, and more so the smartphone, really changed photography. One of my favorite pictures is one I took on a crap flip phone, it’s 352x288. It’s a garbage quality shot, and I wish it was better, but in an age before camera phones, it wouldn’t have existed at all. Getting it off the phone also required deliberate effort, where it’s now just a couple taps to send it out to the whole world.

by rvense 3y ago

I grew up on the internet in the late 90's and I have to admit I really underestimated how big of an appetite "normies" would develop for being constantly bombarded with "content".

al_borland 3y ago

Facebook played a huge role in that. The growth of Facebook happened at the perfect time with the iPhone, where I think they really helped each other grow. Zuckerberg said Photos was the killer app inside of Facebook that really made it blow up. Smart phones are the perfect device to feed photo sharing sites.

mbreese 3y ago
That dovetails nicely with the trends in cameras. When Flickr first started, all of the most popular cameras were DLSRs. Cameraphones were around, but not as common (and Nokia is on that list!). However, as soon as smart phones (iPhones) became popular, they then started to dominate the rankings. In 2010, the iPhone 3G was the most popular camera, with traditional DSLRs right behind. Today, the top 5 are all different models of iPhones. One comment I remember (but don't remember when/where I read it) was that the best camera was the one you already had with you. If you want to take a picture, but don't have a camera, you're out of luck. But when you carry a smart phone around with you at all times, that becomes your go-to camera. 2006 - https://web.archive.org/web/20061123164557/http://flickr.com/cameras/ https://web.archive.org/web/20061123164557/http://flickr.com... 2010 - https://web.archive.org/web/20100130213746/http://www.flickr.com/cameras/ https://web.archive.org/web/20100130213746/http://www.flickr... 2024 - https://www.flickr.com/cameras https://www.flickr.com/cameras
- al_borland 3y ago
  >One comment I remember (but don't remember when/where I read it) was that the best camera was the one you already had with you. This is something I’ve heard (and said) a lot. Probably why you don’t remember exactly where you heard it. I’m guessing it’s a pretty old adage. The camera phone, and more so the smartphone, really changed photography. One of my favorite pictures is one I took on a crap flip phone, it’s 352x288. It’s a garbage quality shot, and I wish it was better, but in an age before camera phones, it wouldn’t have existed at all. Getting it off the phone also required deliberate effort, where it’s now just a couple taps to send it out to the whole world.