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Those first platforms didn't have the same market cap. The current tech giants have so much money they can keep acquiring companies to stay relevant (line Face

Those first platforms didn't have the same market cap. The current tech giants have so much money they can keep acquiring companies to stay relevant (line Facebook).

Waterluvian 2y ago
They’re just kind of big ol’ moneyballs with easier access to at-cost resources. But even then they’re so big getting those resources can feel like you don’t even work at the same company.
dylan604 2y ago
But that's precisely why those other platforms failed as they couldn't/didn't monetize anything.
- wodenokoto 2y ago
  The common story of MySpace failure was they tried too hard to monetize and they couldn’t innovate because anything that made the platform nicer to use would short tearm cause fewer ad impressions. I’m pretty sure yahoo is still profitable.
  - dylan604 2y ago
    > I’m pretty sure yahoo is still profitable. Moving the goal posts within topic, are they relevant though? I see Yahoo!Sports pop up in my news feed from time to time, but that's about it.