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> Actually, I think that's the exact wrong lesson to take from this. That's what Color did: look for something that hasn't been done before and did that. It was
by eta_carinae 14y ago
> Actually, I think that's the exact wrong lesson to take from this. That's what Color did: look for something that hasn't been done before and did that. It was a solution to a problem that doesn't exist: meeting strangers
Color has never been about meeting strangers. Never.
v1 of the application allowed people who happen to be at the same place at the same time to share photos (still a great idea in my opinion, imagine concerts or random birthday parties where you hardly know anyone but everybody is taking pictures).
v2 was about live broadcasting (interesting tech but uninteresting product).
- MatthewPhillips 14y agoYour description of v1 sounds exactly like meeting strangers; am I missing something? Yeah, v2 was about a different non-problem (normal people broadcasting their everyday lives).
- jfernandez 14y agov1 To me sounds more like a way to facilitate sharing. I suppose this could lead to fostering relationships between strangers but for example I would get immense benefit from just having additional/better photos for an event that another person decided to share.
- eta_carinae 14y ago> Your description of v1 sounds exactly like meeting strangers; am I missing something? No, you never meet strangers. You get their photos, they get yours. You know nothing about them, except they are not too far from you.