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Instagram is a bad example. As far as we can see, Instagram has kept on growing and growing, and the ironic thing is that all those blog posts talking about how
by argonaut 13y ago
Instagram is a bad example. As far as we can see, Instagram has kept on growing and growing, and the ironic thing is that all those blog posts talking about how teens are leaving FB show them flocking to Instagram. So it was obviously a brilliant strategic move, and time will tell if it was a brilliant revenue generating move (I suspect Instagram will make buckets of money eventually, like YouTube does).
The key thing to look at to see if it's a bubble is IPOs. And as far as I can see, good companies are the ones IPOing successfully, and less stellar companies (Zynga, Groupon) are getting punished.
- bsder 13y ago> Instagram is a bad example. Instagram is a good example. As soon as Facebook bought it, the teens started switching to Snapchat, etc. The problem for Facebook is that to be profitable it needs to connect and make visible things that people don't want connected or made visible.
- nemothekid 13y ago>the teens started switching to Snapchat huh? AFAIK I've heard nothing of the Instagram exodus, and its actually growing. Are we sure that Instagram is actually in a bad spot, or are we just praying for doom and schadenfreude?
- girvo 13y agoSigh. No they use both. Instagram has kept growing.
- argonaut 13y agoThe "switching" you speak of has not happened and I've never seen any numbers that back up that claim (specifically, that they're leaving Instagram in favor of Snapchat). Sure, lots of teens are using Snapchat now; doesn't mean they're leaving Instagram.
- pswilson14 13y agoAccording to my sister (as well as all the data I've seen and the literature I've read on the subject) the usage of Snapchat and Instagram are BOTH increasing in popularity. The kids aren't as into Facebook though.