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From personal experience, Quora started off really hot. Many influential tech people were answering very basic questions with highly impactful answers. It reall
by orky56 13y ago
From personal experience, Quora started off really hot. Many influential tech people were answering very basic questions with highly impactful answers. It really was an honest look into how some great minds think. Peer voting really separated the noise and allowed smart contributors to rise up through the answers.
And then, the content got dry. It was the same questions with relatively similar answers. The newsfeed became more about showcasing content from months or even years ago to make it look more fresh. It really became a brand recognition and marketing tool to allow individuals to answer any industry-related question with their product/service/company in the context.
And then, posts came about. It made sense that authors would want to contribute their own insights without it being an answer to an already posed question. However, new sites like Medium, Svbtle, and Posthaven are much better tools for this although they each have their own content niche. Quora has become a redundant tool where people repost their blogs.
So where does that leave Quora? They have always had an issue going past the iron curtain of Silicon Valley. It's been difficult for them to engage the average, non-techie consumer. Even if they don't care about this demographic, it will be hard for them to sustain growth among techies. They must be quickly approaching a ceiling for unique users so then they must capitalize on engagement and retention. I'm curious how they decide to go about this.
- davedx 13y agoI missed the early Quora. By the time I stumbled onto it it resembled a "modern" Experts Exchange.
- orky56 13y agoIt really felt like a televised red carpet even for an awards show. You get a chance to see all the celebrities and connect with them in the moment. In SV, it's more about becoming them through learnings rather than dreaming about being them through spectating.