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There just isn't a compelling enough reason to use ANOTHER social network. There is facebook, twitter, google+, instagram, snapchat, and to some extent reddit.
by mortdeus 12y ago
There just isn't a compelling enough reason to use ANOTHER social network. There is facebook, twitter, google+, instagram, snapchat, and to some extent reddit. There is only so much time people can attribute to this kind of social engagement.
While I personally have imagined the golden potential behind an anonymous social network (particularly when it comes to data mining; I mean imagine a world where Taylor Swift can't get a million likes because everybody attributes what she says to a hot girl). There is just too many social networks trying to compete for our time. This market is so over populated that at this point starting a new pizza franchise would probably make more economic sense.
While I find this ultimately depressing, this is just how things are. I only hope the engineers at secret don't make a bad mistake and waste that 35 million on a startup that won't overcome this bump in the road. I hope they decide to pivot and pursue an idea that leads their team and their investors to financial success.
That's just my two cents anyways.
- mkal_tsr 12y ago>I personally have imagined the golden potential behind an anonymous social network (particularly when it comes to data mining [...]) See, that right there. That is why your anonymous social network isn't going to work or catch on. You're already openly declaring you're tracking your users and then planning on using their data in some fashion that they have no control over. You'll never get the early core adopters you'd need to verify the claims of anonymity, security/cryptography, and so on. Trying to involve money taints long-term roadmap direction and intentions.